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- OPINION:
Renewable Energies – a Double-Edged
Sword
Oct 24, 2014 - Bradnee Chambers - ipsnews.net
The United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change has set a target of reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2.
One way countries can meet their obligations
is to switch energy production from the burning
of fossil fuels to “renewables”,
generally understood to include wind, wave,
tidal, hydro, solar and geothermal power and
biomass.
- Namibia in line for first large-scale PV power
plant
Nov 19, 2014 - Ben Willis - PV-tech.org
Namibia in southern Africa is expected to
see its first large-scale PV plant come online
early next year following a ground-breaking
ceremony last week.
- Developing
renewable energy projects in Africa becoming ‘easy’,
claims IPP
Oct 28, 2014 - Monique Avila - pv-tech.org
The president and chief executive officer
of Windiga Energy, a Canadian-based independent
power producer, said it is now easy to develop
renewable energy projects, like PV, in Africa.
- From Cape Town to Kinshasa: could the Great Inga
dam power half of Africa?
Sep 19, 2014 - theguardian.com
As treaties are ratified and hopes rise for
a sustainable solution to energy poverty, NGOs
question who stands to benefit
- The electrification of Africa
August 12, 2014 - David Rogers - globalconstructionreview.com
A GCR special report into the surge of power
construction that will transform the continent
over the next six years.Sub-Saharan Africa
is made up of 49 countries, with a total population
of about 826 million. Together, they have an
installed generating capacity of 68GW. This
is equivalent to the electricity output of
Iran (62GW). About 65% of this capacity is
provided by one country: South Africa.
- Namibian
energy minister pushes for solar expansion
Jun 10, 2014 - Ben Willis - pvtech.org
The energy minister of Namibia, southern Africa,
has called for greater deployment of solar
to provide power in off-grid locations.
- Saudi, Egypt may tender power link in early 2015
May 14, 2014 - emirates247.com
Saudi Arabia and Egypt may tender their long-awaited
power link project in early 2015 and it would take
nearly three years to be completed, a Saudi electricity
official was quoted on Wednesday as saying.
- With A
Little Help, Africa Could Become Renewable Energy
Powerhouse
May
6, 2014 - Ari Phillips - thinkprogress.org
The United States, China, India, Japan, and
Europe all fit within Africa, a continent that
lags behind those places in development. When
it comes to energy and electricity, this lack
of infrastructure or institutionalized energy
systems offers some opportunities for renewable
sources of energy to enter into a market that
is struggling to meet demand.
- Solar power to the people: green energy could boost African development
Apr 30, 2014 - John Vidal - theguardian.com
Sub-Saharan Africa's lack of electricity is hindering development but this can be reversed if countries turn to ambitious, large-scale renewable energy projects, an environmental thinktank suggests.
- Morocco turns to US in effort to kick start US$12 billion solar plans
30 Apr, 2014 - John Parnell - pvtech.org
Senior Moroccan officials will tour the US this June as they look to kick start the North African country’s ambitious US$12.4 billion solar plans.
- FiT launch gets Algeria’s large-scale PV plan underway
Apr 29, 2014 - Ben Willis - pv-tech.org
Algeria has launched a feed-in tariff (FiT) for large-scale PV power plants to support its goal of building 800MW of solar capacity by 2020.
- PV demand in Africa and Middle East set to triple by 2018 - Solarbuzz
Apr 25, 2014 - Ben Willis - pv-tech.org
PV demand in the Middle East and Africa is set to grow by 50% this year and more than triple by 2018 as countries such as Saudi Arabia begin serious levels of solar deployment.
- Spotlight on Africa: Renewable energy projects hold promise
Apr 14, 2014 - Reg Tucker - renewableenergyfocus.com
The roadblocks impacting renewable energy growth in some parts of Africa are well documented. But that's not discouraging aggressive expansion in those countries where the potential for new solar and wind projects is greatest.
- Renewables in North Africa: A Nation-By-Nation Report Card
Mar 25, 2014 - James Montgomery - renewableenergyworld.com
Spiking electricity demand, threadbare infrastructure, rising costs, geopolitical insecurity — yet renewable energy is still a priority for these five nations.
- Fraunhofer Institute Researches Reliable Solar Electricity Transmission in North Africa
Mar 12 2014 - IISD.org
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has announced a research project to help develop a network for the reliable transmission of electricity from solar energy facilities in North Africa, with potential future transmission to Europe. The Institute's 'Super Grid' project aims to develop and optimize technologies for the interface between electricity production and grid feed-in.
- IHS: Mexico joins South Africa and Turkey in top three emerging PV markets
Mar 12, 2014 - Andy Colthrope - PV-tech.org
Several hundred megawatts of PV projects currently under construction in Mexico are driving the country to third place in the world for attractiveness to investors, developers and manufacturers in the solar industry, according to analysis firm IHS.
-
East Africa: Rwanda to Build East Africa's Largest Solar Plant
Feb 19, 2014 - allafrica.com
Rwanda has started the construction of a new 8.5 MW solar PV plant, the first utility-scale solar power field in East Africa. The plant will be built on land belonging to Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village.
