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  • SkyPower, one of the largest developers and operators of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects

    KENYA, 2015/07/29

  • From Journalist to Solar Entrepreneur in Namibia

    NAMIBIA, 2015/07/11 Leaving behind the comfort of a salaried job with the benefits of full-time employment and dedicating one's energy instead to growing a new business is a decision that requires careful planning and financial savvy. But, what if you saw something that fascinates you and you realise this could be one of the magic formulae for the next? This is what happened to award-winning journalist, Marita van Rooyen of Windhoek. One of the toughest decisions entrepreneurs like Marita face is at the same time as to set out on your own, particularly at the same time as you have been a journalist for several years.

  • Oil-Rich Niger Delta Aims to 'Light Up' With Renewable Energy

    NIGERIA, 2015/02/04 The Niger Delta is the source of Nigeria's oil. But even here, most people struggle to access grid electricity. Efforts are presently being made to diversify to renewable energy as a way of dealing with frequent power cuts. The waterfront slums of Port Harcourt are constantly faced with complete destruction. The Nigerian government considers the largely self-built communities illegal and vowed to evict around 480,000 people living along the creeks surrounding the city. On June 2012, at the same time as the initial bulldozers came and tore down tens of thousands of homes, some in the community stood in the way."They said they wanted to do some developmental projects, that the waterfront community is a slum and that the buildings are not well-planned," said Babakaye Tubonemi, who lives in Port Harcourt's Okrika community.

  • Angolan bioenergy company produces 3,100 tons of sugar

    ANGOLA, 2015/01/02 Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom) produced 3,100 tons of sugar and 3,500 cubic metres of ethanol in its experimental phase, the Director General of the company said. During a conference to end the trial period of the project, Carlos Matias as well said that the company produced 20 megawatts of electricity by processing sugarcane bagasse.

  • Kenya: Five Kenyan Firms Win Clean Energy Challenge

    KENYA, 2014/11/05 Boma Safi Limited, Kitui Industries Limited, Pfoofy Power & Light Limited, SCODE Limited and Sollatek Electronics Kenya Limited are the Kenya winners of the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge. They will each receive a grant of $100,000 (Sh8.9 million) for initiating off-grid solutions that deploy renewable resources and power socio-economic activities. They join a inventory of 22 winners from Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania who beat a field of nearly 300 entries and will as well receive grants of $100,000 each.

  • Zimbabwe seeks renewable energy policy

    ZIMBABWE, 2014/10/06 Zimbabwe is looking to develop a renewable energy policy to provide the energy sector with guidelines and a roadmap for creating a additional conducive environment for attracting investment . Gloria Magombo, CEO of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has stated that the policy will aim to address all the gaps, such as incentives for increased uptake and investment in renewable energy and legislation. Magombo has further explained her organization was working to develop the policy in coordination with the Ministry of Energy and Power Development. “The terms of reference have been finalised and ZERA is set to fund the project,” she continued. “ZERA intends to initiate a consultative process to develop a renewable energy policy and we’re going to involve a number of stakeholders.”

  • As world leaders gathered at the UN headquarters in New York,

    TANZANIA, 2014/09/29 As world leaders gathered at the UN headquarters in New York, US, for the Climate Summit, Tanzanian dailies this week highlight actions being taken to address the world problem. In its editorial, titled 'Time is of the essence as Africa grapples with climate change', The Citizen said: 'No country is immune to the impact of climate change but it is the world’s poorest that will be hit the hardest. A equitable and inclusive world agreement to combat climate change is a moral imperative.' According to the daily, world leaders gathered in New York for the Climate Summit in an attempt to breathe new life into climate talks, which are presently approaching their 21st round. 'With the Kyoto Protocol deadline fast approaching,' The Citizen said, 'it remains to be seen how much international support Africa can leverage to advance its schedule.'

  • Photovoltaic energy a 'growing market in MENA area'

    EUROPEAN UNION, 2014/06/09 Photovoltaic energy is growing in the Middle East and North Africa and is showing great potential someday, according to a study published on Friday by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) analyzing the sector's world perspectives until 2018. If in Europe - next the boom recorded in 2011 with Italy and Germany as protagonists - there has been an inversion in the trend over the last year with fewer new systems, the opposite trend has been registered in MENA nations. Percentages remain low here compared to the Old Continent but the trend is growing, the research noted. The MENA market today makes up for approximately 2-4% of the world market but is expected to grow to 7-10% by 2018.

  • Contract signed for Africa’s biggest Wind Power Project in Kenya

    KENYA, 2014/04/01 The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP), meant to add an existing 300MW of reliable, low cost wind energy to the national grid of Kenya, reached a critical milestone following the signing of the financial agreements in Nairobi, the capital. The signing of the over US$870 million financing agreements represents a major breakthrough to actualizing the biggest clean power energy project in Africa, spanning years of negotiations and fundraising, says Tshepo Mahloele, the CEO of Harith General Partners. The project will be financed with a mixture of equity, mezzanine deficit and senior deficit. The Lake Turkana Wind Power project is the initial of its kind in East Africa and will be the major wind project on the continent to date, says Mahloele.

  • African fund for biofuel and renewable energy sources.

    AFRICA, 2013/12/23
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