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UN report highlights green progress
Renewable energy is now more cost-effective than ever and provides an opportunity to put clean energy at the centre of economic recovery packages, the UN has found.
Little hope for GERD talks this week
Both Egypt and Ethiopia have failed to offer any hope of compromise in the GERD dispute, despite efforts by Sudan to restart talks
Egypt wants more information about EuroAfrica Interconnector
Egypt wants more information about EuroAfrica Interconnector
Eskom holds coal talks, has no deadline for unbundling
South Africa’s Eskom is holding talks with seven private coal suppliers in a bid to renegotiate prices, which are at what CEO Andre de Ruyter said were “inflated above market prices.”
Nigerian President outlines grid deal with Siemens
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved his government’s 2019 deal with Siemens to rehabilitate the country’s ailing power grid.
Falling costs make renewables competitive with coal
With solar PV costs falling 92% since 2010, renewables are now more and more competitive than coal.
SA insists Eskom install flue gas scrubbers at Medupi
The South African government has ruled that Eskom must install flue gas desulphurisation equipment at the Medupi power plant.
Energy investment set to plummet in 2020 as global lockdown takes its toll
Renewables are proving more resilient than fossil fuels, although green investment continues to fail to meet Paris Agreement requirements
Global wind turbine supply reaches record levels
Vestas, Siemens Gamesa emerge as the world’s leading turbine manufacturers, as the industry posts record installations in 2019.
Zimbabwe launches 500-MW solar tender
Zimbabwe is to invite bids to install 500 MW of solar capacity
Green energy shows resilience during global pandemic
Global renewable energy installations are forecast to dip 13% to 167GW in 2020
17% daily emissions drop cannot hold back climate change
The 17% emissions drop is unlikely to have a fundamental effect on future emissions levels, but new research could give government more insight into how to fight climate change
Head of Century Power Generation calls for expanding gas-to-power schemes in Nigeria
The head of Century Power Generation has urged Nigeria to move forward with plans to expand the use of gas as a fuel for electricity production.
Debt and losses continue to hold back Nigeria’s power sector
Nigeria’s power sector continues to stack up huge losses and be plagued by non-payment of bills as the inadequate and poorly maintained transmission and distribution systems fail to meet demand.
Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s latest GERD proposals
Sudan has rejected Ethiopia’s latest proposals to break the current impasse over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
AfDB to probe Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to carry out a full audit of Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project after the scheme was hit by accusations of fraud that resulted in China’s Sinotec being banned from further AfDB projects.
AfDB, Clean Technology Fund lend $10mn to kick-start Ethiopian geothermal IPP
The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) is to lend $10mn to Ethiopia’s first geothermal independent power producer (IPP) in a bid to help diversify the country’s energy mix.
Fitch downgrades Siemens Gamesa
Fitch Ratings has downgraded from stable to negative its outlook for global wind OEM Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Lockdown gives Eskom breathing space, but revenues fall
South Africa’s lockdown has reduced Eskom’s revenues, but at the same time has kept load-shedding to a minimum and allowed the company to push ahead with much-needed maintenance.
AfDB find Chinese firm guilty of fraud
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has banned Sinotec, a Chinese transmission and distribution equipment firm, from taking part in bank-funded projects across Africa for three years.
Eskom admits to emissions problems at Kendal power plant
Eskom has acknowledged that it committed a number of environmental breaches at its coal-fired Kendal power station, with emissions levels breaking agreed limits.
Power consumption falls in Egypt
Power consumption in Egypt has fallen by between 5% and 7% across a range of industry sectors
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