- Construction Begins on $7 Billion Power Africa Project
Feb 19, 2012 - Tam Harbert - spectrum.ieee.org
Obama's ambitious electrification project starts with solar and wind installations
- Solar power has role in transforming Sub-Saharan economy: Commerzbank
Jan 24, 2014 - John Parnell - pv-tech.org
The relatively quick deployment time of solar power could help to fix energy supply issues and get Sub-Saharan economies back on track, according to a new report by Commerzbank.
- Zimbabwe plans to build three solar power plants
Dec 9, 2013 - Reuters - timeslive.co.za
Zimbabwe plans to construct three solar-powered plants in the west of the country at a cost of $540 million in a bid to ease electricity shortages in the country, an official with the state power company said.
- Kenya's energy revolution: full steam ahead for geothermal power
Nov 22, 2013 - Jessica Hatcher - theguardian.com
Electricity may be at a premium in Kenya, but the country hopes to be the world's leading exponent of geothermal power by 2023
- Congo river's Grand Inga dam 'could power Africa'
Nov 15, 2013 - bbc.co.uk
The idea of using the mighty Congo river to provide electricity across the African continent has been around since the 1960s.
- African solar goes mainstream
Nov, 2013 - Philip Wolfe - solarbusinessfocus.com
In the last five years, deployment of utility-scale PV power stations has increased explosively, to become the fastest-growing sector of the solar industry. Wiki-Solar founder Philip Wolfe explains how Africa is starting to emerge as a player in the generation of mainstream solar power
- Nigeria plans 500MW of PV in joint German project
Oct 23, 2013 - Ben Willis - pv-tech.org
Nigeria is planning to deploy up to 500MW of solar power capacity across nine of its states in a joint programme with the German government, according to reports.
- Ethiopia eyes export of geothermal energy to East Africa
Oct 25, 2013 - sudantribune.com
October 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – As part of Ethiopia’s plans to become a major power exporter in East Africa, the state utility company said on Friday that it is building Africa’s largest Geothermal Power Plant.
- Enphase Energy Announces Clinton Global Initiative
'Commitment to Action' for Nigerian Microgrid
Project
Oct 10, 2013 - enphase.com
PETALUMA, Calif. - October 10, 2013 – Enphase
Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), announced today
its Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment
to
Action. Enphase has partnered with Beacon Power Services to provide a clean
and reliable energy alternative in Abuja, Nigeria, through piloting an innovative
solar energy microgrid system.
- Reykjavik Geothermal Agrees to Build 1,000 Megawatts in Ethiopia
Oct 4, 2013 - Justin Doom - renewableenergyworld.com
NEW YORK CITY -- Reykjavik Geothermal, the Icelandic
company that’s helped build power plants
in more than 30 countries, agreed to develop
as much as 1,000 megawatts of projects in Ethiopia
over the next 10 years.
- Africa’s largest PV project set for construction in early 2014
Sep 18, 2013 - Lucy Woods - pv-tech.org
Construction is due to start in the first quarter of 2014 on a 155MW PV project in Ghana, said to be Africa's largest PV power plant to date.
- Ethiopia says it won’t bow to Egyptian pressure over Nile dam
Jun 7,2013 - AARON MAASHO, ADDIS ABABA — Reuters - theglobalandmail.com
Ethiopia’s construction of a dam on a tributary of the Nile is not open to negotiation, the Addis Ababa government said on Friday, as a confrontation with Egypt over the project escalated.
- Uganda Launches Innovative Feed-in Tariff Programme
Jul 2, 2013 - Tildy Bayar - renewableenergyworld.com
In an effort to draw more private investment into renewable power projects in the country, Uganda has launched an innovative new renewable energy development financing programme, the Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariff (GET FiT).
- Eskom CEO calls for ‘super grid’ to power up sub-Saharan Africa
May 14, 2013 - By Kim Cloete - engineeringnews.co.za
The CEO of South African power utility Eskom, Brian Dames, said on Tuesday that countries in sub-Saharan Africa should work together to establish a “super grid” to boost electricity supply in the power-starved region.
- Interview: Africans should be more proactive
facing climate change: expert
Apr 23, 2013 - English.news.cn - xinhuanet.com
WINDHOEK, April 23 (Xinhua) -- As the
world marks Earth Day, a geology scientist
calls on Africans to be more proactive
and invest in alternative energy to stem
deforestation and spur development.
- Grand Inga Dam: Africa’s Path to Electrification?
Feb 7, 2013 - By Joelmallory - Wordpress.com
Twenty-five miles from the mouth of the Congo
River, the Inga Falls potentially holds the future
of Africa’s power generation. The largest
waterfall in the world by volume, Inga Falls
will potentially be the future site of a hydroelectric
power plant with over 40,000 megawatts (MW) of
capacity
- Power Africa's leaders (and skeptics) speak out
Jul 17, 2013 - By Michael Igoe - Devex.com
Power Africa, a new multi-billion dollar initiative by U.S. President Barack Obama to increase electricity access on the continent, is rallying supporters to generate some energy of its own.
- Powering Africa
Jul 15, 2013 - By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
President Obama’s “Power Africa” initiative, unveiled during his recent trip there, has the potential to make a major impact on a continent where millions of people — including more than two-thirds of those in the sub-Saharan region — live every day without reliable access to affordable electricity. But the outcome depends heavily on how the plan is designed and carried out and whether it is sustained.
