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Solar
SkyPower signs 1,5GW PPAs with Zambia and Zimbabwe
6 May 2024The Zambia project (1000MW) and the Zimbabwe project (500MW) have the potential to supply electricity to...
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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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Mega Read
Is The Shift Towards Renewable Energy Holding Back Development in Africa?
16 Apr 2024A Roadmap to African Energy Sovereignty.
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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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South Africa
Nordex wins 830MW in wind turbine orders in South Africa
10 Apr 2024The turbines for all the projects are expected to start feeding wind generated electricity into South...
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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
Kenya to grant IPPs access to its electricity distribution market
4 Apr 2024The new regulations will break the longstanding monopoly held by state-owned electricity utilities Kenya Power and...
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Solar
Scatec starts construction 120MW solar plant in Botswana
3 Apr 2024The project is set to be the first utility-scale solar project in the Southern African nation.
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Energy Storage
South Africa’s DMRE launches third battery storage tender
2 Apr 2024The battery storage tender is aimed at enhancing grid capacity for improved integration of renewable energy...
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Energy Storage
Malawian utility Escom issues 20MW battery storage tender
27 Mar 2024The utility says the battery storage project will help with integration of variable renewable energy sources...
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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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East Africa
CBE seals Africa’s first baseload renewable energy deal in DRC
7 Apr 2025Construction of the renewable energy facility is due to start in August 2025.
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Investment & Finance
Inspired Evolution raises US$238M for African renewables fund
2 Apr 2025The final close attracted additional backing from Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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News
Jonathan Hoffman confirmed as new CEO of British IPP, Globeleq
31 Mar 2025Jonathan Hoffman joined Globeleq in 2010, was appointed Chief Development Officer in 2020 and took over...
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South Africa
Enpower Trading seals 10-Year PPA for Ivanplats’ Limpopo mine
31 Mar 2025The Platreef platinum-palladium-rhodium-nickel-gold-copper mine is currently under construction and is expected to commence production in the...
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International
Global energy demand growth nearly doubled in 2024, IEA report
25 Mar 2025The sharp increase in the world’s electricity use last year according to the IEA was driven...
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Energy Storage
Huawei unveils air & liquid cooled C&I storage system in SA
25 Mar 2025Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa FusionSolar recently brought together industry partners and key stakeholders from the...
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Rest of Africa
AMEA Power breaks ground on 50MW solar project in Ivory Coast
24 Mar 2025Dubai-based renewable energy developer, AMEA Power, recently started construction on the 50 megawatts (MW) Bondoukou solar...
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North Africa
Egypt Aluminium sign landmark 1.1 GW solar PPA with Scatec
21 Mar 2025The solar project is expected to be instrumental for Egypt Aluminium’s ambition to decarbonise its aluminium...
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Rest of Africa
Zimbabwe issues EPC tender for a 5MW solar project in Gutu
21 Mar 2025Expressions of interest for the project must be submitted no later than April 14, 2025.
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South Africa
Construction on the 140MW Ishwati Emoyeni wind farm in SA starts
21 Mar 2025South African energy trader and aggregator, NOA, will be the offtaker for the electricity produced by...
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East Africa
AfDB extends $19.5M grant to Eritrea for a 12MW mini grid project
21 Mar 2025Pan-African development finance institution, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has extended $19.5 million in grant...
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East Africa
Kenya reviewing deal for Tanzania to import electricity from Ethiopia via its lines
20 Mar 2025The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) entered into a deal with Tanzania Electricity Supply Company Limited (Tanesco)...
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Wind
Red Rocket reach financial close for 380MW Overberg wind farm
20 Mar 2025Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a subsidiary of the Rio Tinto Group, has secured the initial 230MW...
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Investment & Finance
EU pledge €4.7Bn to support South Africa’s energy transition
20 Mar 2025The EU’s financial commitment comes in the wake of the United States’ withdrawal from the Just...
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Green Hydrogen
India’s Sterlite Power plan $6Bn green hydrogen projects in Egypt
20 Mar 2025Egypt aims to become a major exporter of green hydrogen and its derivatives, such as green...
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Investment & Finance
Germany’s DEG invests €50m into African renewable energy fund
19 Mar 2025The investment will support the growth of the developing decentralized renewable energy (DRE) market in Africa.
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Investment & Finance
Africa50 and partners launch $500M fund for DRE projects in Nigeria
19 Mar 2025The DRE Nigeria Fund is set to receive catalytic capital from the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
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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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Wind
INTERVIEW: NESA MD Robert Timmers’ vision for SA’s wind future
18 Mar 2025Nordex Energy South Africa’s new Managing Director Robert Timmers recently sat down for an exclusive interview...
