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Sahara Energy Resources DMCC, a member of leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has approved a $600 million donation to support economic growth, peace process and development in South Sudan. According to reports, the facility will also support infrastructure development and youth encouragement. In a statement issued on Sunday, Temitope Shonubi, executive director […]
Morocco’s Research Institute for Solar Energy & New Energies (IRESEN) and Sherbrooke University of Canada have sealed lately a partnership aimed at boosting their cooperation in renewable energies and energy efficiency. This partnership will enable Moroccan university students and professors to work with their Canadian peers on joint projects in solar energy, photovoltaic energy production, […]
Telecoms giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched the country’s first industrial solar power plant near the capital city Harare. The solar power plant has 1,435 panels, a generation capacity of 466 KW and is expected to contribute 780 MwH to the national grid per annum according to Power Africa, a subsidiary of Econet. The solar […]
Abidjan, the capital city of Côte d’Ivoire will host the upcoming African Forum on Technological Innovation for Energy Transition, Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development June 17 – 18. The main objective of the forum is to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Objectives in Africa. Organized jointly by Canadian BFK […]
The government of Chad, which currently supplies just 4% of its population with electricity, continues to explore off-grid solutions to power its 14 million population. After it signed an agreement with Dubai energy company Amea Power to build a 120 MW solar farm earlier this year, the sub-Saharan nation has inked another MoU with FinLux […]
Morocco a major oil and gas importer in the MENA region has tapped into its renewable energy potential combined with the adoption of a program to boost energy efficiency to address increasing demand on electricity. The country is already leading the way in the MENA region and Africa by working to exceed the 52% renewable […]
Symbion Power has signed an agreement with the Rwandan government for the construction of a 56 MW power plant on Lake Kivu in the Eastern African nation. The 56 MW power plant will be operational in fourteen months with a cost estimated at $200 million. The construction of the plant is part of the Rwandan […]
In Nigeria, a $10 million line of credit from Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) and Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) will help to boost the distribution of home solar kits. The credit line was secure by PAS Solar Limited, a British company operating in Africa’s most populous nation. With exclusive funding from the United Kingdom’s International […]
South Sudan is targeting an increase in crude oil production of 70,000 bpd by June 2019, the country’s Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said on Wednesday. The statement follows a tour at the El-Nar, El-Toor and Manga oilfields last weekend. Gatkuoth encouraged the China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation to fast track the rehabilitation […]
The European bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD) has awarded trophies to 16 Moroccan projects, which made energy savings of 82 GWh/year and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 23,700 tons of CO2, equivalent to more than 1 million trees planted. The awarded energy efficiency and renewable energy projects were carried out under the Morocco Sustainable […]