First Independent Mena Newspaper
A new report released by the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) and the Becquerel Institute have revealed that with the arrival of many international investors and the race for solar projects, Africa is on track to multiply its current solar capacity six-fold or 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. According to the Solarise Africa Market Report, the […]
In Namibia, German firm Droege Energy, one of the independent power producers (IPPs) that have signed power purchase agreements with Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), plans to install floating solar power panels on the Lake Malawi. The information was disclosed at the signing ceremony Monday of 14 power purchase agreements (PPAs) involving ESCOM, Malawi […]
The government of Senegal is interested in learning from Tunisia best practices in matters of renewable energy production policies. In this connection, a Senegalese team was dispatched to Tunisia to examine the pilot phase of the purchase of surplus renewable energy production from individuals implemented by the North African country. Tunisia’s longer-term goal, as set […]
Morocco topped African and MENA region countries in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index established by British consultancy Ernest and Young. The North African kingdom came 13th internationally in a list of 40 countries that have invested heavily in developing clean energy sources. At the African level, Morocco was followed by Egypt (14th) and Kenya […]
The Egyptian Government will commission by the end of 2019 all the power plants that make up the Benban large solar photovoltaic park, with a total capacity of 1.65 GW, Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr has announced. Nineteen solar parks in the Benban complex have already been commissioned. Altogether, these facilities […]
Rwanda plans to build Africa’s first green city, located on the outskirts of Kigali to provide fully sustainable infrastructure, green spaces and housing for low-income people. The ambitious project worth $5 billion is seen as the materialization of the “Wakanda”, in reference to Black Panther, a movie which depicts “Wakanda”, a fictional African city in […]
Zimbabwe will develop three solar photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 250 MW, local media reported. The three solar photovoltaic power plants will be installed in Goromonzi, Bulawayo and the capital Harare. The first two will each have a 100 MW capacity while the last one will have a capacity of 50 MW. […]
The European Union (EU) announced two major investments in Nigeria in the renewable energy sector. The investments include a €30 million from the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) and a €165 million direct loan from the European Union. The announcement was made during the inauguration of a solar tree at the headquarters of the European Union […]
Italian oil major, ENI has announced a gas and condensate discovery in CTP-Block 4, offshore Ghana. According to a statement from ENI’s External Communication Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, the exploration well was drilled by the Maersk Voyager drill ship in a depth of 350m and reached a total depth of 3,790m. The well, drilled on […]
Ethiopian Deputy Minister of Water and Irrigation, Frehiwot Woldehanna has announced that the Genale Dawa III hydroelectric dam would be commissioned in the second half of 2019. According to China Gezhouaba Group Company (CGGC, the contractor in charge of the project, the dam will start supplying electricity to the national grid by the second half […]