- Kenya-Ethiopia power deal brings hope, controversy
Jun 12, 2013- Maina Waruru - Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
NAROK, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Each week, Lucy Wangui, 51, walks from her home, in an isolated hamlet in Kenya’s Narok County, to the local shopping centre 15 kilometers away.
- ETHIOPIA PLANS TO POWER EAST AFRICA WITH HYDRO
Jan 29, 2013 - E.G. Woldegebriel - Source: Thomson Reuters
Foundation
ADDIS ABABA (AlertNet) - Ethiopia is gearing up to export large
amounts of clean power across East Africa in the coming years,
starting with neighbouring countries Djibouti and Sudan. But the
ambitious plans have ignited controversy on several fronts.
- Solar energy: African economies' secret weapon
June 25, 2013 - Keith Proctor- CNN Money
In recent years, the continent has become a haven for renewable energy, spearheaded by small, tech savvy companies keen on capitalizing off of the global south's hunger for energy.
- Ethiopia looks to realise its geothermal
energy potential
Feb 13, 2013 - Matthew Newsome - theguardian.com
Ethiopia, like its fellow Great Rift Valley countries,
has enormous geothermal energy potential. However, the
costs involved and the need for skilled expertise have,
until now, been major obstacles.
- Powering Africa through feed-in tariffs
Heinrich Boll Stiftung, World Future council - Feb 2013 - www.worldfuturecouncil.org
Advancing renewable energy to meet the continent's electricity needs.
- Cote d'Ivoire to supply 17 MW of electricity
to Benin and Togo annually
Jan 26, 2013 - English.news.cn - xinhuanet.com
ABIDJAN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire will reinforce
electricity supply to Benin and Togo with an annual supply
of 138 GWh of electricity to the company charged with the
production and transportation of electricity to the two countries,
Benin Electricity Company (CEB).
- What Future for the North Africa-to-Europe Power Super-Grid?
Dec 30, 2012 - Dr. Daniel Novotny - The North Africa Post
With the EU aiming to increasingly meet its energy needs from renewable
sources – 30 per cent by 2020 and almost 100 per cent by 2050 –a
great portion of this renewable power will have to come particularly
from large-scale photovoltaic (PV) installations in sunny regions
of the North Africa.
- AfDB
approves new funds for Ethiopia-Kenya power project
Dec 8 , 2012 - sudantribune.com
December 8, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - The African Development Bank
(AfDB) has approved a loan agreement amounting US$115 million
to finance the construction of a cross-border electricity highway
running between Ethiopia and Kenya.
- Africa's largest solar power plant to be built in Ghana
Adam Vaughn - Dec 04, 2012 - guardian.co.uk
The largest solar power plant in Africa will be built in Ghana, the British company behind the plan said on Tuesday.
Source of much of the world's cocoa and an increasingly significant oil producer, Ghana's new drive to exploit the sun's energy is
predicted to create hundreds of jobs and increase the country's electricity
capacity by 6%, as well as cutting emissions.
- Scatec and IFC enter agreement to develop PV plants in West and Central Africa
Jun 11, 2012 - Anne Zimmermann - pv-tech.org
Norwegian-based Scatec Solar and IFC InfraVentures have entered an agreement to develop a number of PV plants in West and Central Africa, the companies have announced. IFC will be financing the projects while Scatec will be responsible for designing, developing, constructing and operating PV plants with a capacity of 10MW or more in different African countries. Among the first countries in which Scatec and IFC are planning to develop solar power plants are Benin, Cameroon, Togo, Niger and Burkina Faso.
- Is Desertec The Answer To Europe And Africa's Energy Woes?
Mar 22, 2012 - forbes.com
Standing on the shores of the Mediterranean, anywhere from Tangiers to Istanbul, it’s not exactly difficult to imagine the region’s renewable potential.
- South Africa has great wind energy potential
Mar 22, 2012 - newtoday.com.bd
There exists great wind energy potential that remains to be tapped in South Africa, experts said, reports Xinhua.
- UN urges Africa to facilitate private investment in clean energy production
Mar 7, 2012 - power-eng.com
India, Feb. 26 -- Government policies that facilitate private sector investment in energy markets are crucial to help tap Africa's massive renewable energy potential, which can fuel the continent's poverty reduction efforts and put it on a path to sustainable development, according to a United Nations report released today.
- Egypt to Help With Gaza Power Shortages
Mar 2, 2012 - Mohammed Daraghmeh - abcnews.go.com
Egypt has agreed to help ease Gaza's chronic power shortages as part of a three-stage plan that would eventually hook up the isolated territory to the regional grid, a Palestinian energy official said Monday.
- Ethiopian electric cable to Sudan completed
Mar 2, 2012 - Tesfa-Alem Tekle - sudantribune.com
February 19, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia has completed a power transmission line that links its power grid with neighbouring Sudan, state Electric and Power Corporation (EEPCO) announced.
- GE to construct 10,000mw power plant in Nigeria
Feb 23, 2012 - www.businessdayonline.com
General Electric (GE), a leading global company, originating from the USA, is to construct a 10,000 mega watts power plant in Nigeria, Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji has said.
