BII and Shell to Invest $245 Million in Elean Energy in Africa

A recent agreement between the Shell Foundation and British International Investment (BII), the financial arm of…

USTDA Funds Renewable Energy Storage Study in Zambia

The inconsistent availability of natural resources like wind for wind turbines and solar for solar energy…

The World Needs $35tn of Investments to Enable Energy Transition – IRENA

The world has made some progress toward the target of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees…

EcoGreen Energy and GE Partners to Build Solar Project in Turkey

GE has announced that Ecogreen Energy has selected it to deliver its Flexinverter solar power station…

Making Africa’s Energy Leapfrogging A Reality With Flexible Power Technologies

There has been much discussion about Africa’s ability to ‘leapfrog’ the way power systems have been…

Entergy Louisiana Files Request for 3-GW Solar Expansion

The largest expansion of renewable energy in Louisiana history, Entergy Louisiana LLC, a subsidiary of US…

IPP Amarenco Raises €300 Million for Energy Projects

Amarenco and Infracapital agreed on a joint venture (JV) in January 2017 with a 19MW operational…

Masdar Partners with IFC for Renewable Energy Development

Masdar has a powerful ally for the expansion of its operations in underdeveloped nations. The International…

Kenya Plans to Expand Renewable Energy Deployment for Baseload Power

KenGen seeks to add 3,000MW within the next 10 years. KenGen intends to rehabilitate its existing…

West African Countries to Benefit from World Bank Renewable Energy Projects

World Bank approves US$311m to increase grid-connected renewable energy capacity for West Africa. Liberia, Chad, Sierra…