Absa Secures $150m Green Finance from the IFC

South Africa is set to benefit from the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) certified green loan in…

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…

Qair Commences Construction of Two Solar Power plants in Chad

Qair has started the construction of two solar power plants in Chad. The power plants will…

Saudi Arabia to Deploy Seven New Solar Plants

Saudi Arabia has signed power purchase agreements with seven new solar projects that will provide over…

Equinor, SSE Plan to Build World’s First 100% Hydrogen Power Plant

Equinor and SSE have reached an agreement to develop the first 100 per cent hydrogen-fuelled power…

TCN Upgrades Substation Infrastructure in Kebbi and Plateau

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has upgraded the infrastructure at two transmission substations in northern…

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.…

Nigeria Power Outlook

West Africa’s Power and Energy stakeholders to Headline 2nd edition of Nigeria Power Outlook. Building on…

TDB to Provide $75m for African SMEs Via Off-Grid Facility

The TDB has created a $75 million off-grid facility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The…

REN21’s Report Shows that Cities Across Africa Demonstrate Progressive Leadership to Deploy Renewables

The 2021 edition of REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report, shows that one billion people…