- Turning Rwanda's rivers into renewable energy
Jan 31, 2012 - bbc.co.uk
One of the business ventures that African entrepreneurs tend to avoid - perhaps in order to avoid a shock - is electricity.
- South Africa Signs Major Energy Agreement with Democratic Republic of Congo
Nov 16, 2011 - John Daly - oilprice.com
Africa has for the last couple of decades found itself between a rock and a hard place on energy issues, seeing foreigners race in to exploit hydrocarbon reserves (Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, etc.) while soaring population rates and a lack of infrastructure investment have left many nation’s populations bereft of reliable and inexpensive energy resources.
- Sahara Solar Project to Present First Plant Design in 2012
Nov 3, 2011 - Stefan Nicola - bloomberg.com
The Sahara solar initiative backed by German turbine maker Siemens AG (SIE) and Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) will sketch out plans in 2012 for its first power plant, a 600 million-euro ($800 million) station in Morocco, its project manager said.
- Abu Dhabi hosts Africa meeting on renewable energy
Oct. 7, 2011 - Michael Casey - boston.com
African governments should consider investing in renewable energies like wind, solar and hydro power to help feed the continent's growing energy demands and combat threats of climate change, the head of a new international energy agency said Friday.
- Power Interconnection Project Costly but Needed
Aug 9, 2011 - George Mhango - ipsnews.net
BLANTYRE, Malawi , Jun 27, 2011 (IPS) - In Malawi's administrative and commercial capitals, Lilongwe and Blantyre, two things are clear, especially at night: blackouts and the sound of generators in various workplaces.
- How the DRC’s Inga project could solve much of Africa’s power problems
Jul 21, 2011 - Claude Harding - howwemadeitinafrica.com
Companies in Africa are severely handicapped by poor power supply.
- Can North Africa Light Up Europe With Concentrated Solar Power?
Jul 21, 2011 - Lisa Friedman - nytimes.com
HAMBURG, Germany -- Twenty-five years after Gerhard Knies conceived of powering Europe with the Sahara Desert's sun, the North Africa Solar project has grown into something considerably more than a mere mirage, but it's still less than a reality.
- Ethiopia Plans to Start Exporting Power to Djibouti This Month
May 22, 2011 - William Davison - bloomberg.com
Ethiopia expects to begin exporting electricity to Djibouti this month after completing a project connecting its power grid to the neighboring country, an Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. official said.
- Tunisia still in running for Desertec role despite turmoil
May 21, 2011 - globserver.com
Tunisia remains a leading candidate to host one of the first renewables projects built by the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), despite the North African country’s recent revolution.
- centrotherm, Kinetics Germany to build Africa’s largest module production facility
May 21, 2011 - Chris Whitmore - pv-tech.org
centrotherm photovoltaics and Kinetics Germany have signed an agreement with Société Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) to build an integrated solar module manufacturing facility in Rouiba, Algeria. When completed, the 43,000-square-metre site, located 30 km east of Algiers, will be home to Africa’s largest solar module factory and have an annual production capacity of around 116MW.
- Botswana explores alternative energy sources
May 15, 2011 - Xinhua - energycentral.com
Botswana plans to develop renewable energy to tackle the increasing demand of energy that has recently been outsourcing supply in the Southern African country.
- Morocco Plans 2011 Solar Award As Investor Confidence Returns - Minister
May 04, 2011 - Doug Cameron - wsj.com
Morocco plans to award a landmark contract by year end to build one of the world's largest solar power facilities, the country's industry minister said Monday.
- Egypt's
First Solar-Thermal Plant goes into Operation
in Kuraymat
Jan 10, 2011 - Worldofrenewables.com
In Kuraymat, roughly 100 kilometers
south of Cairo, a major solar-thermal power plant
is going into operation for the first time in Egypt.
- Sahara
Desert Project Aims to Power Half the World
by 2050
Dec 14, 2010 - Lin Edwards - Physorg.com
A joint project by universities in Algeria and
Japan is planning to turn the Sahara desert, the
largest desert in the world, into a breeding ground
for solar power plants that could supply half the
world’s electrical energy requirements by
2050.
- Congo
Says Talks with BHP on Inga Are 'Very Advanced'
Nov
17, 2010 - SF Gate
The Democratic Republic
of Congo's government is in "very advanced" talks
with BHP Billiton Ltd. on the Inga 3 hydropower
project, as the world's biggest mining company
seeks electricity for a possible aluminum smelter.
- Country 'Has Enough
Wind for 35 Percent of Electricity Supply'
Aug 24, 2010 - Business Day/All Africa Global Media
- Energy Central
A University of Cape Town doctoral study has found
that SA has more than enough wind to provide a
consistent feed of electricity into the national
grid.
- Wind Industry Wants 25 Percent of Energy to Be Renewable
May 24, 2010 - Business Day - All Africa Global Media - Energy Central
The South African wind industry has called on the government to set an ambitious 25% renewable energy contribution to electricity consumption by 2025.
