AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

25 June 2021

AFRELEC: Africa Renewable Energy Fund II raises €130mn

23 June 2021

The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has achieved its first close at €130mn, following a joint investment of €17.5mn from The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa and the Climate Technology Fund through the African Development Bank.

Most green energy beats coal on price in 2020

23 June 2021

162 GW, or 62%, of new renewable capacity was cheaper than new fossil fuel-fired generation in 2020

NLNG launches work on Train 7

23 June 2021

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has formally begun work on the Train 7 project, which is slated to expand the consortium’s total production capacity to 30mn tonnes per year.

Karmol vessel arrives offshore Senegal to launch LNG-to-power project

23 June 2021

Karmol, a 50:50 joint venture between Karpowership (Turkey) and Mitsui OSK Lines (Japan), has completed the delivery of a marine LNG import terminal to Senegal.