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Botswana Power Corporation Awards Scatec ASA First Huge Scale Solar Agreement
development for Botswana, and for the green energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Significantly, Botswana is abundant in natural deposits and has substantial
Sep 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Scatec, power purchase agreement, African Development Bank, Jan Fourie, Botswana Power Corporation, Botswana solar project, Botswana Vision 2036, BPC
Puma energy rolls out PV-batteries in Ghana
at its retail gas stations and a more three at its terminals in Ghana, West Africa.
The solar power generation at 11 of the 14 sites is supported by battery
Apr 19, 2021 // Plants, Storage, West Africa, Solar Project, Puma Energy, Henry Osei, Mitchell Board
Masdar & Ethiopia: 500 MW Solar Partnership
a partnership with Ethiopia to establish 500 MW of solar power capacity in the African country. The announcement is part of the UAE's Etihad 7 program, which was
Aug 25, 2023 // Plants, Masdar, Asia, UAE, Ethiopia 7
IFC and SIMA Invest $150M in Solar Green Bonds for African Projects
of a $150 million solar green bond to finance productive-use solar projects in Africa. The bond aims to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in
Feb 8, 2024 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, ifc, Africa, Solar Project, SIMA
Swiss renewables firm inks African hydrogen MoU
H2 Industries to support its advancement of green hydrogen projects throughout Africa.
The contract supports Terra Sola's growth of large-scale integrated solar
Nov 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Africa, green hydrogen, Terra Sola
STANLIB Powers Solar, EV Push in SA
Asset Management, a South African investment firm, has acquired a controlling stake in domestic solar installer Solareff Ltd and its electric vehicle (EV)
Aug 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, STANLIB, Solareff
Green Giant: SkyPower, AFC Partner on 200-MW Solar Project
Global and Africa Finance Corporation have agreed to jointly develop a 200-MW solar project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This project, known
Feb 19, 2024 // Plants, PV Power Plant, SkyPower, AFC
Syrah takes FID on solar-plus-storage project at Mozambique graphite mine
that Syrah authorized with solar as well as storage programmer Solarcentury Africa to tackle the effort. Afterwards, the partners took place to finalise the
Apr 12, 2022 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, solar farm, Syrah Resources
‘Desert to Power’ solar project in Chad clinches €18m AfDB loan
north of Chad’s capital N'Djaména is one step closer to fruition after the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided it with an €18 million (US$19.6 million)
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, solar-plus-storage, Africa, African Development Bank, chad, sahel, infraco africa, aldwich international limited, amea power
African Infrastructure Gets Boost From $12 Billion Climate Fund
climate finance center, has actually agreed to make its greatest ever before African equity investment, backing infrastructure that can stand up to the impact of
Mar 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, gcf, AFC Capital Infrastructure Fund
EDF Consortium Secures Funds for SA Battery Projects
financial close for three battery energy storage system projects in South Africa, totaling 257 MW capacity. The consortium, which includes Mulilo Energy
Nov 20, 2024 // Storage, Africa, South Africa, EDF International
Norfund, CDC spend US$ 39m in 2.4 GW of South African renewables
available.
Norfund stated the investment would certainly support South Africa's clean energy objectives as well as make it possible for H1 Capital to fund
Mar 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, norfund, cdc, H1 Capital, just energy transition
Cape Town to procure 300 MW of renewables from IPPs
city rid itself of frequent load-shedding and lower its dependence on South African utility Eskom.
"We have concerned approve load-shedding as a fact of life in
Feb 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis
John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA
the project has actually protected financing from leading global and South African financial institutions consisting of African Advancement Bank (AfDB),
Jul 28, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Thermal, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, Rajit Nanda, International, csp, Concentrated Solar Power Plant, John Cockerill, Redstone CSP Plant
Perenco Unit Acquires Akuo’s African Renewable Ventures
the French renewable power producer, has agreed to sell its African subsidiary to Taranis Investments, an investment unit of the oil and gas group Perenco.
Dec 6, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, akuo, Africa, Perenco