- South
Africa's Eskom to build 100MW CSP power plant
with World Bank funds
Apr 9, 2010 - Mark Osborne - pv-tech.org
As part of a US$3.75 billion loan from the World Bank to help South Africa achieve a reliable electricity supply, the country’s electricity provider, Eskom is to build a 100MW concentrated solar (CSP) power project with storage in Upington, South Africa.
- Developing Nations Eye Renewable Energy
Mar 30, 2010 - Lauren Poole - renewableenergyworld.com
Post-copenhagen targets for renewable energy show developing countries looking to strengthen their renewable energy portfolios.
- 100% Renewable Electricity – A roadmap to 2050 for Europe and North Africa
Mar 26, 2010 - Price Waterhouse Coopers
The study prepared by the European and international climate experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the European Climate Forum, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the International Institute for Applied System Analysis, examines the potential for powering Europe and North Africa with renewable electricity exclusively by 2050
- Phaesun builds solar systems in Africa
Mar 16, 2010 - renewableenergyfocus.com
German Phaesun and Ikratos Africa, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, are constructing 10 solar power plants in the Koudougou region, to be finished at the end of March 2010.
- Geothermal Firm on Course to Supply 280 MW
Mar 15, 2010 - The Nation - All Africa Global Media
Kenya's Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is drilling for steam which will be used to generate an additional 280 MW to the national grid, the east African nation's energy minister said on Monday.
- Solar Power Vastly Underrated in Region
Mar 11, 2010 - The Namibian/All Africa Global Media
THE southern African region has the highest potential in the world for the use of Solar Thermal Power (STP).
- Global Climate Battle Plays Out In World Bank
Mar 8, 2010 - Lesley Wroughton - Reuters
The United States and Britain are threatening to withhold support for a $3.75 billion World Bank loan for a coal-fired plant in South Africa, expanding the battleground in the global debate over who should pay for clean energy.
- 'Renewable Energy Achievable in Ten Years'
Mar 1, 2010 - All Africa Global Media - Vanguard
The Managing Director of Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Mr. Roberts Orya, has stressed the need for Nigeria to focus on the green economy and renewable energy in its bid to join global forces to save a world that is threatened by climate change and global warming.
- 'Renewable Energy Achievable in Ten Years'
Mar 1, 2010 - All Africa Global Media - Vanguard
The Managing Director of Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Mr. Roberts Orya, has stressed the need for Nigeria to focus on the green economy and renewable energy in its bid to join global forces to save a world that is threatened by climate change and global warming.
- Dam
Critics Won't Go Away
Feb 6, 2010 - Inter Press Service - All Africa Global
Media
Ethiopia is building a 240-metre high dam on the
Omo River that is intended to end the country's
electricity shortage and supply power to neighbouring
countries. Not everyone's happy.
-
Regional Power Plan to Cut Costs
Feb 01, 2010 - The Nation/All Africa Global Media
The cost of electricity is expected to come down
drastically in the next few years, after installation
of several inter-border grid lines is complete.
- Fund
commits €10m for clean energy in southern Africa
Jan 27, 2010 - renewable energy focus
The Global Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Fund (GEEREF) will commit the funds to the ‘Evolution
One Fund’ that is dedicated to clean energy investment
in Southern Africa.
- Utah
playground power project expanding in Africa
Jan 10, 2010 - AP
A Utah engineer's project to convert the energy
of children's play into electricity to light up
schools continues to expand in the West African
nation of Ghana. Empower Playgrounds, Inc., builds
special merry-go-rounds that generate power for
lights in schools in villages where electricity
is scarce or not found at all.
- Project
Focus: Morocco invites bids for 500MW plant: first
in country
Jan 7, 2010 - Emma Hughes - PV-tech.org
Morocco will be inviting bids for the construction
of its 500MW solar power station due to be complete
at the end of February 2010. The project is estimated
to cost US$9 billion and will be the first solar
power station in the country according to Reuters.
- Solar
Panel Project to Light Up Schools
Jan 5, 2010 - Business Daily - All Africa Global
Media
Two private companies have been commissioned to
install solar panels in 117 schools and health centres
in arid and semi arid regions in a move geared to
reduce Kenya's reliance on hydro-generated electricity
and lower the cost of energy to poor communities.
- Country
to Set Up $2 Billion Energy Fund
Nov 30, 2009 - The Nation - All Africa Global Media
Kenya will with the support of donors set up a $2
billion (Sh150 billion) revolving fund to lend those
investing in climate-friendly green electricity
generating projects. The Ministry of Finance said
World Bank, French Development Agency, KfW of German
and African Development Bank had agreed to help
the government set up the fund.
- Ethiopia
to build 10 hydroelectric projects
Nov 19, 2009 - Hydroworld.com
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 11/19/09 (PennWell) --
The government of Ethiopia said it will build
10 hydroelectric projects over the next decade
at a cost of US$10 billion, according to Nazret.com,
an online news service in Ethiopia.
- World
Bank: Africa needs more hydropower
Nov 17, 2009 - Hydroworld.com
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. 11/17/09 (PennWell) --
A new study from World Bank shows that almost
half of the $93 billion needed to improve Africa’s
infrastructure must be spent on the construction
of new power supplies.
