Sosian Energy, one of the companies chosen to build power plants in the Menengai geothermal field, has finally found a financial partner for its project. The partner is the Development Bank of…
The Angolan authorities recently inaugurated the Luachimo hydroelectric power station. China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), which was responsible for rehabilitating the plant, has also quadrupled…
While French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies posted record profits in 2023, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and victims of climate change is taking the company to court. A complaint…
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, pledged to mobilise $2 billion for access to clean cooking in Africa over the next 10 years at the Clean Cooker Summit in…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Sefa) has approved mixed financing of $8 million for the electrification and productive use of solar mini-grids in…
As part of a partnership with the provincial authorities of the Free State in South Africa, Zero Carbon Charge (ZCC) will invest $234 million in the very first network of solar-powered electric car…
A consortium of three global energy players will build a 10,000 MW wind farm in the western governorate of Suhag, with the agreement of the Egyptian government.
After China, Egypt is likely to be…
As part of a partnership with local company GEI Power, Turkey's Yeo is to invest $65 million in the construction of a photovoltaic solar power plant equipped with an electricity storage system in…
Two major players on the Egyptian energy scene have secured land for the deployment of 8 GW of wind power. Scatec and Engie will carry out these projects in the western governorate of Sohag.
Egypt…
On 30 April 2024, UAE-based independent power producer (IPP) Amea Power signed the power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Doornhoek solar photovoltaic power plant. This marks Amea Power's entry into…
While off-grid solar power is seen as the ultimate solution for accelerating rural electrification in Africa, analysis of data from the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) reveals that…
Burkina Faso's transitional parliament has approved a conventional loan agreement worth €45.7 million from the Export-Import Bank of China. The debt will finance the construction of the Donsin solar…
In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is starting work on a 12 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant. It will supply clean electricity to the Africa Data Centres (…
At a time when the energy transition is in full swing in South Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has granted a $300 million loan to the local subsidiary of the Standard Bank group.…