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As South Africa’s renewables market gains pace, energy wheeling has emerged as the dominant route to market for new private generation capacity outside government-backed support schemes and bilateral arrangements have evolved into more sophisticated, portfolio-based power purchase agreements (PPA) models. Thank you for reading!
Collaboration between government and private sector stakeholders is crucial for accelerating the deployment of large-scale renewable energy projects — this is a recurring theme at many of the major industry gatherings across the continent, serving as vital platforms for advancing Africa’s pursuit of a just energy transition, according to renewable energy company Scatec. Thank you […]
Denmark’s Impact Fund Denmark has committed USD 40 million to CrossBoundary Energy, injecting fresh capital to expand its on-site solar and battery systems for commercial and industrial (C&I) clients across Africa. Thank you for reading!
South Africa’s solar energy sector has reached a pivotal moment with the allocation of six major solar PV projects under Bid Window 7 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), affirming the central role of solar in the country’s energy future. Thank you for reading!
Norway’s investment firm Norfund and South African fund Infra Impact have jointly invested an undisclosed sum in Green Create, a waste-to-energy company active in Mauritius and South Africa that produces biogas and renewable energy from agricultural and industrial waste. Thank you for reading!
The joint venture with Anzana Electric Group, backed by US and UK investors, aims to deliver power to millions along the strategic corridor. Thank you for reading!
ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) has released a landmark white paper urging donors, governments, and development partners to fundamentally rethink how grant funding is structured, allocated, and managed in order to close Africa’s widening electricity gap. The paper, Maximising Impact: Transforming Grant Funding for Energy Access, warns that without bold reforms, Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) […]
Africa’s operational solar capacity has surpassed 20 GWp, according to the Africa Solar Industry Association’s (AFSIA) 2025 H1 solar projects database update. Thank you for reading!
Burkina Faso has secured €17.2 million in financing to advance a major solar project aimed at improving electricity access in one of Africa’s least electrified nations. Thank you for reading!
The Government of Uganda has issued a Gazetted Policy Direction authorising the development of a 100-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar PV plant with 250 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery energy storage in Kapeeka Sub-County, Nakaseke District. Thank you for reading!
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