- Africa
to receive 1.1 billion dollars in new financing
for climate action
Nov 05, 2009 - Xinhua
African efforts to invest in clean energy and prepare
for the devastating consequences of climate change
have received a boost with six countries set to
receive 1.1 billion dollars in new financing for
climate action, the World Bank said on Thursday
- Mapping
wind resources in South Africa
Nov 3, 2009 - Renewable energy focus.com
Risø DTU has produced a detailed map of the
wind resources in South Africa showing the best
locations for wind turbines and is a prerequisite
for funding wind farms.
- Biofuels
- New Report Brings Greater Clarity to Burning Issue
Oct 16, 2009 - UNEP
New International Panel Launches Wide-Ranging Assessment
on Environmental Pros and Cons of Crop-Based Fuels.
- World
bank pledges support for DRC's Grand Inga dam
Sept 11, 2009 - Bank Information Center
Observers,
however, are skeptical that the proposed project
presents a solution to Africa's energy problems
and whether the millions of Africans without access
to electricity stand to benefit.
- Lush
land dries up, withering Kenya's hopes
Sept 7, 2009 - Jeffrey Gettleman - The New York
Times
The sun somehow feels closer here, more intense,
more personal. As Philip Lolua waits under a tree
for a scoop of food, heat waves dance up from the
desert floor, blurring the dead animal carcasses
sprawled in front of him.
- Africa
aims to harness its huge hydropower potential
Aug 26, 2009 - Southern African
News Features/All Africa Global Media
Energy experts from Africa will meet in September
for the 21st Session of the African Hydro Symposium
to explore ways of harnessing hydropower.
- NGO
Develops Mini Hydro-Power Stations
Aug 26, 2009 - The Herald/All Africa Global Media
Three regional countries are set to benefit from
mini-hydro-power stations being developed by a local
non-governmental organisation.
- Kenya
to build Africa's biggest windfarm
Aug 21, 2009 - evwind
A 300 megawatt windfarm, coined the Lake Turkana
Wind Power Project, is being developed in Kenya.
A total of 365 wind turbines are slated for installation.
- Firm
to Light up The Country With Solar Power
Aug 20, 2009 - Daily Trust/All Africa Global Media
Private Networks Nigeria Limited (PNN), a leading
Pan-African technology service, has announced plans
and ability to provide 100% visibility in Nigeria
through the application of solar powered lights
which can adequately address the persistent epileptic
power supply in the country.
- African
Sun May Light Up European Homes
Jul 29, 2009 - Inter Press Service/All
Africa Global Media
Twenty German companies have drawn up ambitious
plans to meet at least 15 percent of the European
electricity demand by 2020 from solar thermal power
plants installed in the North African Maghreb region.
- Nigerian
president approves wind power generation project
Jul 14, 2009 -- BBC Monitoring
In an effort to further diversify Nigeria's sources
of power generation, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
has given approval for the commencement of an electricity
generation project from wind.
- Country
Set to Tap Power From Renewable Energy
Jul 6, 2009 - The Nation/All
Africa Global Media
Kenya is fast-tracking its plan to boost renewable
energy as hydro power increasingly becomes unreliable
due to erratic rains.
- European
solar power from African deserts?
Jun 18, 2009 - James Kanter - The New York Times
Germany has become a global leader in solar energy
by building up a substantial industry at home. Can
the country now repeat the feat in North Africa?
- Massive
European solar project set for launch
Jun 16, 2009 - Spiegel Online International
A German-led consortium wants to fund an international
solar-energy plan to the tune of €400 billion.
The idea is to gather solar heat in North Africa
and send the electricity to Europe. If it works,
it would be the largest green-energy project in
the world.
- African
business urged to invest in green economy
Jun 4, 2009 - Xinhua
The African business community must invest in the
green economy if it is to withstand advances in
other parts of the world, an official from the Common
Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
said here on Thursday.
- Environment
group calls to suspend funding of Ethiopia's dam
May 8, 2009- McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sudan
Tribune
An international environmental group urged the African
Development Bank (AfDB) to reconsider their commitment
to fund the ongoing construction of a dam in southwest
Ethiopia saying it would affect the ecosystems and
livelihoods in the region.
- South
Africa Introduces Aggressive Feed-in Tariffs
Apr 9, 2009 - Paul Gipe
South Africa's National Energy Regulator (NERSA)
announced March 31, 2009 the introduction of a system
of feed-in tariffs designed to produce 10 TWh of
electricity per year by 2013.
- Delivering
Green Hydroelectric Power-to-Go in Rwanda
Nov 25, 2008 - Larry Greenemeier
Dartmouth students bring light to once-dark homes
in a remote Rwandan village
- Geothermal
Key to Local Power Needs
Oct 9, 2008 - The Nation/All Africa Global Media
Kenya's huge potential in geothermal energy remains
untapped even as the country grapples with high
electricity costs.
- Country
Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Target
Aug 27, 2008 - Leadership/All Africa Global Media
Nigeria has set an ambitious target of moving 20
per cent of the country to off-grid renewable energy
sources by 2012.
- Energy
Security in Africa with Renewable Energy
Jul, 2008 - Preben Maegaard - World Council for
Renewable Energy (WCRE)
More than any other continent, Africa needs an energy
revolution and independence from the international
fossil fuel economy; a change to renewable energy
and energy autonomy is paramount for survival. Africa
depends largely on the import of fossil fuels to
meet a significant and growing part of its modern
energy needs, which has created perverse effects
on the economy and lives of Africans. Renewable
energy is the only viable alternative that has the
potential, when properly managed, to improve quality
of life on a national and continental scale.
