ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The drilling contract is part of KenGen’s ambitious diversification strategy, in which the company seeks to acquire new revenue streams by offering commercial drilling services, geothermal consulting, and other related services across Africa. KenGen has already provided geothermal drilling services to projects in Djibouti and Ethiopia.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The new company was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi and is the result of a multi-year development partnership between Virunga Power (a Gridworks investee company) and the Government of Burundi. Virunga Power is developing the Weza Power project and will provide the initial equity investment.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 7, 2022

The plant is expected to promote the development of local green and low-carbon adoption and help to optimize the local energy structure, CTG said. CTG is a clean energy group focusing on large-scale hydropower development and operation. CTG was founded in 2009 to build the Three Gorges Project and develop the Yangtze River.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But Siva Gunda warns extreme climate conditions pose unprecedented challenges “Climate change is making it difficult to fight climate change,” according to Siva Gunda, vice-chair of the California Energy Commission. And he added a year later, droughts dried up reservoirs of hydropower plants.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2023

Hydropower, traditionally one of Africa’s most important sources of electricity, will rapidly fade in importance and cede its position to solar power. The majority of new dams proposed across Africa should, therefore, probably never be built, suggests a new study published in Science.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 31, 2021

The 40-MWac Khoumagueli Solar IPP project in Guinea has marked a significant milestone with the signing of a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between InfraCo Africa and Electricité de Guinée (EDG). The signing demonstrates the ongoing commitment of EDG and the Government of Guinea to developing the country’s clean energy sector.”.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The multi-phase project will provide water to the Gauteng region of South Africa and generate hydroelectricity for Lesotho. Expected project benefits include greater water security in the Gauteng region and a boost to Lesotho’s socio-economic development due to infrastructure improvements and increased hydropower capacity.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 was released, covering energy data through 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Typically, the Review gives us a comprehensive summary of energy trends. Energy Overview.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A Memorandum of Understanding signed between TotalEnergies and the Rwanda Development Board is expected to help the East African country improve its energy sector. As part of the deal, TotalEnergies will collaborate with the Rwanda Development Board to enhance hydropower and liquefied natural gas value chains. Have you read?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When she returned in 2018, long after the war had ended, a journalist encouraged her to go into the hills and take a look at some new hydropower plants on the river Lumbardhi i Deçanit. An area called ‘Zalli i Rupes, where environmental campaigners say gravel was dug for the construction of hydropower plants further down the river.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Global installed renewable electricity generation capacity in the 1.5°C

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Managing power grid complexity: The 5 biggest priorities for utilities in 2024 Energy Transitions Podcast: Accelerating decarbonised power generation at scale Notable expansion of the data centre sector also is likely, with consumption from data centres, AI and the cryptocurrency sector potentially doubling by 2026.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels. according to IRENA. In total, renewables' share of global power capacity now stands at 34.7 per cent, up from 33.3 per cent at end of 2018.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

The restored former coal mine, which is about to undergo a major transformation into a pumped storage hydropower plant and wind farm, will be the second stop on Extreme E's 2023 race calendar.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

When the electric grid is under strain, many electric utilities use the load shedding technique to lower demand and balance it with energy production. To stay open, shopping centers employ diesel generators or there are private energy storage devices in use. Load shedding has a remarkable history in South Africa.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2019

The HydroVision International event is now under way in the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, with more than 3,000 hydropower professionals from around the world coming together for four days of learning and networking.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 15, 2022

The good news is that new technologies and methods have come about making it possible for the manufacturing industry to reduce its environmental footprint through energy conservation , alternative packaging, and smarter storage and organization (amongst other solutions). Tip #1: Implement energy efficiency and conservation measures.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Investment in renewables across sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, jumped $600m in 2018 to $2.8bn, according to new data from BloombergNEF (BNEF). The trend is expected to continue with some 1.2GW of solar PV expected to come online in 2021 outside of South Africa - more than twice the amount commissioned in 2018.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Rwanda has become the first country in Africa to ramp up its national greenhouse gas reduction targets as part of its Paris Agreement commitments, yesterday submitting its plan to slash emissions by at least 16 per cent by 2030 compared with a business-as-usual baseline. Rwanda ramps up Paris Agreement pledge.

