South Africa electricity minister opens 540MW solar-plus-storage plant
PV Tech
APRIL 19, 2024
The largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere explains South Africa's effort to mitigate its energy security situation.
Comment: Africa can save billions by adopting renewable energy
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 16, 2022
By Kenneth Engblom Vice President, Wartsila Energy, Europe and Africa. When it comes to building the future of energy in Africa, the decisions facing the continent’s leaders today are nothing less than of historical importance. Africa knows where it needs to go. In Africa, renewables must become the new baseload.
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E-mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Electric Two Wheelers Gaining Momentum
CleanTech Group
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The term micromobility, for most, conjures up the image of electric scooters and bike-sharing programs that have become ubiquitous across most of Europe. The post E-mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Electric Two Wheelers Gaining Momentum appeared first on Cleantech Group.
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‘Electricity is fundamental to quality of life’: the man bringing off-grid, pay-as-you-go power to Africa
The Guardian: Energy
JANUARY 2, 2024
Now he is set to expand tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa In the next four years, British entrepreneur Mansoor Hamayun expects to connect 36 million people to an electricity source, many for the first time. It is an ambition that would see his clean energy company, Bboxx, expand its reach tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Electric buses get funding in Africa and India
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 12, 2023
12 – Electric buses are catching on around the globe to reduce emissions and unhealthy smog. The post Electric buses get funding in Africa and India appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec. In China, the leading market.
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Tesla-backed startup is powering a microgrid in Africa
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Tesla-backed start-up ZOLA Electric deployed a new solar and battery system to power two villages in Africa. The new system is known as INFINITY and generates sufficient power to power two villages with over 1,000 homes. The system will also supply power to schools and businesses in the villages.
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GameChange Solar Secures 500 MW of Southern Africa Solar Projects
Solar Industry
APRIL 24, 2024
GameChange Solar has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker solar trackers for four new solar projects totalling approximately 500 MW in Southern Africa. The company has also announced a training and service center for its Genius Tracker products in South Africa.
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Africa's chance for green electricity
TechXplore
JANUARY 16, 2024
The international study has been published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
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‘South Africa is a trailblazer’: Electricity minister opens solar-plus-storage plant with 1,140MWh BESS
Energy Storage News
APRIL 19, 2024
South Africa’s electricity minister has said the largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere is evidence of efforts to mitigate the country’s difficult energy security situation.
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South Africa Looking at Nuclear Power to Solve Load-Shedding Crisis
POWER Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2023
South African officials, faced with continued power outages that are hurting the country’s economy, are turning to nuclear power in an effort to support a more reliable supply of electricity. […] The post South Africa Looking at Nuclear Power to Solve Load-Shedding Crisis appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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The Brief: Participatory investing toolkit, fintech in Southern Africa, electric bike bankruptcy, peak Larry Fink
Impact Alpha
JULY 19, 2023
The post The Brief: Participatory investing toolkit, fintech in Southern Africa, electric bike bankruptcy, peak Larry Fink appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Community Finance How some communities and funders are practicing ‘participatory investing’ to share power as well as capital.
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Catalysing action from the energy conversation in Africa
Smart Energy International
MARCH 27, 2024
Enlit Africa (21-23 May, Cape Town, South Africa) turns the African energy conversation into tangible action. At the event, thought leaders and experts gather to discuss how Africa can catalyse a sustainable transition while forging new connections, gaining invaluable insights, and making a case for realistic change. “The
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WEC hears how to unlock energy investments in Africa
Smart Energy International
APRIL 23, 2024
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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Africa’s energy transition: Enlit Africa launches 2023 programme
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 27, 2023
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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The Brief: Financing infrastructure in Africa, decarbonizing battery supermaterials, electric motorbikes in India, funding Black farmers
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The post The Brief: Financing infrastructure in Africa, decarbonizing battery supermaterials, electric motorbikes in India, funding Black farmers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Meet up in Copenhagen. Kick off the networking at the GIIN Impact Forum with drinks with ImpactAlpha, Oxford’s.
