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EVs powered by local renewable microgrids can free South Africa from oil volatility, grid risks and entrenched energy monopolies. Thank you for reading!
Solarcentury Africa and SolNam have secured a generation licence from Namibia’s Electricity Control Board (ECB) to build a 60 MWp solar project in the southern part of the country. Thank you for reading!
Access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa has improved tremendously over the last decade, reaching 49.4% of the population in 2022, up from 33% in 2010. Yet, while electricity access has grown, electricity consumption has not. Thank you for reading!
Mozambique aims to transform itself into a major hydropower producer and pioneer a green hydrogen industry, unveiling a comprehensive Energy Transition Strategy. The ambitious plan focuses on adding 14,000 megawatts of hydropower, primarily from the Zambezi River, positioning Mozambique as a key player in Africa’s renewable energy landscape. With a projected cost of $80 billion […]
Evolution III Fund, Inspired Evolution’s latest next-generation energy transition fund, has concluded a significant minority co-investment in the majority holding consortium of Equator Energy Ltd (Equator Energy), the leading commercial and industrial (C&I) solar provider in East Africa. IBL Energy and STOA closed their first investment in Equator Energy in June 2023. Thank you for […]
Evolution III Fund, Inspired Evolution’s latest next-generation energy transition fund, has concluded a significant minority co-investment in the majority holding consortium of Equator Energy Ltd (Equator Energy), the leading commercial and industrial (C&I) solar provider in East Africa. IBL Energy and STOA closed their first investment in Equator Energy in June 2023. Evolution III Fund […]
Germany, through its KfW development bank, will as soon as Friday sign an agreement to lend South Africa €500-million ($543-million) to help it transition away from the use of coal-fired electricity, people with knowledge of the pact said. Thank you for reading!
Generators are everywhere in Lagos, used by almost everyone in the Nigerian megacity to counteract crippling power outages. Thank you for reading!
A Spanish-Algerian research group has tested how “cool roofs” could help increase power yield in rooftop bifacial PV systems. Cool roofs are based on coating materials with high reflectance properties. Thank you for reading!
Eskom on Friday launched the largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Africa, marking a significant stride in the continent’s energy sector. The Hex BESS site, located in Worcester, is the first completed project under Eskom’s flagship BESS initiative, announced in July 2022. This initiative is a direct response to the urgent need to […]
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