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The City Fix

MAY 7, 2024

Over the past several months, the climate pattern El Niño has disrupted different regions and sectors across the world. Zimbabwe recently declared a state of disaster, due largely to El Niño-induced drought. The city government in Bogotá, Colombia, announced water rationing as reservoir levels.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

He called for a "Climate Solidarity Pact" between richer and poorer nations geared towards helping climate vulnerable countries ramp up renewable energy capacity and end dependence on fossil fuels, with a particular onus on stopping new coal plants being built. Progress on LEAF.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 30, 2021

GWAC project its subsidiary Huanghe Hydropower completed in Qinghai province last year (more on that project, below). Other notable climbers are NextEra Energy, whose subsidiary Florida Power and Light has commissioned several large projects in its home state; and France’s Engie with new plants in Europe, the Americas and Africa.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Global renewables industry defies energy crisis to deliver a record 295GW of new capacity, but industry warned step change in deployment rates still required Global renewable energy capacity grew by a record 9.6

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2021

"Our development model will take into account this goal and all institutions will work as one team to achieve it," he said, adding that the country would invest 600bn dirhams ($163bn) in "clean and renewable" energy through to 2050. The new target represents a significant strengthening on the UAE previous goal of reducing its emissions 23.5

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 18, 2022

An integrated policy framework built around the energy transition could bring a wave of new sustainable energy investment to Africa, growing the continent’s economy by 6.4% by 2050, according to an analysis published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 8, 2021

Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report says that during the past decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa increased. Globally, the number of people without access to electricity declined from 1.2

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

MIGA is excited to support Ethiopia to diversify its energy production to ensure the country has reliable electricity sources to meet its development needs,” said Hiroshi Matano, Executive Vice President of MIGA. Despite its significant clean energy reserves, Ethiopia’s energy sector is characterized by a large energy access deficit.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year shattered global heat records. The world witnessed the effects of rising temperatures in the form of devastating wildfires, severe flooding, extreme heatwaves and more. Poor countries and communities who have contributed the least to causing the climate crisis.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

Washington and Brussels team up in support of wide-ranging plan to diversify Europe's sources of LNG, ramp up renewables development, plug methane leaks, and boost energy efficiency. EU and US team up for energy security push. In Africa, it is even worse: 60 per cent of people lack coverage.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The findings, taken from the IEA's An Energy Sector Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality in China report, suggests Beijing's existing policies will also give the country the capacity to accelerate its transition to clean energy sources and reach carbon neutrality before 2060. °C," IEA' s executive director Fatih Birol said.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Big oil and the energy transition Summary - 2020 is already the worst year for the oil industry ever. Now the world is in the midst of an energy shock that is unprecedented. The culprits are the quicker-than-expected growth of clean energy alternatives coupled with the collapse in demand for fossil fuels amid the pandemic.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 11, 2023

MyHydro, the US distributed hydropower company that is the brainchild of serial energy investor Paul Hinks, is already spreading its wings to new pastures in Africa.

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CleanTechnica

JANUARY 10, 2023

Accelerating energy access programs will help transform the […]. The DRC’s electrification rate is around 10%. As access to electricity is one of the main drivers of development, increasing the country’s electrification is long overdue.

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CleanTechnica

JANUARY 4, 2023

For the last couple of decades, Zimbabweans have been subjected to electricity rationing due to several reasons, such as frequent droughts affecting hydropower generation and regular breakdowns at the country’s aging coal power plants.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the February 2021 “Unlocking Africa’s Mini-Grid Market” report, 60% of Africa’s population lives in rural areas. Only 5% of this rural population has access to modern electricity services, without which sustainable development cannot take place.

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CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Kenya's grid is very green thanks to awesome geothermal, wind, utility-scale solar, and hydropower plants. Kenya is one of the best places to drive electric vehicles (EVs). All of these make up 93% of Kenya’s generation capacity.

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