AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

25 June 2022

EIB to invest in green energy in Mauritania

24 June 2022

The Mauritanian and EIB Presidents have signed a declaration on green hydrogen cooperation

Coal investment remains major threat to green dream

24 June 2022

An 8% rise in global energy investment in 2022 to $2.4 trillion, driven by a 12% rise in clean energy spending, is still far from enough to tackle the energy crisis and to put the world on the path to a greener and more secure energy future.

World has moral responsibility to support vulnerable Africa’s green transition, says IEA

24 June 2022

The wider world has a moral responsibility drive forward the green transition in Africa, which has seen considerable slippage in growth rates since the COVID pandemic.

ACWA Power signs 1.1-GW wind project deal in Egypt

24 June 2022

ACWA Power aims to build a 1.1-GW, $1.5bn wind project in Egypt together with local developer Hassan Allam Holding.

Ghana hits 83.5% electricity coverage in 2021 – AfDB report

23 June 2022

The West African state almost doubled total installed capacity from 2.9GW in 2012 to 5.1GW in 2021

Europe should fund renewables in Africa, says EIB official

22 June 2022

Europe should help Africa weather the worsening storm of global energy prices by boosting its investment in renewable energy on the continent, the EIB has said

Nigeria needs $100bn to boost electricity supply, says World Bank

20 June 2022

Nigeria needs around $100bn in the next 10 years to tackle the country’s unreliable power supply, the World Bank has estimated.

AfrElec: Nigeria needs $100bn to boost electricity supply, says World Bank

20 June 2022

Nigeria needs around $100bn in the next 10 years to tackle the country’s unreliable power supply, the World Bank has estimated.

Nigeria: NCDMB, NEXIM Bank establish $40mn Women in Energy Fund

20 June 2022

Nigeria: NCDMB, NEXIM Bank establish $40mn Women in Energy Fund

CrossBoundary Energy Access announces $25mn funding commitments for solar mini-grids in Africa

17 June 2022

CrossBoundary Energy Access announces $25mn funding commitments for solar mini-grids in Africa