Accra, Ghana, December 17, 2019//- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Office for Africa inaugurated its new solar energy system, a first among FAO offices in the region to reduce its carbon footprint.
Category: Solar & Wind
SEFA Grants $1 Million to Support Innovative Solar-hydro Hybrid Project
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, December 17, 2019/ — The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9-MW solar-hydro hybrid project in Burundi .
Democratizing Access to Clean Energy
December 4, 2019//-The sharp drop in the cost of installing and generating renewable power is driving the shift to low-carbon technologies—although challenges remain.
IFC, NADB Provide $200M Loan to IEnova to Fund Solar Power Projects
Mexico City, Mexico, November 20, 2019—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the North American Development Bank (NADB) will provide US$200 million in green loans to Infraestructura Energética Nova S.A.B. de C.V, to finance four solar power plants with a total capacity of 376 MW across Mexico.
UK-Japan Energy Partnership Wins at British Business Awards
Cambridge, United Kingdom, November 16, 2019: The successful partnership between Azuri Technologies, a leading pay-as-you-go solar solutions innovator, and Fortune 500 company Marubeni Corporation has been awarded Best UK-Japan Partnership for 2019 at the British Business Awards.
Latin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth
Lima, Peru, 12 November 2019 – Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) revealed.
How Ghanaian Civil Servants Sought to Resist Political Pressure
Distribution of public goods like solar panels can be influenced by political elements. Wikimedia Commons Justin Scott Schon, University of Florida; Elizabeth Baldwin, University of Arizona; Jennifer N. Brass, Indiana University, and Lauren M. MacLean Electricity is a hot political issue in Ghana. Ghanaians demand access to the electricity grid as a right of citizenship. […]
The Transition from Fossils to Renewables and its Impact on Consumer Prices
Renewable energy technologies will in the next two years be competitive on price with fossil fuels. Shutterstock Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria and George Alex Thopil, University of Pretoria November 11, 2019//-The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster and more intensive in some countries than others.
Off-Grid Solar Facilities Offer Solution to Climate Change Adversities in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya, November 8, 2019//-As the world grapples with rising heatwave, a section of Kenya’s fishing community has got a shot in the arm thanks to the innovation from MYPAG, a Danish firm, which has enabled them access off-grid cooling facilities for their fish.
Norway Provides Funds for Renewable Energy in Poor Countries
Oslo, Norway, November 7, 2019/ — The Government of Norway is allocating up to NOK 300 million annually to provide better guarantees for businesses that are willing to invest in renewable energy in poor countries,’ has Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein, said.