Eskom Needs $10bn to Shut Down Coal Power Plants

Eskom says it needs $10bn to phase out coal generation. The company plans to repurpose some…

World Bank Approves $168m for Solar Electrification in Burkina Faso

The World Bank has approved loans of about $168m for Burkina Faso. The loans will support…

World Bank Approves $465 Milllion for Electricity Access in West Africa

  World Bank to increase energy access in West Africa Approves $465 million in funding ERERA,…

Wind Produced Green Hydrogen Could be Cost-Effective by 2030 – Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa believes that wind energy-produced hydrogen could compete with fossil fuel produced hydrogen by 2030.…

Solar Hybrid Power Plant to be Deployed for Burkina Faso Gold Project

Orezone has signed a PPA with Genser Energy for the supply of energy from a solar…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

Desert Technologies’ Wins Award for Containerized Solar Generator

Desert Technologies (DT) has won the Middle East Solar Industry Association’s (MESIA) “Best Innovation” award. The…

Globeleq Contracts TSK to Construct 20MWp Cuamba Solar Power Plant

TSK has won the contract to construct the Cuamba solar power plant in Mozambique. The 20…

Nine Sustainable Businesses in Africa to Receive €1.36m PREO Grant

Nine African sustainable businesses are set to increase their impact on the continent via the PREO…

Acwa Power Raises $500m for its South African CSP Plant

Acwa Power has finished the financing phase of the Redstone concentrated solar power plant (CSP). The…