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Thursday 1 October 2020

Solar energy

AFRICA: Easy Solar obtains $5 million for the distribution of its clean energy solutions

Solar home systems provider Easy Solar has just secured $5 million to accelerate the spread of its renewable energy solutions in West Africa, particularly in Liberia and Sierra Leone where it has already provided access to electricity to more than 450,000 people.

AFRICA: Easy Solar obtains $5 million for the distribution of its clean energy solutions

SENEGAL: Senelec connects the KMS 3 drinking water plant to the electricity grid ©oo3asy60lfoo/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

SENEGAL: Senelec connects the KMS 3 drinking water plant to the electricity grid

LIBYA: Alhandasya to inject 62 kWp into the grid thanks to a solar power plant in Tajura©BELL KA PANG/Shutterstock

Solar energy

LIBYA: Alhandasya to inject 62 kWp into the grid thanks to a solar power plant in Tajura

MAURITANIA: Elecnor denies withdrawing from the Boulenouar wind farm project©ownway/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

MAURITANIA: Elecnor denies withdrawing from the Boulenouar wind farm project

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla©Rembolle/Shutterstock

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla

EGYPT: a call for tenders for the operation of the Gabel El-Zeit wind farm (220 MW)©Vasilii L/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

EGYPT: a call for tenders for the operation of the Gabel El-Zeit wind farm (220 MW)

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and AEPW join forces against plastic waste ©Maxim Blinkov/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and AEPW join forces against plastic waste

CAMEROON: Greenpeace joins the Camvert palm grove project in the south of the country©MD_Photography/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

CAMEROON: Greenpeace reaffirms its opposition to the Camvert palm grove project

EGYPT: Gakon will dry the sludge from the Bahr El-Baqar wastewater treatment plant (Sinai)©Gakon

Water: reuse & recycling

EGYPT: Gakon will dry the sludge from the Bahr El-Baqar wastewater treatment plant (Sinai)

IVORY COAST: An association is set up to recycle plastic waste ©Peryn22/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: An association is set up to recycle plastic waste

MAURITIUS: The oil spill reinforces the extermination of the

Biodiversity

MAURITIUS: The oil spill reinforces the extermination of the “Cardinal of Mauritius”.

GHANA: Zoomlion will soon have a waste treatment plant in Wiawso ©hiv360/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

GHANA: Zoomlion will soon have a waste treatment plant in Wiawso

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to buy 6.8 GW of clean energy from IPPs from 2022 onwards©KENNY TONG/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to buy 6.8 GW of clean energy from IPPs from 2022 onwards

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates drinking water projects in Sinfra and Gagnoa©Presidency of the Republic of Ivory Coast

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates drinking water projects in Sinfra and Gagnoa

SOUTH AFRICA: Sawea and Sapvia train in the field of renewable energies©sirtravelalot/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Sawea and Sapvia train in the field of renewable energies

GHANA: IDA finances drinking water and sanitation in Accra and Kumasi©Aisyaqilumaranas/Shutterstock

Drinking water

GHANA: IDA finances drinking water and sanitation in Accra and Kumasi

NIGERIA: Auxano Solar Receives $1.5 Million from All On to Provide Solar Energy©Helene Munson/Shutterstock

Solar energy

NIGERIA: Auxano Solar Receives $1.5 Million from All On to Provide Solar Energy

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management ©mbrand85/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management

BENIN: The organization Bénin ville propre launches a sanitation program in Ouidah©Oleg Znamenskiy/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

BENIN: The organization Bénin ville propre launches a sanitation program in Ouidah

MAURITIUS: 2 months after the disaster, the ADB supports the clean-up of the oil spill©Tigergallery/Shutterstock

Industrial risks

MAURITIUS: 2 months after the disaster, the ADB supports the clean-up of the oil spill

AFRICA: Usaid finances 9 companies to electrify clinics via off-grid© Venus.1777/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: Usaid finances 9 companies to electrify clinics via off-grid

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou© Government of BURKINA FASO

Solar energy

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million©DorSteffen/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million

IVORY COAST: Creation of 5 marine protected areas, sites identified ©alfotokunst/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

IVORY COAST: Creation of 5 marine protected areas, sites identified

AFRICA: The Flipflopi boat raises awareness about plastic pollution in Lake Victoria©Flipflopi

Collective sanitation

AFRICA: The Flipflopi boat raises awareness about plastic pollution in Lake Victoria

IVORY COAST: Cocody and Nestlé join forces to fight against plastic waste©Anze Furlan/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: Cocody and Nestlé join forces to fight against plastic waste

KENYA: In Naivasha, Stantec recycles sewage sludge into biomass briquettes©Mr Fotos/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

KENYA: In Naivasha, Stantec recycles sewage sludge into biomass briquettes

GABON: TraCer Project Ensures Sustainable Wood Management in the Nkok SEZ©Ayotography/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

GABON: TraCer Project Ensures Sustainable Wood Management in the Nkok SEZ

GHANA: BPA to support the Bui Dam with a 250 MWp PV solar farm©Pfalzdrone/Shutterstock

Solar energy

GHANA: BPA to support the Bui Dam with a 250 MWp PV solar farm

MOZAMBIQUE: Lion population rebounds in Gorongosa National Park©Stu Porter/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

MOZAMBIQUE: Lion population rebounds in Gorongosa National Park

SENEGAL: EU supports women's entrepreneurship through renewable energies©Malevic/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SENEGAL: EU supports women’s entrepreneurship through renewable energies

BURKINA FASO: The State strengthens the water supply in the Mouhoun loop©Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Niger

Drinking water

BURKINA FASO: The State strengthens the water supply in the Mouhoun loop

AFRIQUE : Greenlight obtient 90 M$ pour distribuer ses systèmes solaires domestiques©Ralf Siemieniec/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: Greenlight gets $90 million to distribute its solar home systems

MOZAMBIQUE: Fipag re-launches the Chilembene drinking water plant after its extension©Bradley D. Saum/Shutterstock

Drinking water

MOZAMBIQUE: Fipag re-launches the Chilembene drinking water plant after its extension

SOUTH AFRICA: A new initiative to strengthen the protection of rhinos ©EcoPrint/Shutterstock

Management of natural areas

SOUTH AFRICA: A new initiative to strengthen the protection of rhinos

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