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Sunday 28 February 2021

Smart grid & Storage

KENYA: EDF invests in Bboxx to roll out solar home systems

The giant Electricité de France (EDF) has just taken a 23% stake in Bboxx Kenya, the subsidiary of solar home systems provider Bboxx. This investment will bring electricity to 2 million Kenyans living in rural areas by 2025.

KENYA: EDF invests in Bboxx to roll out solar home systems

SOUTHERN SUDAN: an environmental audit of oil sites is announced ©ded pixto /Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

SOUTHERN SUDAN: an environmental audit of oil sites is announced

EGYPT: Ecoppia deploys robotic cleaning in the Benban solar complex© Ecoppia

Solar energy

EGYPT: Ecoppia deploys robotic cleaning in the Benban solar complex

ANGOLA: World Bank grants $250 million for the extension of the electricity grid© KANITHAR AIUMLAOR/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

ANGOLA: World Bank grants $250 million for the extension of the electricity grid

AFRICA: Climate change at the top of the insecurity agenda©nomads.team/Shutterstock

Climate Finance

AFRICA: Climate change at the top of the insecurity agenda

RWANDA/BURUNDI: the two countries will mobilize $190 million for the Akanyaru dam© Rich Carey/Shutterstock

Irrigation

RWANDA/BURUNDI: the two countries will mobilize $190 million for the Akanyaru dam

BURKINA FASO: EU allocates €8m to Yeleen solar energy project© Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin/Shutterstock

Solar energy

BURKINA FASO: EU allocates €8m to Yeleen solar energy project

NIGERIA : la REA inaugure un mini-grid solaire hybride de 100 kWc à Adebayo Jean Marie Takouleu 10 h 32 © REA

Smart grid & Storage

NIGERIA: the REA inaugurates a 100 kWp hybrid solar mini-grid in Adebayo

GABON: when an NGO allows the government to arrest 47 wildlife traffickers©Conservation Justice/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

GABON: when an NGO allows the government to arrest 47 wildlife traffickers

AFRICA: the new GACERE alliance for the adoption of the circular economy© Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

AFRICA: the new GACERE alliance for the adoption of the circular economy

GHANA: Deutsche Bank opens a €85m credit line for drinking water in Keta© Watcharapol Amprasert/Shutterstock

Water in the city

GHANA: Deutsche Bank opens a €85m credit line for drinking water in Keta

EGYPT: Tokyo grants $240 million for the green economy and renewable energies© givaga/Shutterstock

Green Economy

EGYPT: Tokyo grants $240 million for the green economy and renewable energies

AFRIQUE : la philanthropie pour pallier le déficit de financement de la biodiversité©Chaton Chokpatara/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

AFRICA: philanthropy to fill the biodiversity funding gap

TUNISIA: GIZ to launch a platform for monitoring green energy projects © RossHelen/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

TUNISIA: GIZ to launch a platform for monitoring green energy projects

NAMIBIE : Old Mutual rachète des parts dans la centrale solaire de Rosh Pinah (5 MWc)© GCPF

Solar energy

NAMIBIA: Old Mutual buys back shares in the Rosh Pinah solar power plant (5 MWp)

BURKINA FASO/BÉNIN : le FEI OGEF finance les systèmes solaires domestiques de Qotto©Qotto

Smart grid & Storage

BURKINA FASO/BENIN: EIF OGEF finances Qotto’s solar home systems

IVORY COAST: The State will exploit the water of the Comoé river to supply 3 towns©Amelia Martin/Shutterstock

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: The State will exploit the water of the Comoé river to supply 3 towns

ALGERIA: The wilaya of Tizi Ouzou launches a €74m drinking water project © Radovan1/Shutterstock

Drinking water

ALGERIA: The wilaya of Tizi Ouzou launches a €74m drinking water project

MOROCCO: Ingersoll to supply compressed air to the Chtouka desalination plant© Ingersoll Rand

Desalination

MOROCCO: Ingersoll to supply compressed air to the Chtouka desalination plant

NIGERIA: a 200 MWp solar power plant will be built in the Delta State© Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock

Solar energy

NIGERIA: a 200 MWp solar power plant will be built in the Delta State

RDC : Kinshasa va relancer les travaux du barrage hydroélectrique de Katende (64 MW) ©Alex Moon/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

DRC: Kinshasa to restart work on the Katende hydroelectric dam (64 MW)

ZAMBIA: African park deploys its know-how in the Kafue national park©Kimmo Hagman/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

ZAMBIA: African park deploys its know-how in the Kafue national park

GUINEA-BISSAU: The CDN team is now able to budget its climate strategy©rui vale sousa/Shutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

GUINEA-BISSAU: The CDN team is now able to budget its climate strategy

Smart grid & Storage

“To guarantee the profitability of the mini-grids, subsidies of 40-50% are needed”

Interview Frédéric Pfister (NOA)

EGYPT: Suez will operate the Gabal El Asfar wastewater treatment plant as of March 1st © Wanna Thongpao/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

EGYPT: Suez will operate the Gabal El Asfar sewage plant as of March 1st

MOROCCO: Sefa subsidises SIE for energy efficiency projects© only_kim/Shutterstock

Energy efficiency

MOROCCO: Sefa subsidises SIE for energy efficiency projects

EGYPT: Jenaan will exploit the Nubian aquifer to irrigate a beet plantation ©B Brown/Shutterstock

Irrigation

EGYPT: Jenaan will exploit the Nubian aquifer to irrigate a beet plantation

AFRICA: gnuGrid raises $250,000 for its off-grid monitoring solution©Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Solar energy

AFRICA: gnuGrid raises $250,000 for its off-grid monitoring solution

BURKINA FASO: Onea is building 4 boreholes to reinforce the water supply in Boussé©Onea

Drinking water

BURKINA FASO: Onea is building 4 boreholes to reinforce the water supply in Boussé

MOROCCO: Nestlé greenlights production at its El Jadida factory via a solar power plant © Nesté Maroc

Solar energy

MOROCCO: Nestlé greenlights production at its El Jadida factory via a solar power pla

IVORY COAST: Sifca and Satelligence join forces for the

Biodiversity

IVORY COAST: Sifca and Satelligence join forces for the “zero deforestation” objectiv

NAMIBIA: Eenhana acquires a groundwater defluorination plant©Namibian ministry of agriculture, water and land reform

Drinking water

NAMIBIA: Eenhana acquires a groundwater defluorination plant

DRC: NuRAN to build 2,000 solar-powered pylons for Orange © Fly_and_Dive/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

DRC: NuRAN to build 2,000 solar-powered pylons for Orange

BENIN: SGDS-GN equips itself with 80 trucks to improve waste collection©SGDS-GN

Urban waste management

BENIN: SGDS-GN equips itself with 80 trucks to improve waste collection

AFRICA: $145 million from DFC and the Shell Foundation for Access to Green Electricity ©chinasong/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: $145 million from DFC and the Shell Foundation for Access to Green Electricit

GHANA: Mining project in the Atewa forest, Leonardo Dicaprio is back in charge©Leonardo DiCaprio

Biodiversity

GHANA: Mining project in the Atewa forest, Leonardo Dicaprio is back in charge

SENEGAL: An Initiative involving restaurants in the fight against pollution ©ThamKC/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

SENEGAL: An Initiative involving restaurants in the fight against pollution

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AFRICA: universal electrification needs solar off-grid mini-grids

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