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Roam raises $24M to scale electric vehicle production in Kenya
TechCrunch: Climate
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), to scale the production of electric motorcycles and buses. Equator, an Africa-focused climate tech VC fund, led the round, which also had the participation […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Zola Electric scores $8 million partnership for solar mini-grids in Africa
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Investment and spending on energy access in sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets screeched to a halt at the outset of the COVID-19. The post Zola Electric scores $8 million partnership for solar mini-grids in Africa appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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The Brief: In community with food, greening global agriculture, electric buses in Africa and India, Sir Ronald’s $900 million impact fund
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The post The Brief: In community with food, greening global agriculture, electric buses in Africa and India, Sir Ronald’s $900 million impact fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Last Chance to RSVP: Muni Impact. Spot mispriced demographic and climate risk in municipal bonds. Find hidden impact.
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BMW and Sasol team up to encourage use of hydrogen cars in South Africa
Hydrogen Fuel News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Amplats) to develop infrastructure in South Africa that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen cars in the country. ” Amplats mines platinum group metals that are used in fuel cell electric vehicles. Transitioning to lower carbon energy sources will be a challenge for South Africa.
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First African SF6-free switchgear installed in South Africa
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A district outside of Cape Town has recently installed SF 6 -free switchgear, the first installation of its kind in Africa. The Drakenstein Municipality project is an ongoing collaboration with clean tech developer Schneider Electric and system integrator partner, Altek.
New blockchain crowdfunding platform to launch for solar in Africa
Smart Energy International
APRIL 28, 2022
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?
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Rich countries should stop pushing fossil fuels on Africa – don’t we deserve a renewable future too? | Vanessa Nakate
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Rather than racing to extract natural gas, those who caused the climate crisis should help Africa harness its wind and sun Vanessa Nakate is a Unicef goodwill ambassador and youth climate activist It’s official: we’re about to reach peak fossil fuels.
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Ramping Up Use of Electric Vehicles Across Africa
The City Fix
MARCH 27, 2024
At COP28, global climate leaders congregated in Dubai for the annual opportunity to review countries’ progress on emissions reductions and to increase climate ambition. One of the conference’s focal points was how to rapidly and equitably transition away from fossil.
Microgrids bring first-time electricity access to 80,000 people in West Africa
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Courtesy: Energicity).
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Africas first Industrial Green Steel production plant in Namibia
Energy Central
AUGUST 15, 2023
Africa green steel Green steel is the manufacturing of steel without the use of fossil fuels. And if that hydrogen is produced via electrolysis using just water and renewable electricity, then it is completely free of CO₂. When burned, hydrogen emits only water.
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The Brief: Next-gen talent, eating worms, decarbonization partners, electric motorcycles in Africa, systems-level investing
Impact Alpha
APRIL 13, 2021
The post The Brief: Next-gen talent, eating worms, decarbonization partners, electric motorcycles in Africa, systems-level investing appeared first on Impact Alpha. Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Next-gen talent is the winner at MIINT competition and Sustainable Investing Challenge. Sustainable investing assets have.
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Yutong to deliver 12,000 electric buses to Lagos, Nigeria
Charged
MAY 11, 2023
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), which serves Africa’s largest city, plans to deploy 12,000 electric buses over the next seven years. Yutong’s electric buses are equipped with air conditioning and WiFi. This is a watershed moment for Yutong,” said Frank Lee, Managing Director, Yutong West Africa.
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The Current Bizarre Salad Of Legislation In Africa Exacerbate Energy Poverty And Accelerate Climate Change
Energy Central
JANUARY 5, 2024
In his speech given at COP28, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto reiterated the commitment his government made at the Africa Climate Summit to supply vast amounts of cheap and clean electricity to the Kenyan people.
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Schneider Electric - Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises Join Forces to Advance Clean Hydrogen Solutions for Buildings in the Middle East and Africa
Global Renewable News
JUNE 21, 2023
Highlights Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises join forces to develop clean hydrogen solutions for buildings in the Middle East and Africa. The collaboration combines Schneider Electric&.
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The Brief: Jigar Shah on infrastructure (podcast), financing clinics in Africa, electric fleet flurry, special-ed tech, return to Paris
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 13, 2021
The post The Brief: Jigar Shah on infrastructure (podcast), financing clinics in Africa, electric fleet flurry, special-ed tech, return to Paris appeared first on Impact Alpha. Featured: Jigar Shah: Deployment, deployment, deployment are the keywords for sustainable infrastructure in 2021.
