Category: Energy

Renewable energies: Egypt’s capacity hits 6,000 MW

May 23, 2019

It’s official! The renewable energy has reached a capacity of 6,000 MW in Egypt, according to Mohamed el-Khayat, Executive Chairman of the New & Renewable ... Read More

Africa on track to multiply its current solar capacity six fold by 2030 – Report

May 22, 2019

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 ... Read More

Namibia to install Africa’s first floating solar power panels on Lake Malawi

May 22, 2019

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 ... Read More

Senegal interested in Tunisia’s renewable energy policies

May 21, 2019

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 ... Read More

Morocco, Africa’s most attractive country for renewable energy-Report

May 20, 2019

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 ... Read More

Egypt to commission the largest solar park in Africa

May 20, 2019

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 ... Read More

Rwanda to build Africa’s first green city

May 17, 2019

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 ... Read More

Zimbabwe to launch new solar plants as it faces worst blackouts in three years

May 17, 2019

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 ... Read More

EU announces about €200 million investment in renewable energies in Nigeria

May 15, 2019

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 ... Read More

Oil & Gas: ENI eyes more potential in Ghana

May 14, 2019

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 ... Read More