IFC to Provide $200M for Clean Energy Financing in South Africa

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Nedbank have partnered to provide financing for renewable energy projects.…

New Company Launched to Power Cell Towers with Solar Energy

The new company will provide clean energy services to mobile phone telecommunications tower across Africa. The…

EBRD to Finance 6MW Solar Power Plant in Egypt

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a $4.2m loan for the development…

Is Nuclear Clean Energy? The UK Government Thinks So.

The UK government has made several commitments towards nuclear energy development in the coming decades as…

Seedstars and the Shell Foundation Finance Green African Startups

Swiss company Seedstars Consultancy and the Shell Foundation have launched a programme aimed at young African…

CrossBoundary Energy Access Open Sources their Project Financing Approach for Mini-Grids

Mini-grids are a new and disruptive way to achieve energy access. NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2, 2020,/…

The role of Energy Access in the reduction of Gender-Based Violence

The Africa Energy Forum recently hosted a session on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the role of…

Tariff Hike – Why You Need to Embrace Energy Efficiency

By Aisi Atiti On the first of this month, electricity consumers across the nation saw their…

What Dr Akinwumi Adesina’s Re-election Means for the Renewable Energy Sector

By Okoro Uche Last week, Dr Akinwumi Adesina was re-elected for another five-year stint at the…

Chinese Solar Firm Akcome’s Subsidiary Declares Bankruptcy

Chinese solar module producer Zhejiang Akcome New Energy Technology has filed for bankruptcy at one of…