A Louisiana power company’s plan to capture climate emissions is raising concerns about the state’s water supplies
A carbon capture proposal for a central Louisiana power plant has been titled “…
Exclusive: Funding halted from June 2021 without fanfare and after science agency reportedly spent $15m on teams of scientists
Australia’s premier science organisation abruptly scrapped a fully-…
Government also able to offset impact of higher energy prices globally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mick de Brenni says
Retaining control of its electricity assets has given Queensland an…
Exclusive: Environment minister seeks to expand definition of prime farmland in drive for productivity
Ministers are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland, the Guardian can…
IMF says taking swift action to achieve 25% cut in greenhouse gases by end of decade will cost less than failing to act
Vital steps to reduce greenhouse gases by 25% by the end of the decade will…
Several African leaders at last month’s UN general assembly left dismayed after their calls for action on the climate crisis were overshadowed by the Ukraine war. One was Kenya’s new president, who…
Independent Power Producer (IPP) EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the Electricité de France (EDF) group, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three wind farms in South Africa. These…
Faced with the drought, floods and pollution affecting several African metropolises, the first edition of "Finance Your Cities", to be held on 21 October 2022 in Ivory Coast, will provide financing…
Solar energy providers Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica have announced their merger. In the process, the two companies have been awarded R1.25 billion ($69.5 million) by African Infrastructure…
Revego Africa Energy, a fund manager specialising in acquiring operating assets in the renewable energy sector, has announced an investment in three solar photovoltaic plants in South Africa. The…
In Malawi, the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is providing a $25 million loan for the Golomoti solar project. The project is already in the operational phase and is being developed under a…
In Nigeria Engie Energy Access, the subsidiary of the French giant Engie, has signed a $60 million financing agreement with CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA). This partnership concerns the…
Below, Eddie Rich, CEO of the International Hydropower Association, writes about the most common misconceptions and myths about hydropower that the organisation deals with daily.
“There is only one…
On 15 September 2022, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Rabat, Morocco…
The global energy crisis is boosting interest in low-emissions hydrogen and the pipeline of projects is expanding, but only a small share of projects are under construction around the world.…
The Namibian Electricity Control Board (ECB) has issued generation and export licenses to Schonau Solar Energy for a 125MW solar PV plant being developed by renewable energy company Emesco.
The…
Speaking at the signing of three power purchase agreements with wind power generators, Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said the South African government remains committed to supporting…
A sustainability-driven energy service provider has successfully commissioned decentralised solar energy solutions in Senegal, Nigeria and Mali.
Kowry Energy, a sustainability-driven energy service…
New report confirms growth in renewable jobs despite multiple crises and calls for targeted industrial strategies to create stable supply chains and decent jobs.