Solar Energy
Finnish company solar-powers Ethiopia’s new weather radar network
Finnish company specialising in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements have used solar energy to power Ethiopia's new weather radar network. "By utilising clean solar energy power, Ethiopia's new weather radar network will be able to operate with maximum...
Puma Energy to install solar for industrial, commercial customers
Puma Energy has announced that beginning 2023, it will offer commercial and industrial customers the option of installing solar on their properties. According to the company, the development comes after the huge success of Puma's fourteen solar projects at its retail...
Partners Pledge To Promote Solar In Emerging Markets
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have agreed to a $10 million grant agreement to promote solar in developing countries. ISA will strengthen its programmes, build capacity in least developed countries...
Equinor Acquires Solar Developer Begreen
International energy company Equinor has agreed to acquire BeGreen, a leading North-West European solar project developer. The company, which is currently owned by the Bregentved Group and members of its executive board, will become a fully owned Equinor subsidiary...
Kenyan Youth Urged to Exploit Solar Energy Opportunities
The Kenyan-based Social Enterprise Toolkit Iskill (TTI) has urged the country's youth to embrace the vast opportunities in the clean energy sector. According to the organisation, there is severe shortage of trained technicians capable of installing and maintaining...
South Africa will resolve energy challenges – President Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, has pledged to resolve the country's electricity challenges, after a tour of the Redstone Solar Plant in Postmasburg, on 0ctober 20th, 2022. "Much as we are still dealing with the challenges of load shedding with Eskom, if...
Kpedze SHS wins Energy Commission Renewable Energy Challenge
The Grand Finale of the 3rd Energy Commission Senior High Schools Renewable Energy Challenge on the theme, "Clean Cooking and Food Processing Using Renewable Energy Technologies," took place today, October 19, 2022, at the Accra International Conference Centre. The...
Rwanda powers more than two million households
According to Rwanda Energy Corporation (REG) figures, over two million households in the country now have electricity, including those connected to the national grid, those with solar and other sources. More than two million grid-connected households, 377 million...
Amazon adds 2.7GW to clean energy portfolio
American multinational technology company Amazon has included an additional 2.7GW to its clean energy capacity as part of its most recent renewable energy portfolio expansion. Among the 71 renewable energy projects are a solar farm in Brazil, the company's first in...
Kaleo Solar Project: Gov’t releases 15m euros for Phase 2
Government of Ghana has released 15 million euros to the Volta River Authority (VRA) for construction of the second phase of the Kaleo Solar Power Project, according to Kofi Tutu Agyare, Board Chairman of the Authority. At the commissioning of the first phase of the...
