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ACWA makes record Ethiopian solar bid

18 September 2019

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power is to develop 250 MW of solar capacity in Ethiopia after making a record low bid of $0.02526 per kWh

Tata sells off African wind interests

17 September 2019

India’s Tata Power has divested its 50% stake in its South African wind IPP Cennergi for $106mn as it sells off non-core assets in a bid to pay down debt.

UK drives forward solar power across Africa

11 September 2019

The UK has created a four-year funding window to improve electricity access in 15 mainly Anglophone countries across Africa

Karpowership aims to provide 15% of Senegal’s power

11 September 2019

Karpowership’s 235-MW floating power plant Ayşegül Sultan will be able to meet 15% of Senegal’s needs when it comes online in October.

Gneiss Energy focuses solar hybrid to push forward the Energy Transition in Africa

11 September 2019

The falling cost of battery storage is making African commercial and industrial off-gird projects more attractive for investors

MOL, Karpowership agree final details for floating 48-MW LNG-to-power project

4 September 2019

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Turkey’s Karadeniz Holding have revealed their final plans to develop a 48-MW floating LNG-to-power project in Mozambique

Japan commits to raising private lending to Africa

4 September 2019

Tokyo has agreed to raise Japanese private lending to Africa to $1.75bn between 2020 and 2022

Africa’s pay-as-you-go potential whets Japanese investment appetite

28 August 2019

Mitsubishi’s investment in BBOXX paves the way for Japan’s deeper engagement with Africa’s power development and the global energy transition

Botswana, Namibia target 5,000 MW of solar

28 August 2019

Botswana and Namibia have launched a procurement programme for up to 5,000 MW of utility-scale solar projects with the support of a group of Western DFIs

First West African LNG regas plant to be built in Equatorial Guinea

22 August 2019

An LNG regasification and storage plant is set to be built in Equatorial Guinea – the first such project in West Africa – as the country advances its plans to develop gas-to-power infrastructure.

UK green bank to support 254 MW of clean capacity in SA

21 August 2019

UK Climate Investments (UKCI), London’s green investment bank, is to provide ZAR253mn ($16.4mn) of critical financing to black-owned renewables developer H1 Holdings to build 254 MW of wind and small hydro capacity in South Africa

African Mini-grid pioneers agree on merger

21 August 2019

PowerGen Renewable Energy’s mini-grid merger with Tanzania’s Rafiki Power blazes a trail for innovative project investment in off-grid power

Eskom begins search for cash

21 August 2019

South Africa’s ruling ANC has suggested that the government borrow from the country’s domestic financial markets in a bid to shore up Eskom’s finances.

Japan’s SoftBank invests $110 in energy storage

20 August 2019

Softbank’s $100bn Vision Fund has made its first investment in energy storage technology by backing Swiss-based energy storage start-up Energy Vault with $110mn.

India, China argue over climate change costs

20 August 2019

India and China are leading a call by the world’s largest emerging economies for established industrialised countries to carry the costs of fighting climate change

Botswana marks private coal first

14 August 2019

Minergy’s Masama mine in Botswana has produced its first saleable coal for export to South Africa and Namibia

Eskom sizes up its debts

14 August 2019

Eskom’s chief restructuring officer is to take weeks not months to decide if the government can offer a $16.4bn bailout

Gas flexibility coming to Ghana

12 August 2019

Gas can now be moved both ways on a section of the WAGP in Ghana, allowing increased use of its domestic gas resources

Nigeria boosts rural power access

7 August 2019

Nigeria has opened a 2.8-MW solar hybrid power project at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University as part of the government’s rural electrification drive

Zimbabwe pays debt to ease power crisis

7 August 2019

Zimbabwe plans to resume paying its power debts in a bid to raise imports to 700 MW and to bring the current power crisis to an end.

Report: Green energy unable to tempt energy establishment away from fossil fuels

6 August 2019

The world is unlikely to meet the Paris goals of a 2 degree rise in temperatures by 2040 as long as fossil fuels offer easier profits than renewables

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