South Africa’s Standard Bank Sets Green Financing Target

On Tuesday, South Africa’s Standard Bank Group funded renewable energy projects worth 55 billion rands ($2.79 billion)…

BII & Stanbic Bank Kenya Announce Commitment to Sun King

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, and Stanbic Bank…

India to Cut Solar Panel Import Tax to Increase Country’s RE Capacity

India’s renewable energy ministry has held talks with the finance ministry to approve its request to…

Elsewedy Electric Indonesia Wins $3.6mln Contract in Uganda

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of Uganda have awarded a $3.6 million…

AfDB Grants Partial Credit Guarantee for Panda Bonds to Finance Green Projects

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved a Partial Credit Guarantee of…

Scatec Signs $450 Million Green Methanol Plant MoU with Egypt

Egyptian chemicals firm, the Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Company (ANRPC), has signed a Memorandum of…

XLCC’s Cable Laying Vessel Nears Completion

UK-based subsea cable manufacturer XLCC has successfully concluded model testing on its Cable Laying Vessel (CLV)…

Rwanda Elected for 14th Assembly Presidency of IRENA

Rwanda has been elected for the 14th Assembly Presidency of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),…

Masdar and IRENA to Triple Global RE Capacity by 2030

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based energy company Masdar has agreed with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to cooperate…

Global Decarbonisation: Encouraging Green Buildings

Rising greenhouse gas emissions are causing global warming and climate change, posing serious environmental problems for…