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SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

27 Jul 2023

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

19 Jul 2023

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

Noah Browning 24 Jun 2022

Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away

Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away

23 Jun 2022

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Noah Browning 20 Jun 2022

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

30 May 2022

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

4 May 2022

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul 8 Apr 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

H. Damon Matthews, Amy Luers and Kirsten Zickfeld 1 Apr 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

How Africa can ride the green wave and lift itself out of energy poverty

How Africa can ride the green wave and lift itself out of energy poverty

Sindy Peters 16 Mar 2022

How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

Kenneth Engblom 15 Mar 2022

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

Scott L. Montgomery 11 Mar 2022

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Hartmut Winkler 7 Mar 2022

Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

Yan Anthea Zhang 4 Mar 2022

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

1 Mar 2022

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Michael Grubb 20 Jan 2022

People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Nayera Abdallah 22 Dec 2021

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Vladimir Milovanovic 9 Dec 2021

DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report

DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report

3 Dec 2021

Productive energy use powering socioeconomic transformation in Africa - reports

Productive energy use powering socioeconomic transformation in Africa - reports

26 Nov 2021

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Marwa Rashad 15 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

NJ Ayuk 25 Oct 2021

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

12 Oct 2021

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Siddharth Joshi, James Glynn and Shivika Mittal 12 Oct 2021

Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

6 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

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COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

Noah Browning 24 Jun 2022

Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away

Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away

23 Jun 2022

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Noah Browning 20 Jun 2022

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

30 May 2022

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

4 May 2022

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul 8 Apr 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

H. Damon Matthews, Amy Luers and Kirsten Zickfeld 1 Apr 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

How Africa can ride the green wave and lift itself out of energy poverty

How Africa can ride the green wave and lift itself out of energy poverty

Sindy Peters 16 Mar 2022

How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

Kenneth Engblom 15 Mar 2022

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

Scott L. Montgomery 11 Mar 2022

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Hartmut Winkler 7 Mar 2022

Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

Yan Anthea Zhang 4 Mar 2022

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

1 Mar 2022

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Michael Grubb 20 Jan 2022

People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Nayera Abdallah 22 Dec 2021

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Vladimir Milovanovic 9 Dec 2021

DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report

DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report

3 Dec 2021

Productive energy use powering socioeconomic transformation in Africa - reports

Productive energy use powering socioeconomic transformation in Africa - reports

26 Nov 2021

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Marwa Rashad 15 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

NJ Ayuk 25 Oct 2021

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

12 Oct 2021

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Siddharth Joshi, James Glynn and Shivika Mittal 12 Oct 2021

Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

6 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

12 Mar 2021

AfDB approves funding for mini-grid advancement in Africa

AfDB approves funding for mini-grid advancement in Africa

31 Dec 2020

Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor

Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor

Jörg Peters and Maximiliane Sievert 30 Dec 2020

AfDB approves Desert-to-Power technical support programme

AfDB approves Desert-to-Power technical support programme

28 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

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Africa's power demand to keep rising between 4-5% per year

3 Dec 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

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