AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

16 July 2022

Persistent raises $10mn equity round led by Kyuden International and FSD Africa to grow climate venture building in Africa

15 July 2022

Persistent Energy Capital LLC has raised $10mn in equity to fund African renewable energy

Staff exodus threatens future of South Africa's sole nuclear power plant

14 July 2022

Between 250 and 300 skilled staff have left South Africa’s Koeberg Power Station (Koeberg) over the past year, posing an additional threat to the future of the continent’s sole nuclear facility, a top publication reports.

IEA: the world needs diverse solar panel supply chains

13 July 2022

Global supply chains, currently heavily concentrated in China, should be diversified, says the IEA in a new special report. This would help ensure a secure transition to net-zero emissions.

Algeria's 1-GW solar ambitions to bear first fruit by 2023

13 July 2022

Algeria's Solar 1,000 scheme is expected to begin generating electricity at the end of 2021, when the 30-MW Beni Ounif solar park comes online.

CFAO Kenya invests in OFGEN Ltd to contribute to power cost reduction and carbon neutrality

13 July 2022

CFAO Kenya Ltd, a unit of Corporation for Africa and Overseas, is investing in OFGEN Ltd that installs solar photovoltaic for commercial and industrial use in East Africa.

Bboxx partners with Orange to connect 150,000 people in DRC to an innovative mini-grid model

12 July 2022

Telecommunications operator Orange has partnered with solar homes system provider Bboox to connect 150,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to an innovative mini-grid model.

Renergen’s ambition for South Africa’s Free State

12 July 2022

Renergen is gearing up to launch Phase 1 of South Africa's first LNG plant against a backdrop of nationwide power shortages.

EDFI ElectriFI and Oikocredit to support Solar Panda’s off-grid solar power for low-income Kenyan households

11 July 2022

Social impact investor and worldwide cooperative Oikocredit with European Union-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI ElectriFI) have co-invested $4mn each in Solar Panda.