COP26 – Daily Updates

Day 11- Cities, Regions and Built Environmental Day Today’s discussion and commitments are geared towards ensuring…

EU Launches Off-Grid Refrigeration Project in Africa

The EU will provide €8m for solar off-grid refrigeration in Africa. The new project called SophiA…

Consortium to Develop 500MW Wind Farm in Egypt

Orascom Construction has signed a 25% stake in a 500MW wind project in Egypt. The farm…

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town Ruling Party Unveils 7-Point Plan to End Load Shedding

Cape Town DA announces 7-point plan to end load shedding in the City South Africa’s Democratic…

ARM-Harith Launches $250m Climate Fund for West Africa

ARM-Harith has launched a $250m fund for climate-resilient infrastructure in West Africa. The fund will initially…

Energize Ventures Raises $330M for Clean Energy, E-mobility and Climate Resiliency Tech

Energize has raised $330m for its Fund II. This amount is twice what it raised of…

AfDB to Provide $28.9 million for Energy Access Projects in Burundi

The AfDB will provide $28.9m for energy access in Burundi. Burundi will use part of the…

Energy Transition: Nigeria’s Gas-to-Power Strategies May Not Be Out of Place After All

  As global leaders prepare for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP 26) at Glasgow in…

Octopus Acquires 12% Stake in Irish Offshore Wind Developer

Octopus has invested in Simply Blue. The $8.8m investment will see Octopus acquire a 12% stake…

AfDB Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform Reaches Financial Close

The African Development Bank has reached a financial close on financing agreements for a $20 million…