Press Release
RelyEZ and Veers Group announce strategic joint venture to address South Africa’s energy challenges
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South Africa
Steel giant, Arcelormittal South Africa, developing two 100MW RE plants
14 Apr 2022The use of renewable energy to power the company's steel production plants to result in production...
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Disruption
Eskom starts auctioning its land in Mpumalanga to IPPs for renewables
13 Apr 2022Development of renewable energy projects next to Eskom’s coal power stations will help accelerate connection of...
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Solar
IPP breaks ground on 20MW solar project in central-western Namibia
13 Apr 2022Once commissioned, the renewable energy plant will supply power to meet the entire needs of at...
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Solar
Zimbabwe targets to deploy 2 000MW of renewable energy by 2030
12 Apr 2022The country is also looking at the prospects of wind energy viability, with the country targeting...
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Investment & Finance
Sahelian countries granted funds to kick-start 10GW solar initiative roll-out
12 Apr 2022The project will develop technical studies for regional solar parks and associated battery storage near regional...
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Energy Storage
Solarcentury reaches financial close for 11MW solar project for Mozambique mine
11 Apr 2022The hybrid power system will comprise a 11.25 MWp solar PV plant combined with an 8.5...
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Solar
Total Eren awarded tender to build 40 MW solar plant in Mozambique
8 Apr 2022The solar project to help Mozambique meet its target to have 200 megawatts of electricity come...
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West Africa
U.K’s Savannah Energy building Niger’s first-ever wind farm at 250MW
7 Apr 2022The wind project marks Savannah Energy’s entry into renewable energy, and is expected to produce up...
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Rest of Africa
Africa set to deploy 9,4 GW in wind energy by 2026 – GWEC report
7 Apr 2022GWEC attributes growth of the African wind market to improvements in policy clarity by African governments,...
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International
Global wind deployments reach 2nd best annual record of 93.6 GW in 2021
6 Apr 2022The offshore wind segment recorded its best ever year with 21.1 GW installations in 2021. Onshore...
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South Africa
SA’s wind industry celebrates launch of REIPPPP bid window 6
6 Apr 2022REIPPPP Bid Window 6 launches at the back of Bid Window 5 which was opened a...
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Solar
South Africa tenders for 2,6 GW of renewables under REIPPPP round 6
6 Apr 2022The latest renewables tender by Pretoria calls for procurement of 1,6GW of onshore wind energy, and...
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Southern Africa
Wind turbine servicing training programme helping address unemployment in SA
6 Apr 2022South Africa’s wind sector is gearing up to bring over 14GW of new wind power capacity...
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Solar
Sturdee Energy breaks ground on 3 MW solar project in Botswana
6 Apr 2022Construction of the solar energy project is expected to be complete in July 2022.
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Investment & Finance
African clean cooking fund Spark+ Africa achieves US$40M financial close
6 Apr 2022Spark+ Africa Fund will make debt, mezzanine, and equity investments in companies that manufacture and distribute...
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South Africa
GWEC forecasts deployment of 5.4 GW of wind in South Africa by 2026
5 Apr 2022South Africa currently has an installed wind energy generation capacity of around 3,024 MW connected to...
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North Africa
EBRD to assist Egypt develop low-carbon hydrogen strategy
5 Apr 2022EBRD will assess and map the potential for hydrogen production in Egypt, valuing the storage, conversion...
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International
UK’s CDC rebrands – investing £2Bn yearly in renewables in Africa, Asia & the Caribbean
4 Apr 2022The UK’s development finance institution is the oldest in the world. It was founded in 1948...
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Nigeria
New initiative to deploy minigrids for agricultural productive uses Nigeria
4 Apr 2022Agriculture is the economic backbone of rural Nigerian communities, where minigrids, small-scale electricity grids that can...
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South Africa
SAWEA calls for renewables industrialisation to unlock economic potential
4 Apr 2022South Africa’s energy roadmap, IRP2019, requires 3,600 wind turbines, underpinning the industrialisation plan and demonstrating a...
