Africa Does Not Just Need More Solar and Wind. It Needs Someone to Make the Projects Bankable
Africa GreenCo has raised another US$21.5 million, including US$11.5 million from the Private Infrastructure Development…
Why GoodWe Thinks Selling Solar Hardware Is No Longer Enough
GoodWe has opened a new regional office in Nairobi as it expands its renewable-energy business…
Why Egypt Is Linking Its Wind Boom to a Turbine Manufacturing Industry
Nigeria spent years trying to get a 10 MW wind project into operation, even after…
Why Does South Africa’s Solar Power Still Need Norway’s Guarantee
Norway’s export credit agency GIEK has provided a guarantee of up to NOK 150 million,…
Why Is Uganda Taking Solar Power Into West Nile
Uganda has just put a 24 MWp solar power plant into commercial operation in West…
Building East Africa’s energy skills pipeline requires firm commitment
By Ifeanyi Odoh, Country President, Schneider Electric East Africa In a time when the global…
Can Namibia Turn Green Hydrogen Into Real Industrial Growth
Namibia has one of the ingredients investors usually spend years looking for: cheap renewable energy…
Why Is African Capital Moving Into Local Currency Solar Finance
Côte d’Ivoire is financing a 66 MW solar plant in a way that could matter…
South African Power Developer Sturdee Energy Enters Zambia With 200 MW Wind Project
South African power developer Sturdee Energy is entering Zambia with a 200 MW wind project,…
What’s Really Driving Africa’s Solar Expansion
Africa’s solar expansion is being driven by something less fashionable than climate ambition: power is…