London, United Kingdom, March 15, 2019/ — The UK Government, through InfraCo Africa, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, is investing Ksh. 220 million (US$2.2m) in the development of two solar plants in rural Kenya.
Category: Solar & Wind
German-African Energy Deals Set the Stage for Better Collaborations
Johannesburg, South Africa, March 4, 2019/ — The 13th German-African Energy Forum is going to set the stage for German and Africa businesses as well as public enterprises to expand economic ties, do deals, create jobs, combat energy poverty, and use German know-how to spur growth.
Exclusive Interview with Mansoor Hamayun, CEO &Co-Founder of BBOXX
Accra, Ghana, March 4, 2019//-Mansoor Hamayun, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)& Co-Founder ofBBOXX, a next generation utility platform which provides electricity to over 675,000 under-served people in developing countries including Africa, has announced that the company plans to expand its customer product offerings.
CEO& Co-Founder: BBOXX’s Bold Ambitions to Scale Into New Markets Still on Course
Accra, Ghana, February 26, 2019//-Mansoor Hamayun, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)& Co-Founder ofBBOXX, a next generation utility platform which provides electricity to over 675,000 under-served people in developing countries including Africa, has revealed that BBOXX’s bold ambitions to scale rapidly into new markets are still in course.
These 11 EU States Already Meet Their 2020 Renewable Energy Targets
February 22, 2019//-Almost half of the European Union’s (EU) 28 member states have already hit, or are close to hitting, their 2020 renewable energy targets.
CEO& Co-Founder: We Set Up BBOXX to Overcome Energy Poverty Facing Over a Billion People
Accra, Ghana, February 20, 2019//-Mansoor Hamayun, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)& Co-Founder of BBOXX, a next generation utility platform which provides electricity to over 675,000 under-served people in developing countries including Africa, has revealed that the company was set up to overcome energy poverty facing over a billion people worldwide.
Egypt Set for Energy Revolution with Innovative Solar Strategies
February 19, 2019//-Egypt is undergoing an energy revolution, with the share contributed by renewables set to soar. Innovative solar strategies form a central part.
Investors Are Turning to Renewable Energy Opportunities as Costs of Production Fall
February 12, 2019//-Investors are turning to renewable energy opportunities as the costs of producing wind and solar projects decline.
GE Connects Financing and Turbine Technology to its Flagship Onshore Wind Project in Sub-Sahara Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, December 18, 2018/ GE Renewable Energy and GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) have partnered to provide technology and facilitate debt financing for its flagship onshore wind project in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Huge Desert Solar Initiative to Make Africa a Renewables Power-house
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, December 10, 2018/ — The details of the “Desert to Power Initiative” have been outlined as part of the Paris Agreement climate change talks at COP24 in Katowice, Poland this week.