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South Africa
Niveshen Govender set to lead SA’s wind industry as new SAWEA CEO
2 Feb 2022Govender takes the lead at a pivotal time in the South Africa’s energy transition, with the...
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Green Hydrogen
Germany chips in €12.5M to support South Africa’s green hydrogen plans
1 Feb 2022Funds to go towards a project which aims to support the development of a favourable strategic...
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South Africa
South Africa extends financial close deadline for RMIPPPP projects
31 Jan 2022The RMIPPPP is an emergency program to supply 2 000 megawatts of power to South Africa’s...
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South Africa
South Africa’s Public Works to tender for renewables after successful RFI
31 Jan 2022The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) will issue the request for proposal (RFP) for...
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Investment & Finance
Egypt & SA, Africa’s most favourable renewable energy investment destinations
28 Jan 2022University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute says multilateral financial institutions and development banks in Africa can...
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Disruption
Hitachi Energy achieves 100% fossil free electricity in own operations
27 Jan 2022The company pursued a number of pathways to achieve this including generating its own fossil-free electricity...
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Green Hydrogen
Egypt to unveil its first green hydrogen plant in November 2022
27 Jan 2022The plant's green hydrogen will be supplied to Egypt Basic Industries Corporation and will be used...
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Investment & Finance
Ecoligo loaned €5 million to power 15 SMEs in Ghana & Kenya with solar
26 Jan 2022Funds to help Ecoligo expand and offer its solar-as-a-service solutions to more small and medium enterprises...
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Policy
South Africa’s Treasury gazettes the Renewable Energy Premium notice
26 Jan 2022The Renewable Energy Premium Notice provides for companies to offset part of their carbon tax based...
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International
Africa’s energy transition could create 26 million by 2050 – IRENA & AfDB
25 Jan 2022Jobs created through the energy transition in Africa would outstrip fossil fuel related job losses by...
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East Africa
Globeleq’s 52MWp Malindi solar plant now exporting power to Kenya’s grid
25 Jan 2022The power plant is delivering enough electricity to supply approximately 250,000 residential customers and will avoid...
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Energy Storage
Growatt unveils battery for off-grid solar energy storage market
24 Jan 2022The battery has a life span of more than 10 years and a performance of up...
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Southern Africa
Green energy deployment & low carbon industrialisation on the horizon – SAWEA
24 Jan 2022SAWEA pronounces that renewable energy production needs to be scaled up significantly to meet climate change...
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Investment & Finance
UAE launches program to fund renewable energy projects in Africa
19 Jan 2022The program will raise funds from the public and private sectors for clean energy investment in...
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Investment & Finance
How DBSA funds South Africa’s renewable energy sector’s development
19 Jan 2022Gordon Brown, Director at GreenEconomy.Media caught up with Lungile Tom, Senior Investment Officer at the Development...
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Disruption
First phase of pilot 5MW hydro-solar project completed in Ghana
18 Jan 2022The hydro-solar project will help Ghana increase its renewable energy generation capacity and get close to...
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Climate Change
Green public procurement could cut 15% of global GHG emissions
18 Jan 2022As of November 2021, 92 countries, which collectively account for about 85% of global greenhouse gas...
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East Africa
Why merging Uganda’s electricity sector agencies is a bad idea
17 Jan 2022When multiple electricity companies compete for consumers, there is pressure to keep costs low and to...
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Solar
Botswana launch tender for six solar PV power plants
17 Jan 2022The latest tender comes at a time Botswana is looking to improve local power generation capacity...
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South Africa
South Africa’s 100MW embedded generation policy could improve capacity – IEA
17 Jan 2022The introduction of large-scale power generation capacity through embedded generation is expected to improve power supply...
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Investment & Finance
$45M UN-led programme to catalyse renewables investment in Zimbabwe
17 Jan 2022The UN SDG-Fund is contributing USD10 million to the programme whilst the Government of Zimbabwe and...
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Green Hydrogen
AfDB opens funding window for African green hydrogen developers
5 May 2026Through this call for proposals, the Bank expects to select three to five top-ranked green hydrogen...
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Investment & Finance
Inspired Evolution backs CBE’s C&I solar portfolio with US$40M
5 May 2026Cygnum Capital served as CBE’s financial advisor and fundraising partner.
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Solar
Voltalia commissions 148MW Bolobedu solar farm in Limpopo
30 Apr 2026The solar plant is expected to generate approximately 300 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of power per year.
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Solar
Graspan solar plant in the Northern Cape now active
28 Apr 2026The facility is part of Bid Window 5 (BW5) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer...
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Rest of Africa
Axian Energy’s 60MW solar project in Senegal reach financial close
28 Apr 2026The NEA Kolda solar plant is poised to become the largest photovoltaic project combined with battery...
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North Africa
Scatec operationalises 60 MW Tozeur solar plant in Tunisia
24 Apr 2026The solar power facility was constructed in parallel with the Sidi Bouzid 60 MW solar plant,...
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Investment & Finance
Mulilo reach financial close on 380MW Beaufort West solar project
23 Apr 2026The facility is expected to generate approximately 818 GWh of clean electricity annually.
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Solar
Omani firm breaks ground on 500MW solar project in Botswana
21 Apr 2026The project is expected to help Botswana reduce its dependence on energy imports from its neighbour,...
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Solar
LONGi unveils new solar modules developed for African conditions
31 Mar 2026The company says its recently launched innovations are designed to address the continent’s real-world challenges.
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Solar
Envusa operationalises 240MW Mooi Plats solar plant for SA mines
31 Mar 2026The project forms part of the 520MW Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster in South Africa.
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North Africa
ENGIE signs PPA to build a 900 MW wind farm in Egypt
26 Mar 2026Financial close is expected by early Q3 2026, with the first wind turbines set to arrive...
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Energy Storage
Qair secures financing for hybrid solar-storage project in Mauritius
23 Mar 2026The Stor’Sun hybrid solar-storage project is expected to supply 8% of Mauritius’ national electricity demand.
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North Africa
Tunisia issues tender for 300MW solar power project
17 Mar 2026The tender forms part of Tunisia’s broader strategy to scale renewable energy capacity.
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Hydro
Globeleq acquires Zambia hydropower company LHPC
17 Mar 2026LHPC operates two hydroelectric power plants with a combined capacity of 56 MW and is constructing...
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South Africa
Lyra Energy reach financial close on 255MW solar project in SA
10 Mar 2026Commercial operation of phase one of the project is expected in the first half of 2027.
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Solar
Mulilo, Etana finalise PPA for 219MW solar project in North West
24 Feb 2026The conclusion of the PPA enabled the project to reach financial close.
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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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Solar
LONGi unveils new solar modules developed for African conditions
31 Mar 2026The company says its recently launched innovations are designed to address the continent’s real-world challenges.
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South Africa
Nordex advances wind power technology with hybrid tower innovation
30 Apr 2025Local manufacturing of concrete tower sections will stimulate regional employment, develop local skills, and promote the...
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Wind
Wind industry adds a record 117GW of new capacity in 2024
23 Apr 2025Africa & the Middle East installations skyrocketed by 107%—driven by Egypt’s 794 MW and Saudi Arabia’s...
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Solar
Africa solar boom; capacity forecast to double by 2028 says GSC
19 Mar 2025The report shows that Africa installed 2.4 GW of new solar capacity in 2024.
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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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