Windstar Wind Farm to Reach Financial Close in Next Year

The 50MW Windstar wind farm is expected to reach a financial close in the next year.…

Algeria Set to Launch Call for Tenders for 1GW of Clean Energy

Algeria is set to launch a call for tenders for 1,000MW of clean energy. The tenders…

Egypt Plans to Export Clean Energy to Iraq

Egypt plans to transmit electricity to  Iraq. Egypt plans on increasing its electricity market as it…

South Africa: BioTherm Commences Operations of Its 123MW Wind Farm

BioTherm Energy has started commercial operation of the Golden Valley wind farm in the Eastern Cape.…

Japan Set to Ease Restrictions to Increase Renewable Energy Deployment

Japan intends to reduce approval times for wind projects, open up abandoned farmland, boost grid capacity…

Game Changer – Electricity Generation

Over the years, electricity generation in Nigeria has relied on natural gas as the major source…

Wärtsilä Gas Conversion Project Will Accelerate Senegal’s Move to Cleaner Energy Production

The technology group Wärtsilä will convert the close to 90 MW Bel-Air power plant in Dakar,…

South Africa Announce Preferred Bidders for 2 GW Tender

South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) has announced preferred bidders to procure short-term risk-mitigation capacity.…

Integrating Large-Scale Renewable Energy into the Grid: The Need for Flexibility

Op-ed by Wale Yusuff, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Nigeria   As the largest economy in Africa, with huge…

What is the cheapest way to cut carbon?

In the trendier parts of Berlin, cargo bikes are the rage. Locals use the bicycles, which…