Accra, November 23, 2017//-Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has partnered a German firm JVG-Thoma to establish a €14.5 million solar manufacturing factory.
Category: Solar & Wind
Creating Fuel from Agric Waste
Behind the Muhoroni Sugar factory in southwestern Kenya lies a mountain of leaves and stalks from sugar cane.
International Solar Alliance Presents Its First Offering to Deepen Solar Markets
New Delhi, India, November 18, 2017//-A USD 1 billion guarantee could crowd in up to USD 15 billion of investments for 20 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV capacity in more than 20 countries, claims a study released at the India Pavilion at the COP23 climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany.
Germany Supports Renewable Energy Projects in Africa with 32.9 Million Euros
London, UK, November 16, 2017/ — KfW, the German Development Bank, and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announced, on the side lines of the annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power and Renewables Meeting, a new instrument to support renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa that targets small- and mid-scale (up to 50 MW) green power renewable […]
New Study on 100% Renewable Electricity Worldwide Out
November 8, 2017//- The Energy Watch Group and Lappeenranta University of Technology launched their new groundbreaking study, which models a global transition to 100% renewable electricity.
PEG Africa Connects 500,000 Underserved Off-grid Consumers to Power
October 27, 2017 – PEG Africa, the leading off-grid solar company in West Africa, has successfully raised US$13.5 million through a combination of debt and a Series B equity financing.
SHS Solar Power Project to Cost $420M
It would cost government more than US$420 million to roll out solar power generation in all second cycle schools across the country.
ENGIE Enters Africa’s Off-grid Energy Market, Acquires Fenix
Kampala, Uganda, October 19, 2017/ — ENGIE and Fenix announced that they have agreed on a transaction in which ENGIE will acquire 100% of Fenix International, a next generation energy company, offering Solar Home Systems (SHS) in Africa.
Veep: ECG, NEDCo given Dec Deadline to Submit Renewable Energy Models
Accra, October 12, 2017//-As the country moves to firm-up its development and utilisation of renewable energy potential, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have been given December as the deadline to submit business models for the integration of distributed renewable energy generation.
IEA Report: Off-grid Solar set to triple in Africa
Lagos, Nigeria, October 6, 2017//-A new report has confirmed that Solar is now the fastest growing energy source in the world, and is making a major impact in Africa.