Female STEM interns inspect solar panels installed at Nigeria’s Federal University of Lafia as part of Phase III of the Energising Education Programme, financed by the African Development Bank Group. At Nigeria’s Federal University in Lafia, in the north-central part of the country, a new solar hybrid project financed by… +
The African Development Bank Group has approved, on 18 February, $58.04 million to expand access to reliable and clean electricity across three towns in the Eritrea’s southwest Gash Barka region. Under the Eritrea Energy Integrated Project for Tesseney, Kerkebet and Berantu, the Bank Group will provide an African Development Fund… +
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat to review preparations for the upcoming summer season and to assess progress on Egypt’s renewable energy and grid modernization strategy. According to Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, the meeting focused on… +
By combining utility-scale renewable generation with a more flexible delivery via wheeling, SolarAfrica is helping companies access greener energy without the upfront capital outlay traditionally associated with on-site solar systems SolarAfrica (https://SolarAfrica.com) has secured financial close on R1.5 billion to build SunCentral 2, the next 114 MW plant of its… +
Africa’s renewable energy expansion is accelerating, led by solar deployment across East, West, and Southern Africa. Yet as generation capacity grows, the continent’s central challenge is shifting from installation to integration. Grid instability, diesel dependence, and weak transmission networks are placing new emphasis on battery energy storage systems (BESS) as… +
Côte d’Ivoire has reached a new milestone in strengthening its energy mix with the commissioning of a photovoltaic solar power plant in Boundiali, located in the Bagoué region in the north-west of the country. Built on an area of 78 hectares, the plant has an installed capacity of 83.5 megawatt-peak… +
As countries’ renewable energy capacities reach record levels, they remain insufficient to meet the targets set for 2030, according to a new report released Tuesday ahead of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30), which will be held in Brazil next month. The report, titled Delivering the UAE Consensus: Tripling Renewable… +
Ethiopia has celebrated the full inauguration of its greatest engineering achievement, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Now the most powerful hydroelectric plant on the African continent, the project is seen both as a crucial development lever for millions of Ethiopians and as a major concern for downstream nations, primarily… +
The Ghanaian government is seeking to reduce the agricultural sector’s dependence on rainfall by heavily investing in solar-powered irrigation, seen as a more cost-effective and sustainable solution to boost food production. Concrete Irrigation Projects On September 29, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the commissioning of ten boreholes equipped with solar… +
Hitachi Energy delivered a state-of-the-art power electronic converter that stabilizes the mine’s connection to the grid, featuring a PCS 6000 STATCOM system Hitachi Energy (https://www.HitachiEnergy.com) announces the deployment of its power quality solution to securely connect Tanzania’s leading gold producer, Geita Gold Mine Limited (GGML), to the national grid, which… +
