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Wednesday 21 October 2020

Renewable energies

KENYA: 18 clean energy suppliers get $4.6 million under KOSAP

At least 18 companies operating in renewable energy have just received 500 million Kenyan shillings (nearly US$4.6 million) under the Kenya-Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP). The funding will enable them to provide stand-alone solar systems and clean cooking solutions to households in 14 counties, currently underserved by the national electricity grid.

KENYA: 18 clean energy suppliers get $4.6 million under KOSAP

IVORY COAST: Coliba bets on kiosks for the collection of plastic waste ©Coliba

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: Coliba bets on kiosks for the collection of plastic waste

IVORY COAST: €84m for sanitation and drainage in Abidjan©Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

IVORY COAST: €84m for sanitation and drainage in Abidjan

ETHIOPIA: EEU provides off-grid service for 2,000 households in Somali Region©Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

ETHIOPIA: EEU provides off-grid service for 2,000 households in Somali Region

AFRICA: Efficiency for Access allocates $3.7m to solar related technologies ©Jirogasy

Solar energy

AFRICA: Efficiency for Access allocates $3.7m to solar related technologies

TOGO: Illicit ivory trade continues, 5 other traffickers arrested ©Svetlana Foote/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

TOGO: Illicit ivory trade continues, 5 other traffickers arrested

BENIN: SMEs receive 550 tricycles for waste collection from the great Nokoué© Government of Benin

Collective sanitation

BENIN: SMEs receive 550 tricycles for waste collection from the great Nokoué

MADAGASCAR: the Ambatolampy solar power plant (20 MWp) refinanced to the tune of €16.2M©Jenson/Shutterstock

Solar energy

MADAGASCAR: the Ambatolampy solar power plant (20 MWp) refinanced to the tune of €16.2M

AFRICA: Scatec Solar diversifies into green energy with the acquisition of SN Power©Belinda Pretorius/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

AFRICA: Scatec Solar diversifies into green energy with the acquisition of SN Power

NIGERIA : Eos renforce son partenariat avec Nayo pour le stockage d’électricité ©Nayo Tropical Technology

Smart grid & Storage

NIGERIA: Eos strengthens its partnership with Nayo for electricity storage

EGYPT: Assiut obtains $6 million for waste management under NSWMP©ALPA PROD/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Assiut obtains $6 million for waste management under NSWMP

EGYPT: Al Mahsamma's wastewater treatment plant awarded again ©Metito

Water: reuse & recycling

EGYPT: Al Mahsamma’s wastewater treatment plant awarded again

BURKINA FASO: EBID invests 7.8 M€ for the construction of 27 EPA systems©MISS KANITHAR AIUMLA-OR/Shutterstock

Drinking water

BURKINA FASO: EBID invests 7.8 M€ for the construction of 27 EPA systems

AFRICA: wireless technology could revolutionise access to electricity ©LongJon/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: wireless technology could revolutionise access to electricity

MOROCCO: the Mohammed VI museum will soon be powered by solar energy©Bilanol/Shutterstock

Solar energy

MOROCCO: the Mohammed VI museum will soon be powered by solar energy

KENYA: NMS launches initiative to rid Nairobi of waste©Luvin Yash/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

KENYA: NMS launches initiative to rid Nairobi of waste

WEST AFRICA: Factory ships accused of plundering fisheries resources©think4photop/Shutterstock

Sea and coastline

WEST AFRICA: Factory ships accused of plundering fisheries resources

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency©Lucian Coman/Shutterstock

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency

NAMIBIA: a 25 MWp solar project to be developed under PPPs in Windhoek©Vadim Nefedoff/Shutterstock

Solar energy

NAMIBIA: a 25 MWp solar project to be developed under PPPs in Windhoek

MOROCCO: Lydec will protect the National Road No. 1 thanks to a liquid sanitation system©Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock

Rain waters

MOROCCO: Lydec will protect the National Road No. 1 thanks to a liquid sanitation system

AFRICA: Rainmaker and Carlaw join forces to provide water from the air ©Rainmaker Worldwide

Ecological engineering

AFRICA: Rainmaker and Carlaw join forces to provide water from the air

AFRICA: REPP extends its call for renewable energy projects by one week ©Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: REPP extends its call for renewable energy projects by one week

GABON: climate change is starving elephants in the Lopé Park©zahorec/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

GABON: climate change is starving elephants in the Lopé Park

EGYPT: Nestlé wants to facilitate plastic recycling via an online platform ©Chanchai phetdikhai/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Nestlé wants to facilitate plastic recycling via an online platform

IVORY COAST: the government inaugurates 3 water supply systems in the East© Government of IVORY COAST

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: Laurent Tchagba inaugurates 3 water supply systems in the East

AFRICA: Networking to facilitate the financing of renewable energies ©Abraham Badenhorst/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: Networking to facilitate the financing of renewable energies

BENIN: with €43.6m, Sogea Satom provides water to 240,000 people in Abomey-Calavi© Government of Benin

Drinking water

BENIN: with €43.6m, Sogea Satom provides water to 240,000 people in Abomey-Calavi

GHANA: Government inaugurates a drinking water supply system in the Upper West©Presidency of the Republic of Ghana

Drinking water

GHANA: Government inaugurates a drinking water supply system in the Upper West

©Torsten Pursche/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

AFRICA: UN fears worst as climate disasters increase

AFRICA: AfDB and EnergyNet Launch Renewable Energy Competition ©Gaston Piccinetti/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: AfDB and EnergyNet Launch Renewable Energy Competition

GHANA: Elecnor delivers a 6.5 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant in Lawra©Soonthorn Wongsaita/Shutterstock

Solar energy

GHANA: Elecnor delivers a 6.5 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant in Lawra

GAMBIA: a solar-powered cold room relieves the burden on vegetable sellers©UK in The Gambia

Solar energy

GAMBIA: a solar-powered cold room relieves the burden on vegetable sellers

KENYA: Construction of the Menengai geothermal power plant is completed ©Belikova Oksana/Shutterstock

Geothermal energy

KENYA: Construction of the Menengai geothermal power plant is completed

AFRICA: Call for participation of start-ups in

Transport & Logistics

AFRICA: Call for participation of start-ups in “Smarter Mobility Africa Live”

GHANA: A waste treatment plant will be built in the Upper East©franz12/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

GHANA: A waste treatment plant will be built in the Upper East

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