- Kenya
calls for affordable electricity in Africa
Jun 24, 2008 - Xinhua
The Kenyan government on Tuesday urged stakeholders
in power generation and distribution to come up
with quick solutions to the challenge of ensuring
that many people in Africa have access to electricity
at affordable prices.
- South
Africa switches on 1st wind farm amid electricity
crisis
May 23, 2008 - Clare Nullis - Canadian
Business Online
South Africa's energy minister inaugurated the
country's first wind farm Friday, acknowledging
that the government has done too little to harness
the gales that lash its coastline and the sun
that scorches its interior.
- Kenya
launches renewable energy blueprint
Jun 10, 2008 - Xinhua
The Kenyan government has launched a blue print
for promoting Kenya's renewable energy sources while
at the same time conserving non-renewable energy
sources.
- Rural
Areas Investing in Renewable Energy
May 27, 2008 -- Business Daily/All Africa Global
Media The United Nations International Development
Organization (Unido) is calling on communities without
access to electricity to submit renewable energy
production proposals for funding.
- Zesco
to Reconnect Power Line to Zim
May 12, 2008 - The Times of Zambia - All Africa
Global Media
ZESCO will connect the 330 kilovolts inter-connectivity
power line from Kariba Power Station to Zimbabwe
as a way to ensure reliability.
- German
lighting firm aims to build solar power hubs
May 8, 2008 - IPS/GIN
Lighting industry entrepreneurs are hoping that
alternative devices such as solar-powered LED lights
will eventually replace the smoky kerosene lamps
that keep the darkness at bay in many of Africa's
towns and villages.
- Geothermal
Energy Could End Power Crisis - World Bank
Apr 22, 2008 - Rwanda News - All Africa Global Media
Rwanda should seriously consider exploration of
geothermal resources because available data indicates
significant potential that could solve the energy
crisis and electrify the whole country, according
to a new World Bank study.
- Africa
plans largest hydroelectric dam in world
Apr 21, 2008 - Xinhua
A plan to build the largest and most powerful hydroelectric
dam in the world is being discussed in London, BBC
reported Monday.
- Summary
Report on the International Conference on Renewable
Energy in Africa (pdf)
Apr 16-18,2008 - Renewable Energy in Africa Bulletin
The International Conference on Renewable Energy
in Africa was held at Le Meridien President Hotel
in Dakar, Senegal, from 16-18 April 2008. The Conference
focused on the theme “making renewable energy
markets work for Africa: policies, industries and
finance for scaling up,” and was jointly organized
by the Government of Senegal, the African Union
(AU), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development and the UN Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO). It brought together 500 participants,
including: high-level representatives and experts
in energy and industry from African countries; representatives
from the African Union Commission (AUC) and African
Regional Economic Communities; and representatives
from UN agencies, bilateral organizations, the private
sector, as well as regional and international non-governmental
organizations.
- Environmentally
Friendly Wind Generator Available for Rural Africa
Apr 16, 2008 - Voice of America News
An environmentally friendly source of energy is
now available in Africa. A wind generator is on
display in Cape Town, South Africa and Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. It was created by the California-based
group "Pac-Wind," which was founded to meet the
need for generator systems that are practical, quiet
and reliable and can operate in low wind.
- How
Africa's desert sun can bring Europe power
Dec 2, 2007 - The Observer
£A 5bn solar power plan, backed by a Jordanian
prince, could provide the EU with a sixth of its
electricity needs - and cut carbon emissions
Europe is considering plans to spend more than £5bn
on a string of giant solar power stations along
the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa
and the Middle East.
- Mozambique
rural areas to receive solar panels
Nov 27, 2007 - Xinhua
Mozambique is to launch a project to provide solar
panels to a number of districts which have not been
covered by the country's power grid in 2008, local
media AIM reported on Tuesday.
- Clean
Power from Desert (pdf)
Nov 26, 2007 - The Club of Rome
The Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation
(TREC) is an initiative of The Club of Rome, the
Hamburg Climate Protection Foundation and the National
Energy Research Center of Jordan (NERC) in the field
of renewable forms of energy. Since it was founded
in 2003, it has developed the DESERTEC Concept for
energy, water and climate security in Europe, the
Middle East and North Africa (EU-MENA), promoting
cooperation between countries of the sun-belt and
the technology belt. Now TREC is making this concept
a reality in cooperation with people in politics,
industry and the world of finance.
- UNEP
poised to stir green energy revolution in E. Africa
Nov 8, 2007 - The Associated Press
NAIROBI - A U.N.-backed initiative is set to harvest
environment-friendly hydroelectric power from millions
of tea and sugar cane growers across East Africa,
U.N. officials said Thursday.
- Germany
Looks to North Africa's Untapped Solar Thermal Potential
Sep 27, 2007 - Jane Burgermeister - RenewableEnergyAccess.com
Vienna, Austria - Flabeg has recently developed
a mirror that can reflect 93 percent of the sun's
rays. A study by the German Aerospace Center estimated
that harnessing the sun's energy falling on just
6,000 square kilometers of desert in North Africa
would supply energy equivalent to the entire oil
production of the Middle East of 9 billion barrels
a year.
