The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved seven high-impact projects worth US$54mn in 2020, despite COVID-19 conditions, according to its 2020 Annual Report
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African Development Fund extends grant to boost Ethiopia-Djibouti electricity trade
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants worth US$83.6mn to boost cross-border trade in electricity between Ethiopia and Djibouti and to deepen integration in the Horn of Africa sub-region
Nigeria’s ‘under grid’ project in Mokoloki leads the way in distributed generation
The rural village based in Ogun State in Nigeria has partnered up with Nayo Tropical Technologies, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to install Nigerias first commercial under grid mini-grid project
Sasol, IDC sign MOC to co-develop South Africa’s hydrogen economy
Sasol and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) have concluded a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to jointly develop and shape an enabling environment to advance South Africa’s green hydrogen economy
Powering Africa Summit 2021: Unlocking the potential of battery storage
At the Financing and Deploying New Technologies: Battery Storage session of EnergyNet’s Powering Africa Summit 2021, key panellists were joined by a host of industry experts to discuss the potential of energy storage for the African continent