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Namibian state-owned company NamPower is launching a call for expressions of interest for the construction (EPC) of its Rosh Pinah wind farm in the southwest of the country. Companies interested in the wind project have until January 20th, 2021 to apply. Thank you for reading!
Ethiopia expects its Grand Renaissance Dam to start producing 700 megawatts of electricity next year, a senior government official said on Thursday, 11 November, boosting the country’s installed power generating capacity by 14%. Thank you for reading!
An initial 1.44 MW of solar panels this year appears to have impressed the Seven-Up Bottling Company sufficiently to persuade the business to opt for another 10.5 MW of arrays on its factories. Thank you for reading!
Shumba Energy secured the first equity commitments to develop an $80 million solar project in Botswana as part of the coal company’s plan to shift to renewable energy. Thank you for reading!
In this opinion article, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) MD and partner Lucas Chaumontet writes about the need for South Africa to coordinate its climate change adaptation and mitigation plans with its broader national reindustrialisation plans. Thank you for reading!
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is accelerating the deployment of renewable energy in Kenya to combat the adverse effects of climate change. Thank you for reading!
China’s decision to ditch financial support for coal projects abroad has already hit projects in Zimbabwe and Kenya. Environmentalists hope that the decision will usher in a new era of renewables. Thank you for reading!
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has welcomed the $136-million in additional donor commitments for the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Sefa). Thank you for reading!
South Africa’s department of mineral resources and energy recently announced its choice of companies to build and operate a new “batch” of renewable energy projects. This is part of a programme in which the government invites private companies to compete for contracts to produce electricity and sell it to the national utility, Eskom. Thank you for reading!
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