- World
Bank Launches Lighting Initiative for Africa
Sep 9, 2007 - Planet Ark
The World Bank launched an plan on Wednesday to
provide inexpensive, safe and cleaner lighting to
250 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who lack
access to electricity. The project is designed to
replace costly and inefficient fuel-based lighting
sources, such as kerosene lamps, that pose fire
hazards and cause pollution.
- Mali,
Mauritania And Senegal Receive Assistance
for Regional Hydroelectric Development
Aug 26, 2007 - World Bank/All Africa Global Media
Washington, DC - The World Bank Board of Executive
Directors today approved three International Development
Association (IDA) credits*, each for US$25 million
equivalent to the Republic of Mali, the Islamic
Republic of Mauritania and the Republic of Senegal
under the US$ 350 million adaptable program lending
(APL) facility that supports the West Africa Power
Pool (WAPP) initiative of the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS).
- Zambia
to go for solar energy
Aug 13, 2007 - Xinhua
The Zambian government intends to make solar energy
an integral part of its rural electrification program,
a government official has said.
- Ethiopia's
geothermal project comes up with encouraging results
Jul 23, 2007 -- Xinhua
A geothermal project built in Dubti and Tendaho
areas of north Ethiopia's Afar State, has come up
with encouraging results, the Ministry of Mines
and Energy said Monday.
- Giant
dam projects aim to transform African power supplies
Jun 19, 2007 - Sarah J. Wachter - International
Herald Tribune
PARIS: Maps
As the world's political leaders debate ways to
alleviate poverty in Africa, industrialists are
moving ahead with their own designs for pan-African
development - including the building of the world's
largest hydroelectric dam at a bend in the Congo
River, between Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic
Republic of Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Over
6,000 Ethiopia's rural towns to be electrified next
year: minister
May 14, 2007 - Xinhua
ADDIS ABABAEthiopia's Ministry of Mines and Energy
said Monday it has plans to electrify over 6,000
rural towns next year.
- Zambia
Needs $2.1bn for Hydropower Generation
Feb 9, 2007 All Africa Global Media
Parliament heard yesterday that Zambia needs US$2.1
billion investment to expand hydropower generation
and transmission to avoid a looming power shortage
in the next five years.
- African
solar farms to solve energy crisis?
Dec 5, 2006 - James Murray - Green Business
News
It appears the UK government is not the only one
busy commissioning reports on combating climate
change, the German government has now got in on
the act with two major new study's on the viability
of a leftfield plan that could deliver clean energy
to the whole of Europe within the next forty years.
- A Study: Deserts
offer cheap source of energy = 1/3 the price
of oil
Nov 21, 2006 - Asia Wind
SAHARA sunshine could provide Europe with clean
and cheap energy, according to a study for the German
government. Experts said solar energy from north
Africa could help to reduce emissions from European
power stations by 70 per cent by 2050 as well as
providing energy at a cost equivalent to a $20 barrel
of oil - about a third of the current price.
- Namibia: Country On Verge of Policy Breakthrough
On Renewable Energy
Nov 21, 2006 Brigitte Weidlich Windhoek The Namibian
NAMIBIA will soon have its own regulatory framework
and technical standards for the use of appliances
powered by renewable energies such as solar or wind
power.
- Mali, Mauritina And Senegal
Receive Assistance for Regional Hydroelectric Development.
The World Bank Board of Executive
Directors today approved three International Development
Association (IDA) credits*, each for US$25 million
equivalent to the Republic of Mali, the Islamic
Republic of Mauritania and the Republic of Senegal
under the US$ 350 million adaptable program lending
(APL) facility that supports the West Africa Power
Pool (WAPP) initiative of the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS).
- Giant
Congo hydroelectric project is a 'betrayal'
Sep 2, 2006 - by Fred Pearce
The heart of darkness could soon be lighting up
Africa. There are plans to build the world's largest
hydroelectric project on the Congo river and connect
it to a continent-wide electricity grid.
- Mali
Turns to Windpower
Aug 23, 2006 - Appropriate Technology
Mali is one of the poorest countries in Africa.
Its electrification rate is just 9 per cent nationwide
and less than one per cent in rural regions. In
2001 the country's total electricity generation
capacity was 140 MW, with half accounted for by
hydroelectric power plants.
- Uganda: Micro-Hydro Sites Identified
THE Japanese delegation to Uganda
on August 3 concluded a one-week fact finding mission
on potential sites for generating electricity for
rural communities.
- Notice
the sunshine in the desert
Jun 21, 2006 - Sanjay suri - IPSnews
A recent United Nations report suggests
that the Sahara desert could capture enough solar
energy to eventually supply all of the world's electricity
needs. The report also points to some of the threats
such as declining water resources which threaten
delicate desert ecosystems.
- Enlightening
a Continent in the Dark– Prospects for Hydropower
Development in Africa
Oct 27-29, 2004 - Dr. Michel Claude Lokolo
- United Nations Symposium on Hydropower and Sustainable
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