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solar
The Mozambican authorities recently took part in the inauguration of the Cuamba photovoltaic solar power plant. Equipped with a battery storage system, the facility is the result of a public-private partnership (PPP) between the State of Mozambique…
transmission
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing CrossBoundary Access with $10 million in funding. This financing mechanism for solar mini-grids has set itself the target of electrifying one million people over the next few years. With…
SDG 7
Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Togo and Sudan are benefiting from an $800 million loan. It was approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), who met recently in Saudi Arabia to…
Green Finance
On the sidelines of the African Climate Summit, which recently concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, Germany and the United States of America announced $50 million in commitments to the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). Germany has pledged €40…
electricity
The National Assembly’s portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy has called for submissions on the Electricity Regulation Bill that will open up the market in the electricity sector to mitigate the impact of power cuts. The Bill was…
Electric Bus
At a time when the European electric vehicle market is booming, Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars and Egypt's Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) have agreed to manufacture electric bus bodies for export to Europe. Egypt is gradually becoming the…
Wind farm
The Djibouti authorities recently inaugurated the country's first onshore wind farm near Ghoubet Bay. The facility, built under a public-private partnership (PPP), has a capacity of 60 MW. Djibouti is now one of the world’s leading producers of…
climate change
After a decade of work, Ivory Coast's energy policy seems to be bearing fruit. Between major responsible hydrocarbon projects and renewable energies, the country is preparing its transition. On Monday 28 August, the Ivorian company Petroci and its…
transmission
Addis Abeba — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has granted approval for a $104 million funding package to support a transmission project in eastern Ethiopia. The project aims to transform the region's power supply…