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Investment & Finance
Mulilo secures funding for 105MW solar project in Northern Cape
18 Mar 2025The Du Plessis Dam Solar PV2 facility is expected to generate approximately 248 GWh of electricity...
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Solar
Mpumalanga provincial govt issues tender for agrivoltaics
14 Mar 2025The proposed sites include agrihubs, agriparks, and fresh produce markets, totaling 10 locations.
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Nigeria
Oando, REA to build 1.2GW solar module assembly plant in Nigeria
14 Mar 2025The initial 600-MW production line at the planned factory is anticipated to begin operations next year.
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Solar
POWERX sign 25MW solar PPA with Yellow Door Energy in SA
13 Mar 2025The project is expected tol generate 57.5GWh of renewable energy in the first year of operation,...
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Solar
Scatec switches on the first utility scale solar power plant in Botswana
13 Mar 2025The solar power plant is located in the Mmadinare District, close to the former mining town...
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East Africa
MIGA issues $49.5M guarantees for Globeleq’s geothermal and solar assets in Kenya
10 Mar 2025The guarantees to enable foreign private sector investment in large-scale power infrastructure in Kenya by assuaging...
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Investment & Finance
Nedbank and Norfund invest US$31M equity into SA’s Pele Energy
7 Mar 2025The equity raise was facilitated through an investment vehicle called Pele Energy Fund 1.
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Hydro
Scatec divests African hydropower stake to TotalEnergies at $167M
5 Mar 2025The Norwegian company owned the assets in a joint venture with development finance institutions Norfund, and...
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Investment & Finance
Old Mutual Malawi to acquire a stake in 20MW Golomoti solar plant
4 Mar 2025The Golomoti solar power plant was commissioned in 2022 and was built by Canadian independent power...
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North Africa
ACWA Power seals 25-Year PPA for 2GW wind project in Egypt
26 Feb 2025The facility will become the largest wind power plant in Africa upon completion.
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Investment & Finance
CEC raises $97M via Green Bond for 136MW solar plant in Zambia
22 Feb 2025This is the second tranche of CEC's green bond issuance, and had an oversubscription rate of...
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North Africa
AMEA Power’s 500MW Abydos solar plant in Egypt now operational
20 Feb 2025The facility is expected to generate approximately 1,500 GWh of clean energy annually.
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Southern Africa
Northam Platinum sign PPA for 140MW Karreebosch wind farm
20 Feb 2025Karreebosch is expected to deliver 460GWh of wheeled electricity to Northarm Platinum’s three mining and processing...
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eMobility
Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector
20 Feb 2025Authored by MJ (Thinus) Booysen, professor at the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University, and Joubert...
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South Africa
NOA granted long-awaited energy trading licence by NERSA
18 Feb 2025The licence will enable NOA Trading to aggregate renewable energy from IPP-owned power generation facilities across...
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East Africa
AfDB approves $154M for Uganda-South Sudan interconnection project
13 Feb 2025The interconnection will enable exchange of average 624 GWh of energy between the two countries each...
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Hydro
TDB brings 10MW hydropower project in Burundi to financial close
12 Feb 2025The hydropower projects will be located in South Central Burundi, and are expected to begin producing...
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Solar
Solarcentury & IDC to co-develop a 67MW solar project in Zambia
11 Feb 2025The plant is intended to deliver power to IDC’s large industrial users in Zambia amidst power...
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South Africa
Discovery Green seals 5 renewable energy supply deals
11 Feb 2025The energy trading company will deliver the power to their new clients through electricity wheeling.
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Investment & Finance
Norfund invests $40M in CBE’s C&I renewables portfolio in Africa
10 Feb 2025The investment will enable CBE to further expand its C&I focused renewable energy business on the...
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Investment & Finance
Clean energy investments hit a record $2 trillion in 2024, BNEF
7 Feb 2025Electrified transport was the largest investment driver, reaching $757 billion in 2024.
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South Africa
Manganese producer MMC inks renewable energy deal with NOA
4 Feb 2025NOA’s 86 MW portfolio of wind and solar PV facilities will power MMC’s operations in South...
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Investment & Finance
African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to raise $5Bn for renewables for Africa
30 Jan 2025To achieve universal energy access by the end of the decade, the continent is estimated to...
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East Africa
Ezra Group switches on South Sudan’s first solar power plant
29 Jan 2025The 20 MW solar power plant will generate sufficient power to supply electricity to up to...
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Solar
Fully powering a South African farm with solar power and stored energy
29 Jan 2025Case study on the deployment of Huawei LUNA2000-2.0MWH BESS and inverters at Sunspot Farm in Cape...
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Solar
JUWI building 340MW in private solar projects for 2025 in SA
28 Jan 2025The renewable energy projects are expected to generate over 1 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean energy...
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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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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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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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