Climate Transition in Emerging Economies
It’s no secret that a heavy reliance on commodities to build Africa’s economies has increased the continent’s carbon footprint.
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Unlocking Digital Innovation for Net Zero
The transition to net -zero has to start with big business and it has to start now. These are the views from the ‘Unlocking digital innovations for net-zero’ panel at the annual World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland.
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Here’s what east Africa has to do to balance trade with the EU
Member states of the east African trade bloc will have to work on a number of requirements that they are scoring low if they are to fully benefit from European Union’s 447 million market.
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Tax incentives put Cameroon on the road to solar power
Yaounde — Before the University of Yaounde 1 got its solar micro-grid in 2018, erratic power supplies in Cameroon’s capital meant Adamu Gilbert could not stock the fresh, chilled items he knew his customers wanted when they came to his shop near campus.
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Nigerian Breweries signs renewable energy power purchase agreement
Nigerian Breweries Plc has partnered with Konexa and signed a historic power purchase agreement to deliver 100% renewable energy to its Kaduna Breweries.
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Development partners to push solar energy uptake in 5 Sahel countries
The African Development Bank, MASEN and RES4Africa have agreed to co-organise a solar energy training programme for five Sahel countries.
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Minigrid and solar PV net metering project to benefit citizens of Ghana
The government of Ghana has signed a grant agreement with the African Development Fund and the government of Switzerland to support the development of minigrids and solar PV net metering
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Interrogating green hydrogen cost and potential
IRENA members met recently to discuss plans for the international trade of green hydrogen and derivates. They also discussed the challenges they encounter in moving from announcements to projects at the Fifth Meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen.
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GHANA: Government Secures $70m For Off-Grid Solar Electrification
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $69.88 million financing agreement with the government of Ghana.
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EGYPT: Stellantis to establish an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in 2025
In Egypt, the multinational automotive group Stellantis will build a plant for the local manufacture and export of electric vehicles.
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SENEGAL: The Diass solar power plant (23 MWp) officially comes into service
The Senegalese government recently inaugurated the Diass solar power plant located 40 km south-east of the capital Dakar.
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EGYPT: Two new plants convert waste into electricity in Abu Khreita
The Egyptian Arab British Company for Dynamic Industries (ABD) has completed the construction of two solid waste-to-energy plants in the city of Abu Khreita, Egypt.
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CENTRAL AFRICA: 13th FGF calls for traceability in forest management
The participants of the 13th Forum on Forest Governance (FGF), held on 23 and 24 May 2022 in Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo, deplore the opaque management of the Congo Basin forests.
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NERSA approves first 100MW project under new regulation
The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the first private projects to be regulated under new amendments to how projects apply for a generation licence if under 100MW in size.
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IFC to finance large hydropower project in Mozambique
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will finance a 1,500MW hydropower project and associated transmission facilities in Mozambique.
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Op-ed: Putting coal into an African perspective
Since the presidency of Thabo Mbeki, plans have been periodically put forward to increase South Africa’s nuclear output. At present, Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, supplies electricity to Cape Town, a city of just under five million residents.
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LEC pledges rapid and positive changes to Liberia’s energy sector
Following an extensive day of meetings chaired by the President of Liberia, the Chairman of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has assured the country of rapid progress in the energy sector.
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ENCLUDE ACADEMY FOR ENERGY CITIZEN LEADERSHIP
The ENCLUDE Academy for Energy Citizen Leadership is an online program for leadership development and civic engagement for decarbonization. Participants will hone their individual leadership and collective organization skills and connect to one another and to energy experts.
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Bonn Climate Change Conference to Lay Groundwork for Success at COP27
UN Climate Change News, 6 June 2022 – This year’s Bonn annual UN Climate Change Conference kicked off today, designed to lay the groundwork for success at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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