“The growth in the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to be somewhere between 60 and 80 gigawatts over the next ten years, and solar is going to form 10 to 15 percent of the overall increase in energy mix across sub-Saharan Africa,” Douglas Coleman, project director for Mere Power Nzema Limited, told Anadolu … Continue reading Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
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Morocco wind farm, Africa’s biggest, starts generating wind power
Africa’s largest wind farm, at Tarfaya in southwestern Morocco, has started generating electricity and will be capable of meeting the electricity needs of several hundred thousand people, officials say. Installed on 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres) along the wind-blown southern Atlantic coast, the 80-metre (260 feet) high turbines, 131 in all, will be fully operational in … Continue reading Morocco wind farm, Africa’s biggest, starts generating wind power
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South Africa to procure more renewable energy
South Africa’s Department of Energy is to increase the amount of energy it will be procuring under the third window of its renewable energy programme for independent power producers, Energy Minister Ben Martins announced on Tuesday. In November, the department signed agreements with 17 new preferred bidders in the third round of the programme, following … Continue reading South Africa to procure more renewable energy
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USTDA supports development of solar power plant in Tanzania
U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to NextGen Solawazi Limited to support the implementation of a 5 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Kigoma, Tanzania. The grant was signed by NextGen Managing Director Mayank Bhargava and USTDA Director Leocadia I. Zak. USTDA is funding an Owner’s Engineer who will provide NextGen with … Continue reading USTDA supports development of solar power plant in Tanzania
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Solar energy company De Green Rhino Energy has embarked on a 2,500 megawatt project aimed at easing Zimbabwe’s power shortages
Construction of the first phase and pilot project of the $5.2bn facility, which will have several power stations dotted across the country, is set to start in Marondera early next month. The $400m Marondera project at Rufaro Farm, will contribute 150 megawatts to the national grid before the end of the year. De Green Rhino’s … Continue reading Solar energy company De Green Rhino Energy has embarked on a 2,500 megawatt project aimed at easing Zimbabwe’s power shortages
Continue readingWind energy atlas in South Africa
The Department of Energy in collaboration with Denmark, the United Nations Development Programme and South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) have launched the wind power atlas in South Africa. The atlas gives a high-definition map of potential sites for wind turbines and give investors and independent power producers ‘leapfrog’ data that will help identify … Continue reading Wind energy atlas in South Africa
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First Megawatt Scale Photovoltaic PV Solar Energy Plant in Rwanda
BYD Company Ltd has just shipped Rwanda’s first photovoltaic solar energy system. The 8.58 Megawatt plant is expected to increase Rwanda’s total electrical generation by at least 8%, and it’s all renewable clean energy. The project is part of a plan to increase Rwanda’s renewable energy capacity by 500% in the immediate future. Located … Continue reading First Megawatt Scale Photovoltaic PV Solar Energy Plant in Rwanda
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Assembly of solar receiver begins at Khi Solar One Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa
CMI Energy won this thermal-solar boiler order in 2012 with the Spanish company Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Abengoa Solar. Operations for assembling the thermo-solar receiverCMI Energy delivers to the Khi Solar One power plant in Upington (South Africa) began in early March. The West Cavity high-pressure drum (100 tons) and part of its support floor (50 … Continue reading Assembly of solar receiver begins at Khi Solar One Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa
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US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Wind Power in Africa
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (http://ltwp.co.ke) meant to add an existing 300MW of reliable, low cost wind energy to the national grid of Kenya reached a critical milestone following the signing of the financial agreements in Nairobi, Kenya. “The signing of the over US $870m financing agreements represents a major breakthrough to actualizing the … Continue reading US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Wind Power in Africa
Continue readingRwanda to accelerate mini-hydropower plant construction
Rwanda will speed up construction of mini-hydropower plants to boost electricity in rural areas, officials said Friday. Energy Minister Emma Francoise Isumbingabo briefed Rwandan lawmakers on the measures the government has adopted to ensure enough renewable power, such as photovoltaic and wind, as well as mini-hydropower plants will be connected to the national grid. The … Continue reading Rwanda to accelerate mini-hydropower plant construction
