Brazil’s Acelen to Invest $2.4bn in Biofuels

Mubadala Capital’s Acelen has announced that it will invest $2.44bn (BRL12bn) over ten years to make biofuels in…

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…

AfDB Approves $28.49 Million Grant to Enhance Ghana’s Universal Electrification Goal

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $28.49 million grant for Ghana to…

Corio and Qair Shortlisted for 2.5 GW of Offshore Wind Tenders in France

The Green Investment Group (GIG) of Macquarie has a portfolio firm called Corio Generation, and Qair…

EU Nations Rejects Nuclear Hydrogen as ‘Renewable’

Seven European nations have stated they will not consider hydrogen derived from nuclear power as a…

South African wind farm reaches financial close

African Clean Energy Developments has reached financial close with its lender Rand Merchant Bank on the 69MW Msenge Emoyeni…

Ofid Lends $25 million for Solar Photovoltaic Electrification in Niger

Niger has obtained $25 million in funding from the Opec Fund for International Development (OFID) to…

 SolarX to Solarise Orange’s Data Centres

The carbon footprint of Orange Ivory Coast’s data centers in West Africa needs to be reduced.…

Kazakhstan Sovereign Wealth Fund 1GW Wind and Battery Storage Deal with ACWA Power

ACWA Power has signed a partnership agreement to develop a large-scale wind energy and battery storage…

Acciona Energía Signs 55,000MWh PPA with Grupo Violas

Acciona Energía, a Spanish infrastructure firm Acciona subsidiary, has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Portuguese…