Local Wind Turbine Manufacture Resumes in South Africa
GRI Renewable Industries, a Spanish wind turbine tower maker has resumed operations at its GRI Towers South Africa factory on the west coast of South Africa.
MIGA Provides Financial Guarantee for Cameroon Hydropower Plant
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) a member of the World Bank Group has provided EUR 164.5 million in guarantees for the construction of the Nachtigal Hydropower Project in Cameroon.
Africa Needs Access to Electricity to Develop: Songwe
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Ms Vera Songwe, has pointed out that Africa, where nearly 600 million or 48% of the population still lack access to electricity, will not fully develop if its people continue to live without electricity.
GCF Approves US$110 Million of AfDB Green Projects
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently approved funding for three proposals from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The projects all together worth over US$110 million were approved at the GCF’s 21st Board Meeting held in October 2018 in Manama, Bahrain.
Morocco Flights 200 MW Solar PV Tenders
Moroccan state-owned utility Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) has commenced a pre-qualification process to choose EPC contractors for some 200MW solar projects.
UK aid to give clean energy boost to Kenya
The UK Government, through InfraCo Africa, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, is investing Ksh. 220 million (US$2.2m) in the development of two solar plants in rural Kenya.
UK aid to give clean energy boost to Kenya
The UK Government, through InfraCo Africa, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, is investing Ksh. 220 million (US$2.2m) in the development of two solar plants in rural Kenya.
Qantas Group in Bid to Cut Waste to Landfill
In the most ambitious waste reduction goal by any major airline globally, The Qantas Group of airlines recently made an announcement of plans to cut its amount of waste to landfill by 75 percent by end of 2021.