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Mauritius to go Green with photovoltaic solar energy
SETL meeco is the leader in photovoltaic kits solutions and generators in Mauritius and aspires strongly to defend and promote green energies on the island. With more than 107 solar installations in Mauritius and Rodrigues, the company produces energy worth to close to 20 millions Mauritian Rupees per year. SETL meeco is responsible for as … Continue reading Mauritius to go Green with photovoltaic solar energy
Continue readingHopefield Wind Farm begins commercial operation, South Africa
Hopefield Wind Farm in South Africa successfully achieved its Commercial Operation Date (COD). Mott MacDonald acted as owner’s engineer on behalf of the Cape Town-based owner and developer, Umoya Energy. The project was the first wind farm in the country to reach COD under the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme … Continue reading Hopefield Wind Farm begins commercial operation, South Africa
Continue readingIndia, Sudan agree to enhance cooperation in renewable energy
India today offered assistance to Sudan for developing renewable energy recources in the African country and also extended support for resource assessment and training in wind and solar energy sectors through technical institutions. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), the Indian green energy financial institution, would provide knowledge and technical appraisal assistance in developing renewable … Continue reading India, Sudan agree to enhance cooperation in renewable energy
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Tenders offered for private sector in Suez Gulf for wind energy in May
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker said that the ministry decided to open envelopes of the two tenders of private sector projects of the Gulf of Suez’s wind energy with capacities reaching 250 megawatts on 18 May. He added that a tender for Dairut power station with capacities reaching 2250 megawatts will … Continue reading Tenders offered for private sector in Suez Gulf for wind energy in May
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Testing components for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Morocco and South Africa
The German Aerospace Center is testing the performance and durability of reflectors and receivers for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in Ouarzazate, Morocco and in Bokpoort, South Africa. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is testing the performance and durability of reflectors and receivers for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in … Continue reading Testing components for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Morocco and South Africa
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Ghana to get 155 MW from solar power
Ghana will soon add 155 megawatts of power from solar energy to support its energy mix. The PhotoVoltaic (PV) plant is expected to be completed in the next two years and would be funded by the Mere Power Nzema limited (MPNL). The company has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Electricity Company of … Continue reading Ghana to get 155 MW from solar power
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Ghana has potentential for Wind Energy
Mr Iver Høj Nielsen, Head of Press, State of Green Consortium, a public-private partnership in Denmark leading in the transition to a green growth economy, has said that Ghana has the potential for wind energy. “South Africa and Ghana have lots of wind,” he told a group of 12 environmental journalists from Ghana, South Africa … Continue reading Ghana has potentential for Wind Energy
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A wind farm proposed for Lesotho’s Maluti-Drakensberg region has received the green light from the Lesotho government. The 42-turbine wind energy project is a project of PowerNET Developments (Pty) Ltd, a joint venture between South African energy consultancy NETGroup and Lesotho’s Powerdev Group. Lesotho’s first wind power facility, the 25-35 megawatt project would be located … Continue reading Lesotho
Continue readingAfrica: the Future of Renewable Energy
Africa has a huge and largely untapped potential for renewable energy development, and Enel Green Power is building six plants in South Africa, as well as studying the possibility of participating in further public tenders. With a wide availability of renewable energy sources, growing economies, a rapidly expanding electricity demand and limited electrification in rural … Continue reading Africa: the Future of Renewable Energy
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African leaders urge global investments in continent’s wind energy sector
The presidents of Senegal, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone said here Monday that Africa is offering big opportunities for global investments in the continent’s sustainable energy. Speaking at a panel discussion at the seventh World Future Energy Summit held in Abu Dhabi, Senegalese President Macky Sall said that Africa has the world’s biggest potential in solar … Continue reading African leaders urge global investments in continent’s wind energy sector
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