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World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots

Envirotec Magazine

Santiago, Chile: The country hosted eight of the most polluted cities in the Americas in 2022. A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report – compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir – which includes a dismal picture from Africa and the news that only five countries met the WHO limits for PM2.5:

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Africa’s energy transition: Enlit Africa launches 2023 programme

Smart Energy International

Enlit Africa (formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa) proudly presents its 2023 programme, which will run from 16 to 18 May at the CTICC in Cape Town. The Investment Plan indicates that South Africa will require approximately R1.5 The question is: where will this financing come from?

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Using planetary forensics to visualize historic drought in the Horn of Africa

Planet Pulse

Authors: Steve Levay and Ryder Kimball Special thanks to: Arjan Geers, Max Borrmann, Tessa Kramer, Robin van der Schalie, and Megan Zaroda Record low rainfall has pushed the Horn of Africa into a disastrous drought that is precipitating a humanitarian crisis. In the Horn of Africa, millimeters could be the distance between life and death.

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Start of the Italian Module of Open Africa Power 2022

Energy Central

Today the Italian module of Open Africa Power 2022 starts, with a focus on the new frontiers of the energy sector. The module will be delivered online till mid-March with the involvement of the Italian academic partners of the program: Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano and SDA Bocconi.

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Enlit Africa call for papers: submit your proposal by 5 November 2022

Smart Energy International

The organisers and advisory board of Enlit Africa 2023 invite you to submit your proposal in the industry-wide call for papers. Due to industry demand, our final call for papers deadline has been extended to 5 November 2022. Track 2: Smart energy, transmission and distribution and beyond. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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WEC hears how to unlock energy investments in Africa

Smart Energy International

The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate. Africa may be the home of one-fifth of the global population, but the continent only receives 3% of the global energy investment. According to the World Bank, half of Africa’s population, around 600 million people , did not have electricity access in 2022.

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New blockchain crowdfunding platform to launch for solar in Africa

Smart Energy International

Energy Web and ENGIE Energy Access are launching ‘Crowdfund for Solar’ to fund clean energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. ENGIE Energy Access is a leading provider of solar and mini-grid solutions in Africa, with delivery of renewable energy to 7 million people across nine countries to date. Have you read?