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06 02 2020 | 08:30

Leveraging microgrid advances to extend rural electrification in Southeast Asia: 22-23 April 2020

Southeast Asian countries will invest $9.8 billion in smart grid infrastructure between 2018 and 2027.*  By 2027, the largest markets will be Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines…

05 02 2020 | 16:14

Energy and the Green New Deal.

Nothing happens without energy. Literally. Lacking energy, there can be no heat, food, motion, information, or life. Commonly defined as ‘the capacity to do work’, energy has always been central to…

27 01 2020 | 07:58

UK could tap into Africa's $24bn market for off-grid solar power.

UK investors could seize a $24bn investment opportunity by helping to connect millions of people without access to electricity to off-grid home solar power systems. The market for pay-as-you-go home…

27 01 2020 | 07:25

Eskom paying 10-times more for diesel than what renewable energy costs.

Eskom is currently paying multiple times more for diesel-generated electricity than the price of renewable energy – and it is completely unnecessary. This is the view of Dennis Dykes, chief…

25 01 2020 | 08:27

Africa's 'first fully solar-powered village' wants to be a model for a renewable future.

Near Morocco's sunny Atlantic coast, the tiny community of Id Mjahdi is being touted as Africa's first completely solar-powered village. Solar power has the potential to become one of Africa's top…

21 01 2020 | 07:44

Microsoft announces plans to be carbon negative by 2030.

Microsoft has pledged to be carbon negative by 2030. The Microsoft Corporation has announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and remove its carbon footprint. By 2030, Microsoft will be…

17 01 2020 | 07:59

Egypt- Electricity Ministry considers adding renewable energy offers to its 2035 Strategy.

The Ministry of Electricity studies adding bids of private companies to establish renewable energy plants to its 2035 Strategy which aims to produce about 47% of Egypt's total energy from renewable…

17 01 2020 | 07:10

Power of the PPA: the risks and rewards of buying energy at source.

As the world shifts to a clean energy mix, the landscape of power purchase agreements could change. Private companies are now looking to buy power directly from producers, cutting out utility…

09 01 2020 | 09:16

Equinor aims to cut emissions in Norway towards near zero in 2050.

Equinor has committed to slash greenhouse gas emissions in Norway. Equinor has launched a new climate ambition to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its operated offshore fields and…

08 01 2020 | 14:58

Africa embraces an $8 billion solar market for going off-grid.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Tanzania, where 80 percent of the population has no reliable access to electricity, is planning to import biomass as fuel from Ethiopia this year and…

18 12 2019 | 08:10

The State of Power Market Evolution in Europe.

The electricity sector has been a cornerstone of the energy transition. But with the pace of change increasing, are power markets helping or hindering? Centralized markets with prices set by the…

18 12 2019 | 07:40

Ranked: Top 10 Countries Leading The World In Renewable Energy Shift.

Believe it or not, with 12.74% of its total energy consumption driven by renewables, Germany leads the world, according to a new study. In addition, renewables accounted for 40% of Germany’s…

13 12 2019 | 12:17

Energy crisis: High time for South Africa to tap into renewable sources.

South Africa is, once again, left in the dark with load shedding implemented by Eskom and economists have stated that these power outages will only worsen an already struggling economy. More than…

04 12 2019 | 15:30

Egypt and Sudan in talks to defuse tensions over Ethiopian dam.

Nile basin countries fear for their future water supplies as the Grand Renaissance hydroelectric project reaches completion. A new round of high-level talks has started in Cairo between three Nile…

26 11 2019 | 09:35

Coal Knew, Too

A newly unearthed journal from 1966 shows the coal industry, like the oil industry, was long aware of the threat of climate change. “Exxon knew.” Thanks to the work of activists and journalists,…

26 11 2019 | 05:32

Global use of coal-fired electricity set for biggest fall this year.

The world’s use of coal-fired electricity is on track for its biggest annual fall on record this year after more than four decades of near-uninterrupted growth that has stoked the global climate…

26 11 2019 | 05:31

IRENA reports that geothermal energy production costs are decreasing – marginally.

Compared to other renewable energy power generation technologies, geothermal energy has only been able to decrease cost of electricity generation slightly, as reported by IRENA.

15 11 2019 | 21:40

Zimbabwe to cut power to mines, others over $77m in unpaid bills.

Daily power cuts lasting up to 18 hours are common after a severe drought reduced water levels at a key hydro plant. Zimbabwe's state-owned electricity distributor, grappling with drought and ageing…

13 11 2019 | 09:53

Renewable energy and sustainable groundwater.

New research show that solar and wind power are directly linked to the sustainable management of groundwater availability. Researchers at the International Institute for Applies Systems Analysis,…

13 11 2019 | 09:15

"Increasing Access to Renewable Energy Project" gets ADB support.

The grant will fund the country’s Increasing Access to Renewable Energy Project, which is designed to build a climate-resilient energy system by reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Through the…