AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
Green Deal, CBAM poses high risks to poorer African, Eastern European countries
The EU’s Green Deal and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will hit the EU’s trading partners in Africa and non-EU Eastern Europe particularly hard.
Legal action over South Africa’s emergency supplies could delay start-up
DNG Energy’s legal action in the South African courts over corruption in the award of emergency power contracts could delay the start of supply beyond the planned date of August 2022.
Coal investment in power-poor countries continues to hold up
Investment in new coal-fired power plants has proved to be strong in countries with low access-to-power rates, a recent report from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and SEforALL warned.
Chinese investment in Africa rises in 2021
Chinese investment in Africa rose to $2.96bn in 2020, despite the impact of global pandemic on economies.
No new coal for China
China is to abandon financial support for the construction of new coal-fired power plants abroad as part of Beijing’s wider plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2060.
South African companies Sasol and Imperial partner to develop hydrogen in Southern Africa
South African companies Sasol and Imperial Logistics will partner to develop southern Africa’s hydrogen mobility ecosystem.
AfrElec: Africa’s endangered mountainous forests risk losing carbon sink potential
Tropical forests in mountainous areas of Africa are more concentrated stores of carbon than the Amazon, a new study in journal Nature has suggested.
South Africa's Kibo Energy acquires stake in UK waste-to-energy plant
South African listed energy company Kibo Energy signed heads of terms with London’s Aim-listed EQTEC, advancing its energy-from-waste portfolio.
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