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Virunga Power launches new Burundian electric utility Weza Power
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Weza Power, a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company, aims to bring grid power to almost 70% of the East African country’s population. According to Gridworks, only 12% of the country’s 12 million people currently have access to electricity, with that number falling to 2% in rural areas.
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South Africa sets ambitious timeline to end rolling blackouts
Financial Times: Energy
MARCH 12, 2024
Electricity tsar says issue that has plagued the country for more than a decade would be largely over by year end
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Hohm Energy to scale adoption of rooftop solar across South Africa, backed by $8M seed
TechCrunch: Climate
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In the face of South Africa’s worsening energy crisis, marked by increasingly severe power shortages, implementing daily electricity rationing has become imperative to avert the risk of a nationwide grid collapse.
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Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’
The City Fix
MARCH 28, 2024
Like many parts of Africa, motorcycles are the most popular form of transportation among Rwanda’s 13.3 million people. Whether they’re commuting to work or school, transporting jugs of water from the local taps or just running everyday errands, people on.
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Floating solar's potential to support sustainable development
TechXplore
APRIL 18, 2024
A study, published in Nature Energy, is among the first to explore the floating photovoltaics (FPV) at the continental scale, finding that FPV installed at existing major reservoirs could produce 20–100% of the electricity expected from Africa's planned hydropower dams.
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Lucy Electric launches UK’s first non-SF6 ring main unit
Smart Energy International
APRIL 2, 2024
Lucy Electric has launched the UK’s first ring main unit (RMU) for medium voltage networks using synthetic air. The Thame-based power distribution solutions developer launched EcoTech, which uses a nitrogen and oxygen blend instead of the SF6-gas currently used to insulate critical electrical network equipment.
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Sungrow VPP project to support ailing South African power grid
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Solar solutions provider Sungrow has signed a supply agreement with French renewable energy group EDF Renewables to provide liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers for the Umoyilanga project in South Africa which, once connected to the grid, will help alleviate impacts of the country’s power crisis.
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Mitsubishi adds off-grid solar assets in Africa with stake in BBOXX
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 29, 2019
Until recently, that side of of the company didn’t have much of a footprint in Africa, where 600 million people still have little or no access to electricity. That changes with its equity investment in BBOXX, one of the The post Mitsubishi adds off-grid solar assets in Africa with stake in BBOXX appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Public-Private Partnerships Aim To Build Clean Energy Projects In Africa
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
More than 500 million are living in Africa without access to electricity. It needs billions in new clean energy investment. Public-private partnerships are one solution.
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The Brief: Greenhouse food security, early-stage investing in South Africa, social bonds in Europe, electric vehicle infrastructure, catalytic diabetes fund
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 21, 2020
The post The Brief: Greenhouse food security, early-stage investing in South Africa, social bonds in Europe, electric vehicle infrastructure, catalytic diabetes fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha. “It was no longer a theoretical issue. Borders were shut,” Equilibrium Capital’s.
Booming the Africa Smart Water Meter manufacturing in 2023
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
which shows the trend of the smart metering projects comes to 2 nd decade, which means expanding from the pilot projects with a few thousand meters to one hundred thousand level or even million level.
The Challenge of Developing East Africa – Part 3
Climate 4.0
JUNE 2, 2021
In meeting its emissions-reduction challenges, East Africa faces a less daunting challenge than many parts of the world, mostly because its manufacturing sector and traditional infrastructure is so underdeveloped. East Africa is less dire overall than many regions. The Numbers Needed to Achieve Progress To do so, it needs electricity.
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4 Initiatives Working to Map and Improve Informal Transit in Africa
The City Fix
JUNE 14, 2022
The Digital Transport for Africa (DT4A) initiative, led by WRI and partners and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), has selected four winners of the first-ever DT4A Innovation Challenge. From private companies to universities and NGOs, these initiatives are helping to shift. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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Bboxx and Spiro team up to finance electric motorcycle sales in Rwanda, Togo and Kenya
Charged
AUGUST 8, 2023
Electric motorcycles are in high demand in Africa, thanks to their low running costs, but their high purchase prices relative to legacy ICE bikes make them unaffordable for many potential buyers (of course, this problem is by no means confined to developing countries).
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