What: Media are invited to attend the formal launch of the Gambia Renewable Energy Programme that will generate 20MW of solar energy,provide 430km of new transmission lines and electrification of 1,…
The Board of the Green Climate Fund has approved a €100 million loan through the West-African Development Bank (BOAD) to finance renewable energy development in six countries from the West African…
This conference welcomes academics, researchers, practitioners and innovators from different disciplines, for knowledge exchange and networking. It will offer a forum for academics and researchers to…
The 1st Multidisciplinary Conference & Innovation Week will take place in Mombasa on the following dates:
3rd-5th April 2019 ( Conference )
1-5th April 2019 (Innovation Week)
The Technical …
When I tell people that I am a forest specialist, they sometimes assume my work is forest first, people second. But the really exciting part of my job is that better forests make better communities…
Total installed wind capacity in Africa and Middle East is now 5.7GW
Leading countries in the region are Egypt (380MW) and Kenya (310MW)
The surge for wind in Africa and Middle East is expected…
Rome — An investor group managing some $6.5 trillion on Tuesday called on six of the world's largest fast food restaurants, including McDonald's, KFC and Burger King, to reduce their planet-harming…
New York — Food shocks, or sudden losses of crops, livestock or fish, due to the combination of extreme weather conditions and geopolitical events like war, increased from 1961 to 2013, said…
Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Aziz Rabbah, reported on Wednesday (January 9th) that the share of renewable energies in the national electricity mix reached 35% at…
US $32.5m has been approved by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to help in the energy projects within Africa. US $40m will help in investments in Africa while the bank investment will help…
The provisional program for Africa Climate Week 2019, which is being hosted from 18–22 March in Accra, Ghana, has now been published online – showcasing a dynamic schedule of activities that will…
Misimi Isimi, aka "Miss Environment", is an 11-year-old environmentalist determined to clean up pollution in Nigeria.
She says she loves teaching other children about environmental issues.
Misimi…
Lou Kraft is the CEO of SolSuntech Inc. – a solar panel manufacturing company that recently introduced 3D solar panels producing an ultra-high 33% efficiency. Currently, no other solar panel on the…
Saudi Arabia will need to invest $21 billion to increase the country’s electricity generation capacity to 92 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) said in a recent…
With more than 640 million people in Africa with no access to energy and investors looking for cheaper and reliable sources of power, there is no doubt that renewable energy is the future for Africa…
The EU’s much vaunted private investment vehicle in Africa has moved a step closer to becoming reality after €800 million was unlocked to leverage multi-billion euro investments on the continent.
At…