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Category: Energy
Ghana: New biofuel technology to connect villages with off-grid electricity
In Ghana, researchers are testing a system that will turn cocoa into biofuels to benefit African farming communities currently with little or no access to ... Read More
Tunisia to commission 10 MW Tozeur photovoltaic plant this month
Tunisia’s 10 MW Tozeur photovoltaic solar power plant will be completed by the end of June 2019. The solar power plant located in the west ... Read More
Morocco’s ONEE Joins Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership
Morocco's National Office for Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) has joined the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP), a CEO-led international organization composed of the world’s ... Read More
Sierra Leonne: An IPP to provide solar kits to 2 million people
Independent power producer (IPP) Ignite Power has announced that it will provide electricity to 2 million people in rural Sierra Leone through solar home kits. ... Read More
World Bank commits $200 mln to support Ethiopia’s renewable energy program
The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved $200 million in funding for the establishment of a Renewable Energy Guarantees Program (REGREP) in Ethiopia. These ... Read More
Algeria: new petroleum draft bill ready for approval – Minister
Algeria’s Minister of Energy Mohamed Arkab has announced that the final version of a new hydrocarbon law has been drafted and will be submitted to ... Read More
Senegal receives first turbine for West Africa’s biggest wind farm
In Senegal, renewable power generation company, Lekela, has announced that the first turbine has been delivered for the construction of a 158,7MW wind farm. ... Read More
Spain’s TSK to start works in Noor Midelt 1 in automn 2019
The consortium that won the bid to build Noor Midelt 1, a 800 MW solar plant, has signed with Spain’s TSK to start works in ... Read More
Mozambique to export power to drought-stricken Zimbabwe, Zambia
Mozambique has offered to export power to Zimbabwe and Zambia, which are currently facing an energy deficit. The move of the southern African nation is ... Read More
Botswana cancels 100 MW joint venture solar power tender
Botswana’s state-owned utility has cancelled a tender in which it was seeking private investor partners to build a 100 MW solar power plant in the ... Read More