SOUTH AFRICA: DMRE Extends Deadline for Financial Closure on Emergency Power Projects to January

DMRE further extends the deadline for financial closure Sets January 30th as the new closure date…

Humpty Dumpty; The Power Flop

Just like the nursery children rhyme ”Humpty Dumpty” and his great fall, it appears the siemens…

South African Mining Company Seeks EPC Contractors for 70 MW Solar Plant

South African miner announces tenders for 70MW solar plant. EPC contractor will operate and maintain the…

SEFA Approves $1m for Modernisation of Africa’s Hydropower Plants

The AfDB will provide $1m to modernise the continent’s hydropower plants. Hydropower plants’ modernisation presents an…

Ensuring Mini-Grid Sustainability: Lessons from Gbamu Gbamu

  Last week, I visited the solar mini-grid in Gbamu Gbamu, Ogun state. The mini-grid was…

Step Up the Game

Some renewable energy developers have had to step up the game in the quest for clean…

All On Social Solar Initiative Powers Up Elderly Care Facility in Port Harcourt

Reverend Sister Mary Jane Raphael Agubosi has been the Matron at the Home for the Elderly…

FEA Launches Renewable Energy Recovery Plan for Africa

Friends of the Earth Africa (FEA) has launched a ‘Just Recovery Renewable Energy Plan for Africa’,…

NIGERIA: Kano to Generate Up to 150MW From Waste

Kano state plans to generate 150MW from waste The project is implemented through a PPP The…

The Energy Opportunities with Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is a renewable source of energy. Unlike nuclear and fossil fuels, geothermal energy can…