South Africa’s top five retailers (Pick n Pay, Massmart, Spar, Woolworths and Shoprite) have a major role to play in shaping sustainable growth in the energy sector and need to champion the country’s transition to 100% renewable energy, according to the latest report launched today by Greenpeace Africa.
Category: Solar & Wind
Ghana: Yingli Promises Affordable Solar Power
Yingli Namene West Africa (YNWA), a leading renewable energy solutions developer focused on West Africa, has started operations in the burgeoning Ghanaian renewables energy industry.
Yingli Namene Enters Ghana’s Solar Energy Market
Yingli Namene West Africa (YNWA), a leading renewable energy solutions developer focused on West Africa, is expected to enter the burgeoning Ghanaian renewables energy industry, next week.
African Energy Ministers Storm London
Over 130 speakers have so far confirmed to attend the 18th annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) taking place in London this year from 22-24th June.
Can Africa Tap Into The ‘Church Economy’?
Africa is a hotbed of church activities from worshipping to fund-raising. In the past, the church was seen as a charitable venture which was not supposed to embark on profit-making business.
Scatec Solar to build first large scale solar plant in West Africa
An historic agreement to Build-Own-and Operate West Africa’s first utility-scale solar power plant was signed here today by Norwegian company Scatec Solar and its partners, the Malian Ministry of Energy and Water and Electricité du Mali (EDM), the electricity utility of Mali.
Why ‘powered’ Africa is key to its economic transformation
History teaches us that Africa will not be able to lift people out of poverty, substantially improve well-being, and reduce inequalities, if it cannot sustainably power itself.
Expert panel to select projects at 2015 Africa Energy Forum
Access Infra Africa (Access), a developer, owner and operator of power assets in Africa, today launched the Access Co-Development Fund (‘ACF’), a US$ 5 million competition designed to bridge the gap between early stage renewable energy projects in Africa and the expertise and funding they require to come to operation.
CIF Lauds Ghana’s Renewable Energy Plan
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) unanimously endorsed Ghana’s ambitious investment plan to transform and promote its renewable energy sector.
Actis Announces $1.9Bn Pan-African Renewable Energy Platform
Actis, a global pan-emerging market private equity firm, today announced the launch of a pan-African renewable energy generation platform, Lekela Power.