EIB Approves $95m for Geothermal Projects Financing in East Africa

The EIB has approved $95m for geothermal project financing in the East Africa Rift Valley region.…

GHANA: Ghana Relocates Ameri Thermal Plant to Kumasi

Ghana to relocate Ameri Thermal Plant To be relocated to Kumasi region Relocation wasteful and unnecessary,…

AREF II Raises €130m for Clean Energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) has raised a total of €130 million. The…

Brazil Grants Emergency Authorization for Thermal Generation

Brazil issued emergency authorization for thermal generation Contracts to last up to six months Brazil faces…

DoE Funds Research to Convert Coal Plants to Energy Storage Stations

Malta Inc. and Duke Energy will assess the impacts of converting phased-out coal plants into energy…

Maire Tecnimont Commences Construction of Clean Energy-Powered Fertiliser Plant In Kenya

Maire Tecnimonts has started the construction of a renewable energy powered fertiliser plant in Kenya. Fertiliser…

DJIBOUTI: KenGen to Begin Geothermal Project in June

KenGen to begin Geothermal plant in June ODDEG awarded the drilling contract earlier this year KenGen…

Japan Set to Ease Restrictions to Increase Renewable Energy Deployment

Japan intends to reduce approval times for wind projects, open up abandoned farmland, boost grid capacity…

Drilling Set to Begin at Ethiopian Geothermal Site

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has announced that drilling will commence later this month at the Aluto…

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…