South Africa Announce Preferred Bidders for 2 GW Tender

South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) has announced preferred bidders to procure short-term risk-mitigation capacity.…

REN21’s Report Shows that Cities Across Africa Demonstrate Progressive Leadership to Deploy Renewables

The 2021 edition of REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report, shows that one billion people…

Integrating Large-Scale Renewable Energy into the Grid: The Need for Flexibility

Op-ed by Wale Yusuff, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Nigeria   As the largest economy in Africa, with huge…

Mali

Mali Overview Mali’s electricity production is dominated by hydraulic (55 per cent) and diesel (45 per…

Ghana

Ghana Overview Ghana’s power supply comes from hydropower, crude oil, natural gas, and solar energy. Ghana…

Togo

Togo Overview Togo’s electricity supply is majorly imported from Ghana and Nigeria. The country’s available electricity…

Kenya Set to Hybridize 23 Diesel Mini-Grids With Clean Energy

The government intends to complement diesel-powered mini-grids with clean energy sources. The plants will be fitted…

How Clean is Clean Energy?

Clean renewable energy investments have been on for a while although, with the advent of covid-19,…

Total to Acquire 20% Stake in Adani Green Energy

Total will acquire a minority stake in Indian Renewable energy company Adani. This is a step…

Starsight to Get Additional $10m Financing from FinnFund and Norfund

Starsight has obtained an increase in its line of credit granted by the FinnFund and Norfund.…