As a leader in the backup energy industry, Hinen proudly announced that it will display its latest Mini Series Backup System, as well as other backup power systems for homes and small businesses, at a conference held at Solar Power Africa from February 7th to 9th, 2024. These products not… +
The aim of the project was to empower older women to help reduce the negative environmental impact of fossil fuel use in Burkina Faso by promoting clean technologies and low-carbon energy sources History of the “Solar Grandmothers” initiative During the India-Africa Forum held in New Delhi in April 2008, an… +
The project will improve electricity access for households, social infrastructure and micro, small and medium enterprises The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday approved a €101.10 million loan to Kenya to implement the third phase of the Last Mile Connectivity Project. The project will improve electricity… +
60MW plant boosts energy capacity by 50% while averting 252,500 tons of CO2; Further 45MW expansion planned by investment partners AFC (www.AfricaFC.org), FMO, CFM & GHIH; Energy security and independence, import substitution, industrialisation, job creation and economic stability are among the benefits to be delivered in line with UN SDGs.… +
The second phase of the Last Mile Connectivity Project, implemented in Kenya between 2016 and 2022, has helped improved access to electricity for low-income groups. At least 1.6 million people now have access to power, according to the Project Completion Report published by the African Development Bank on 11 August… +
Burundi has officially inaugurated the country’s first utility-scale solar field, as part of push to leverage renewable energy for improved access to electricity for homes and businesses. The grid-connected 7.5MW solar power plant, located in Mubuga, became operational in 2021. It has since then provided more than 10% of Burundi’s… +
A timely regulatory overhaul of Africa’s fledgling electricity sector will attract private sector investment and ensure energy security on the continent, stakeholders meeting at an electricity dialogue, have agreed. More than 600 million Africans have no access to electricity and Africa generates only 4% of the global energy. Despite vast… +
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $28.49 million for Ghana to construct renewable energy infrastructure that will increase its renewable energy use by 10% through 2030. The financing, which will come from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) (https://apo-opa.info/40Cg91m) – Scaling Up… +
By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) It would be difficult to exaggerate the value that carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology offers Africa’s oil and gas industry. With oil and gas-producing countries facing tremendous pressure to transition to green energy sources and leave their petroleum assets in… +
Sierra Leone, Chad, Liberia, and Togo Kick Off Activities to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity Activities under the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) have officially kicked off in Freetown to increase electricity access to millions of existing and prospective consumers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.… +
