Djibouti to host renewable energy conference
The Minister of Energy in charge of Natural Resources of the Republic of Djibouti is set to organize the first regional conference and exhibition next month.
Africa Development Bank releases diagnose, fragility assessment tool
The African Development Bank has created and refined a new tool to diagnose fragility in countries, taking into account their capacities and pressures they may be under.
Experts discuss Water-Energy Nexus for Africa’s sustainable development
A three-day meeting opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, discusses mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in Africa.
Civil societies slam South Africa’s inclusion of new coal in electricity plan
The Life After Coal Campaign and Greenpeace Africa argue that the inclusion of an additional 1000 MW of new coal-fired power puts the Department of Energy in conflict with the rights enshrined…
U.S. finance Ethiopia’s 50 megawatts geothermal energy project
The United States Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to TM Geothermal Operations Private Limited Company (TMGO), an Ethiopian company, to coordinate a feasibility study supporting development of the first 50…
Phanes Group kicks off Solar Incubator program for Africa
Phanes Group, an international end-to-end solar provider headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has announced the 2nd edition of its Solar Incubator program. The Program is aimed at identifying photovoltaic (PV) projects of potential…
IFC set to boost wind energy development in Africa
The International Fiance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has forged a new partnership with Gaia Energy to create a joint platform for the development of wind power and…
Uganda gets protection to renewable energy projects
Uganda becomes the first African country to sign an agreement with the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), which will offer protection to new small and mid-sized renewable energy projects (up to 50…
Consortium set to reduce Ugandan electricity costs
A consortium of development finance institutions and commercial lenders today announced completion of the refinancing of more than $400 million loans of Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL), aiming to help reduce electricity costs…
Zambia secures $50 million to diversify energy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved US$50 million framework financing for small-scale renewable energy projects in Zambia, which will help diversify Zambia’s energy generation heavily reliant on…
Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire discuss Africa Energy Market
Experts from Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire along with public, private and civil society representatives discuss the technical, commercial, regulatory and financial issues in Africa’s fast-growing Energy market.
Turkish company set to generate electricity in Ethiopia
The Turkish giant, Turkish Industry Holding is set to invest 750 million Euros in power generating sector in Ethiopia. The anticipated power plant is gas fired co-generation plant and the capacity will…
GE provides power unit for village in Ethiopia
General Electric (GE) of the United States, the world’s premier digital industrial company, has commissioned a scalable micro grid system powered by a Hybrid Distributed Power unit for Digo Village in the…
Africa electricity index examines 15 countries performance
Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI), new report by the African Development Bank measures the level of development of regulatory frameworks in 15 African countries. The report identifies areas in which improvement…