Tanzania Hydropower plant gets $300m from AfDB, France and EU

The African Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union (EU) have agreed…

National Plan for Electric Mobility in the Making to Tackle Pollution in Kenya

The National Electric Mobility Plan is being developed by Kenyan authorities pending parliamentary approval of tax…

IFC Funds OCP to Electrify Phosphate Production Using Solar PV in Morocco

To lower production costs and the carbon impact of its activities in Morocco, OCP Group (previously…

Gabonese Minister Presents Bills to End Electricity and Water Monopoly

On April 5, 2023, the deputies of the Commission for Planning, Economic Affairs, Production and Development…

Nigeria Kicks-off Construction of First Solar-Cell Factory in West Africa

Last week, Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASRENI) started constructing the first solar-cell…

OFID and UNIDO Give $1.5 million for Clean Cooking in Madagascar

A joint declaration was signed by the Opec Fund for International Development (OFID) and the United…

Maoneng Begins 480MWh BESS Project in Australia

Developer Maoneng Group’s joint venture (JV) company has begun work on a 240MW/480MWh battery energy storage…

Qair to Build Seychelles’ First Floating Solar Power Plant

French renewable power developer Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Seychelles authorities to…

AfDB Finances Dekemhare Solar Plant with $49m

The African Development Bank will contribute $49.92 million to the Dekemhare solar plant in Eritrea. (AfDB).…

EDF Renewables Seeks Permit for 240-MW Solar Project in New York

The building of a 240-MW solar park with integrated battery storage is part of a project…