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South Africa is now ready to manufacture and commercialise hydrogen fuels technology, after over a decade of research and development. https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/704/213230.html...

The number of people without access in sub-Saharan Africa has declined for the first time in absolute terms in recent years, with countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda pave the way for their Af...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is set to resume talks with its Indian counterpart on the possibilities of the recommencement of the implementation of the stalled Katende da...

The US researchers claim to have achieved the remarkable result by adding a special conductive layer of tin dioxide bonded between the conductive layer and the perovskite material. They also improved ...

A few days after the conclusion of an agreement on the financing of the new Winch Energy IPP Holdings (WIPP) Platform, between NEoT Off-grid Africa (NOA) and Winch Energy, Afrik 21 met with Frédéric...

The World Bank has approved $250 million to improve the operational performance of the electricity sector utilities and increase electricity access in selected cities of Angola. https://www.esi-africa...

An infrastructure investment fund managed by Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) has acquired a majority stake in a 5MW solar photovoltaic plant at Rosh Pinah in the !Karas Region of Namibia. https:...

Eskom is expected to complete its unbundling into three divisions by December 2022, according to national treasury. https://techcentral.co.za/eskom-to-be-fully-unbundled-by-december-2022/105268/...

A recent virtual media roundtable organised by GE Gas Power focused on ‘Pathways to Faster Decarbonisation with Gas and Renewables’. https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/ge-pathways-to-f...

The mining sector is well positioned to apply impact investment principles to achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets and shareholders increasingly expect large JSE-listed mining co...

Empower New Energy and Rensource have teamed up to create the largest power purchase agreement for solar energy in the Commercial and Industrial sector in Nigeria. Link to article...

The state-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) intends to purchase 10 MWp from Botswanans over the next 12 months. This transaction will be part of a "solar rooftop programme" recently launched by B...

1 June 2020, Cape Town Building Energy’s management, in partnership with Inspired Evolution’s Evolution II Fund, has successfully closed a buy-out of Building Energy’s Africa and Middle East bus...

Construction has commenced on the project that will bring power to over 87,000 people and businesses in the energy-poor country. Cape Town, 29 January 2020: Evolution II Fund has closed an equity inve...

d.light’s solar-powered solutions have offset 23 million tons of CO2 - Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2020 d.light co-founders Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman announced at the World Economic Forum Annual...

Sarah Bouhassoun recently joined the Inspired Evolution deal team located in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Sarah holds a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University (USA) and an MBA. With ov...

Investment management business Inspired Evolution has secured a further $87.75-million in commitments from CDC Group, Cyane Holdings, the European Investment Bank, KLP Norfund Investments, Morgan Stan...

Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the clean energy sector, led a US$41 million equity investment by its Evolution II Fund and other consortium partners...

Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the clean energy sector, closed a ZAR100 million investment facility by its Evolution II Fund into Commercial Energy ...

Sweden’s development finance institution Swedfund has invested SEK 126m in the Evolution II Fund, which is focused on clean energy supply and resource efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the full...