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Investment & Finance
AfDB to facilitate funding for South Africa’s energy transition
31 Mar 2022The African Development Bank estimates that South Africa would need more than $30 billion for the...
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North Africa
AMEA Power starts construction on 120 MW solar project in Tunisia
10 May 2024The solar PV power plant is expected to be commissioned in Q4 2025.
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Solar
Angola inaugurates 26MW Saurimo solar power plant
10 May 2024The power plant consists of 44,850 solar panels, and produces enough power to meet the needs...
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South Africa
Enel to power Air Liquide & Sasol with 330MW of wind in E. Cape
9 May 2024The new wind energy projects will complement Enel's existing portfolio of over 1.2GW of renewable energy...
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Solar
AMEA Power signs PPA with Eskom for 120MW solar plant
3 May 2024The project marks the company’s entry into South Africa’s rapidly growing renewable energy market.
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North Africa
Masen issues tender for 400MW wind farms in Northern Morocco
3 May 2024Interested parties must respond to the tender by before June 24.
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Solar
Red Rocket’s 240MW Virginia Solar Park in SA reaches legal close
30 Apr 2024The achievement of legal close means the project can now move towards commercial close.
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News
Globeleq appoints Jonathan Hoffman as interim CEO after Mike Scholey exits
30 Apr 2024Outgoing CEO Mike Scholey grew Globeleq's portfolio of assets to 1,800 MW of power across Africa,...
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Solar
Solar plant for Rio Tinto’s mine in Madagascar inaugurated at 8MW
30 Apr 2024Rio Tinto’s QMM partnered with CrossBoundary Energy in 2021 to build the power plant.
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Investment & Finance
Standard Bank facilitates TotalEnergies’ hybrid renewables project in SA
29 Apr 2024The project is part of South Africa’s Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP).
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Solar
GameChange secures 500 MW solar tracker orders in SADC
25 Apr 2024Three of the orders are for the projects in South Africa, and one in Zimbabwe.
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Wind
Record breaking 117GW of wind installed in 2023 – GWEC Report
24 Apr 2024Onshore wind accounted for 106 GW, whilst offshore wind accounted for 10.8 GW.
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North Africa
Globeleq acquires 48.3% stake in Winnergy solar plant in Egypt
23 Apr 2024The solar power plant was originally developed as part of the second round of the Egyptian...
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South Africa
Eskom issues tender for construction of a 75MW solar plant at Lethabo
22 Apr 2024Interested bidders have until the 4th of June 2024 to submit their proposals.
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Solar
CEC commissions the 60MW Itimpi solar plant in Zambia
18 Apr 2024CEC financed the project through the first tranche of its USD 200 million Green Bond listed...
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Solar
German firm PNE sells 240 MW solar project in the Free State
15 Apr 2024PNE was developing the project through its subsidiary WKN Windcurrent.
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Green Hydrogen
Fortescue, OCP enter partnership to produce green hydrogen in Morocco
12 Apr 2024The Morocco partnership deal comes just after the Australian conglomerate recently opened a hydrogen electrolyzer factory...
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Energy Storage
Huawei Fusionsolar launches Luna 2.0 solar solution in South Africa
9 Apr 2024The Luna 2.0 system aims to enhance the advantages that solar and energy storage systems offer...
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East Africa
Gigawatt Global switches on Burundi’s first solar plant at 7,5MW
27 Oct 2021Financing for the construction of the project was provided by Inspired Evolution, Renewable Energy Performance Platform...
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International
Hyperloop technology market set to reach $6.6 billion by 2026
25 May 2021The Hyperloop could potentially convey people or objects at hypersonic speeds while being energy efficient compared...
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Disruption
ecoligo connects Kenya’s first ever floating solar plant
22 Apr 2021The system complements an earlier 75kWp installation on the roof of the farm’s buildings which has...
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South Africa
South Africa launches tender for 2,6GW of renewables
22 Mar 20211 600 megawatts of the new energy procured will come from wind energy and 1 000...
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Investment & Finance
South Africa to add 6,8GW in new renewables capacity over the next year
1 Mar 2021The procurement of new renewable energy capacity is in line with the country's energy plan, the...
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Disruption
Ford South Africa launches bold plan to get off the grid
8 Dec 2020The Ford Motor Company to source 100% renewable energy for all its manufacturing plants globally by...
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Disruption
VIDEO: Is there another revolution brewing in Africa?
