Solar Energy
Africa: New Plan to Accelerate Clean Energy Access for Millions Globally
Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on Wednesday launched two new initiatives to accelerate action towards achieving clean, affordable energy for all, and the ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions. The...
DRC: IFC to mobilise $400m for electrification via solar mini-grids
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is launching its Scaling Mini-Grid (SMG) programme. The subsidiary of the World Bank Group wants to mobilise USD 400 million in private investment for electrification via mini-grids...
Ghana to leverage on revenues from oil and gas to develop cleaner energy – NAPO
Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says Ghana will leverage on revenues from her indigenous oil and gas resources to develop the renewable or cleaner energy the world advocates. This according to Dr. Prempeh will ensure that the country is not confronted with...
Egypt: PM Follows Up Efforts to Maximize Use of Renewable Energy in Power Generation
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has underlined growing importance of the use of clean energy worldwide to limit carbon dioxide gas emissions from fossil fuels. Egypt has taken strides in this respect, the premier noted during a video-conference meeting Monday night...
Duty free import on electric vehicles in the offing
Lovers of electric vehicles (EVs) and pro-environmentalists would soon enjoy free import duty on electric vehicles, as the government plans to introduce a 100 percent waiver on electricity powered cars. This is because the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance...
Tunisia: Solar Power – Projects Underway to Tap Into Huge Potential Within Reach
Semia Boukhatem — Tunisia boasts 3,000 hours of sunshine per year with peak sun hours (3, 400/ year) in the Gulf of Gabès (southeastern Tunisia)- a manna for a country striving for years now to contain and reduce its energy deficit which stands at 55% in 2019 against...
It’s time for Ghana to go green – Energy strategist
The Lead Technical Consultant to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC), Dr Yusif Sulemana, has suggested that this is the best time for Ghana to invest in green energy. According to him, especially at a time when the price of oil is hovering around $60 per...
Global corporate clean energy purchasing up 18% in 2020
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and...
Construction begins on world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system
Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, which is expected to become the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, according to the company. Located in Parrish, Fla., the...
IES: Electricity From Wind & Solar More Economical Than Nuclear
Research Analysts: Fritz Moses, Elizabeth Sam, & Abisola Ganiyu Institute for Energy Security’s (IES’) review of data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard, have revealed that generating...
