The World Bank Group (WBG) deployed its Scaling Solar program in four African countries to date with 12 new countries in Africa and Asia to be announced soon. GTM Research and Blue…
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Saudi Arabia is in the early stages of its utility-scale renewable energy procurement with an ambitious goal of 9.5 GW of new renewable power by 2023. In preparation, the Saudi…
While investors and development agencies have shown a lot of interest in off-grid electrification projects lately, the practical limits of traditional project finance require innovative approaches to support these projects….
By: Ndama Nakashole (The Namibian) NAMIBIA must address the problem of inadequate access to electricity (especially in rural areas), the challenge of extending affordable energy services to underserved populations and the need…
Both feed-in-tariffs and competitive auctions are playing an important role in procuring on-grid renewable energy for Sub-Saharan African countries. Innovative energy solutions are needed to help address Africa’s infrastructure shortfall,…
Written by Tracey Melass from African Decisions; Image Source: Gallo/GettyImages From cellphone-charging booths to irrigation systems and shopping-centre rooftops, Africa’s solar revolution is gathering pace. Five-year-old orphan Naisanga Esther is the…
REIPPPP Status Update In response to competitive prices from renewable energy and the popularity of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Program (REIPPPP), the South African Department of Energy (DoE) announced earlier...
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The recent success of South Africa’s renewable energy program demonstrates the need for a larger role for renewables in Southern Africa’s energy mix. South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) has procured…
A 100 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant using parabolic trough technology became operational in South Africa earlier this month. The R7.9-billion KaXu Solar One park is the largest built to date…
NEW YORK: A new report published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) about 2014 trends in the US energy sector states decarbonization of the country is underway and will increase rapidly…