Garbage to Power; the Clean Energy Wave

There is a global shift in trend for resolving electricity supply challenges. Solutions are evolving from…

EIB Provides €80m for Geothermal Energy Development in Africa

  EIB to provide €80m for geothermal energy development in Africa. The bak has set aside…

ZESA to Develop Cost-Effective Power Generation Master Plan

  Zimbabwe is exploring cheap power generation options. The country currently has an electricity deficit of…

Devastating Effects of Climate Change

Climate change has in recent times had a rather devastating effect on all regions around the…

BOTSWANA: Four Firms Shortlisted for 300MW Coal Project

  Four firms shortlisted for the 300MW project The project could cost $1 billion Winning bidder…

Africa Unlikely to Meet Universal Electricity Access Targets – UNECA

  Electricity access in 24 African countries is below 50%. Africa needs a $40m annual investment…

Tackling Youth Unemployment with Renewable Energy

Unemployment has continued to rise as economic growth declined over the past couple of years. According…

Life Expectancy and Energy Poverty

Energy poverty is defined as a lack of access to energy. It relates to the minimum…

A Disruptive Innovation that Could End the Grid 

From the discovery of X-rays in the 19th Century to Uber and Netflix, disruptive innovations continue to change the trajectory…

The Renewable Investment Bag

Africa is richly endowed with renewable sources of energy. From the high radiation of sunlight to…