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AfrElec: Coal closures could save megacities from pollution-related deaths
The closure of coal fired-plants located close to urban centres across the developing world in line with the 1.5 degree climate targets would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths and drastically cut the economic fallout of air pollution.
Hydro capacity needs to double to meet green goals
Global hydro capacity needs to double by 2050 if water-based power is to make a meaningful contribution in the race to net zero, IRENA director-general Francesco La Camera has warned
African cities need billions to cope with climate change by 2050
Investments of some $280bn will be needed to combat the effects of climate change in 35 cities in South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia by 2050, new research shows.
Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry
The primary fuel for nuclear plants was sliding for much of the 2010s, with no signs of a major turnaround. Yet since mid-August, prices have surged by around 60% as investors and speculators scramble to snap up the commodity.
REM: EBRD, EU and GCF support green investments in Morocco
Climate envoys head to South Africa to negotiate green finance
Climate envoys from the US, UK, France and Germany will arrive in South Africa this week to negotiate its transition to a green economy. The officials are expected to land on Monday, 27 September, for a series of meetings with SA energy policymakers.
IRENA, GWEC set 380-GW target for 2030
The Global Wind Energy Council and the International Renewable Energy Agency have set a target of 380 GW of offshore wind installations by 2030, and 2,000 GW by 2050, in a bid to reach international net-zero targets by 2050.
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.
UN calls on Ethiopia, Egypt,and Sudan to restart GERD talks
The United Nations Security Council has urged Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to resume African Union-led talks to reach a “binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within a reasonable time frame.”
Egypt agrees with ACWA Power to postpone Kom Ombo solar plant
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission (EETC) has accepted ACWA Power’s request to postpone the 200-MW solar plant project at Kom Ombo in southern Egypt because of the high cost of transport and the prices of solar cells.
US to support green laggard Algeria
The US has agreed to support Algeria’s modernisation of its national grid and the transition to a greener power sector.
Green giants unite to work towards full sustainability of renewable energy
A group of leading green energy developers has identified the need for a close alliance between solar and wind in order to meet global climate goals and to achieve a just transition away from fossil fuels.
Global coal plans collapse by 76%
The global pipeline of proposed coal power plants has collapsed by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015, bringing the end of new coal power construction into sight, new research by green think-tank E3G finds.
AfrElec: The Gambia becomes surprise climate champion
The Gambia has become a surprising global climate champion, as it has been adjudged to be the only country with a climate action plan that is consistent with the Paris Agreement 1.5˚C warming limit.
NNPC sells electricity from Kaduna, Warri refineries
DNG Energy, Imperial Logistics unveil plan for pilot LNG project
DNG Energy of South Africa has teamed up with Imperial Logistics, another local company, for a pilot project that will test the use of LNG as an alternative to diesel in the transport sector.
Kinetiko Energy gears up for three-well Amersfoort drilling programme
Australia’s Kinetiko Energy is set to begin work on a three-well drilling programme in the vicinity of the Amersfoort coal-bed methane collection terminal south-east of Johannesburg early in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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