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The World Bank Group's political risk insurance division The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has provided guarantees of USD 73 million (EUR 61.5m) for 360 MW of wind farms in South Afr...

Distributed energy service companies (DESCOs) can pave the way to resolving this energy access crisis. But to do it, the industry will need to evolve. Read the full article here...

Power Africa announced the launch of its Southern African Energy Program this week in Cape Town, South Africa.  This announcement came as representatives from Power Africa, a U.S. government-led init...

SGS, a global leader in inspection, testing, verification, and certification, chose REDAVIA, a global market leader of cost-effective, reliable and clean rental solar power for businesses and communit...

Indian utility vendors and services will find a huge market and scope in Africa, especially in South Africa’s energy sector, said ICC director general and CEO Rajeev Singh. Read the full article h...

Almost 20 years ago, approximately 400 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa had no access to electricity. Today, the number of people without access has increased, as the population growth has outpa...

A new project is investigating how solar home systems, mini-grids and a national electricity grid can support each other in an integrated system. read the full article here...

Just before the Africa Energy  Forum (AEF)  arrives in Mauritius from 19-22 June to celebrate its 20th anniversary, we hear from some of the energy industry’s most respected decision-makers on h...

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has affirmed his commitment to renewable energy in  South Africa, saying it will help to reduce pollution and create thousands of jobs. Read the full article here...

Tanzania has approached the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance a 2 100 MW hydroelectric plant in a World Heritage site renowned for its animal population, despite concerns from conservationis...

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...

Inspired Evolution has signed a deal to invest up to USD36 million in Alten RE Developments Africa B.V., the sub-Saharan Africa-focused subsidiary of Alten Energías Renovables. The investment by Insp...

Inspired Evolution has successfully secured a further USD35 million in commitments from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Swedfund International AB (Swedfund) in a second closing of its Evolutio...

In a clear signal that the renewable energy industry is maturing, clean energy and resource efficiency specialised fund manager, Inspired Evolution, has successfully exited a number of its renewable e...

James Eedes recently joined the Inspired Evolution deal team to head up its project finance portfolio under its new successor fund, Evolution II. James is an experienced renewable energy sector specia...