11 Nov 2020RenewAfrica.Biz is the definitive source for market intelligence and updates on Africa's Renewable Energy sector
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Hydro
BPA exhibits Africa’s first hydro-floating solar hybrid plant in Ghana
20 Jun 2023The West African country is on course to achieve universal electricity access within 18 months.
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South Africa
South Africa poised for renewables boom with 66GW in the pipeline
7 Jun 2023Renewable Energy Grid Survey was released this week by Eskom, SAWEA and SAPVIA.
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Green Hydrogen
Namibia greenlights US$10Bn green hydrogen project by Hyphen
26 May 2023The green hydrogen project will create up to 15,000 new jobs during the construction phase, 3,000...
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Disruption
Huawei aims to use its “4T” technologies to enable an energy landscape transition of ‘from energy consumer to sustainable energy producer and enabler
9 May 2023South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa gave a keynote address...
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Solar
Huawei unveils smart PV solutions for the African residential market
15 Feb 2023Over its 25 years of operating in Sub Saharan Africa, Huawei has built a deep understanding...
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South Africa
BTE consummates biodiversity partnership for Excelsior Wind Farm
18 Oct 2022The 33MW Excelsior Wind Energy Facility stands on 2300 hectares of land in Swellendam, Western Cape.
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South Africa
SAWEA kicks off just energy transition campaign in Mpumalanga schools
19 Sep 2022The much-loved yellow edu-tainer was welcomed at Laerskool Kragveld in the morning, before journeying on to...
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Solar
Huawei FusionSolar Channel Partner Summit fosters cooperation to boost Africa’s solar industry
30 Aug 2022In his official address opening the summit, Mr. Xia Hesheng, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan...
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Investment & Finance
Off-grid solar investments hit all-time high of $450m in 2021, GOGLA
26 Jul 2022In 2021, debt commitments have shown strong growth to reach $326 million, mainly driven by large...
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South Africa
SAPVIA announce new board, Chanda Nxumalo elected chairperson
13 Jun 2022With the new leadership, SAPVIA is hoping to play a key role in addressing South Africa’s...
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Solar
State of the art solar carpot system unveiled for Ford SA’s assembly plant
11 May 2022The project is part of Ford South Africa's plans to take its Silverton plant in Pretoria...
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Mega Read
Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?
29 Nov 2021The Sahara covers about 9 million km², that means the total energy available – that is,...
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South Africa
Mainstream to develop 1,2GW of renewable energy projects in South Africa
29 Oct 2021The Mainstream-led consortium, named 'Ikamva', which means "the future" in Xhosa, will deliver six onshore wind...
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North Africa
3GW interconnection project between Egypt & Saudi Arabia awarded
11 Oct 2021The intercontinental link will enable the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt to exchange electricity, increase...
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South Africa
EnergyDRIVE to inform SA learners on renewables & climate change
1 Jul 2021The initiative promotes renewable energy and climate change awareness, instilling knowledge to learners across rural communities
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South Africa
Blok pioneers solar energy in newly launched Sea Point development
9 Jun 2021Blok's ONE26 ON M development has a 50kW solar energy system which is projected to produce...
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South Africa
BioTherm Energy has rebranded to BTE Renewables
2 Jun 2021BTE Renewables successfully brought online four renewable energy IPP projects in South Africa over the past...
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International
2020 renewables growth rate fastest in two decades, IEA
11 May 2021About 270 GW of new renewable capacity is on course to be added in 2021 and...
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East Africa
Solar & wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock
10 May 2021In this Op-ed, Sebastian Sterl, Researcher, Energy & Climate at Vrije Universiteit Brussel proposes solutions to...
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Investment & Finance
IFC and ABSA launch Africa’s first Green Loan to fund renewables
7 May 2021The loan is the first certified loan in Africa that complies with the Green Loan Principles....
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Disruption
Gold Fields building SA’s largest solar plant for a mining operation
6 May 2021R660m is the estimated capital investment for the plant, including contingencies and escalation