Renewable energy
South African wind farms support healthcare to deal with COVID-19
Two South African wind farms; Golden Valley Energy Facility and Cookhouse Wind Farm have collaborated to assist a hospital in Eastern Cape.
Transmission and Distribution
Ikeja Electric to reward whistle blowers about energy theft
Nigeria's electricity distributor Ikeja Electric has introduced incentives for whistle blowers who report on meter tampering and energy thieves within its network.
Business and markets
Accelerator for women-led green energy businesses in Malawi and Nigeria
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum has launched an Accelerator Programme targeting green women-led or owned businesses.
Renewable energy
Solar minigrids coming to 49 villages in Uganda and Sierra Leone
Off-grid utilities provider Winch Energy has completed the funding for solar minigrid projects in 49 villages across Uganda and Sierra Leone.
Generation
Mozambique LNG Area 1 Project and AfDB win project finance award
The Mozambique LNG Area 1 Project and the African Development Bank have jointly received the Global Multilateral Deal of the Year 2020.
Solar
20GW of signed contracts prove investment value of 182mm modules
With the beginning of the 14th Five-Years Plan, the PV industry market has continued to heat up, and large-size modules have progressively earned...
Generation
Hydropower Sustainability Fund open for applications until May 2021
The Hydropower Sustainability ESG Assessment Fund will award a total of $1.02 million to 40 or more hydropower projects over four years.
Asset Maintenance
Koeberg containment buildings can withstand any accident – Eskom
Eskom says the containment buildings at Koeberg nuclear power station are capable of withstanding the most severe accident.
Generation
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station containment buildings suffer damage
40 years of exposure to sea air at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station has damaged the concrete of the containment buildings.
Finance and Policy
New green bond for India’s resilient recovery heavily oversubscribed
Indian renewable energy developer Continuum has tapped the International Finance Corporation to anchor its first green bond.
