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Monday 13 July 2020

Drinking water

KENYA: Davis & Shirtliff to equip Mundika water plant with solar system

The Mundika drinking water plant in Busia County will soon be equipped with a 132 kWp solar system. The Kenyan company Davis & Shirtliff, which maintains the plant, wants to reduce its operating costs.

KENYA: Davis & Shirtliff to equip Mundika water plant with solar system

SUDAN: Laboratory opens to test and certify 30 solar systems per day©industryviews/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SUDAN: Laboratory opens to test and certify 30 solar systems per day

ZIMBABWE: Swiss embassy in Harare acquires 160 kWp solar system©Swiss Embassy in Harare

Smart grid & Storage

ZIMBABWE: Swiss embassy in Harare acquires 160 kWp solar system

CHAD: $5.3 million from GEF for climate change resilience ©Johannes Laufs/Shutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

CHAD: $5.3 million from GEF for climate change resilience

SIERRA LEONE: Mobile Power provides electricity through battery rental ©Rahul Ramachandram/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SIERRA LEONE: Mobile Power provides electricity through battery rental

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss©DiversityStudio/Shutterstock

Agricultural and forest areas

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss

BENIN: African Parks takes over Beninese part of the W National Park©/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

BENIN: African Parks takes over Beninese part of the W National Park

TANZANIA: AFD lends €230M for electricity, water and sanitation©AFD

Renewable energies

TANZANIA: AFD lends €230M for electricity, water and sanitation

ÉGYPTE : le gouvernement va investir 2,8 Md $ pour 47 usines de dessalement en 5 ans©Dorothy Chiron/Shutterstock

Desalination

EGYPT: Government to invest $2.8 billion for 47 desalination plants in 5 years

MAURITIUS: Bonds to finance sustainable development projects©Soonthorn Wongsaita/ Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

MAURITIUS: Bonds to finance sustainable development projects

ZIMBABWE: Cement manufacturer PPC to build solar power plant of 32 MWp©Shutterstock

Solar energy

ZIMBABWE: Cement manufacturer PPC to build solar power plant of 32 MWp

COTE D'IVOIRE: Nestlé and Envipur aiming to collect 30 tonnes of plastics in Abobo©dolfin / Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

COTE D’IVOIRE: Nestlé and Envipur aiming to collect 30 tonnes of plastics in Abobo

AFRICA: e-waste output reaches alarming levels©Morten B/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: e-waste output reaches alarming levels

LIBERIA: World Bank grants additional $9.3 million for sanitation©MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEM / Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

LIBERIA: World Bank grants additional $9.3 million for sanitation

MALAWI: $157 million from the World Bank for remedial action on watersheds©phichak/Shutterstock

Preservation of the resource

MALAWI: $157 million from the World Bank for remedial action on watersheds

WEST AFRICA: EAV finances SolarX to support solar energy supply to businesses©Yousefsh/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

WEST AFRICA: EAV finances SolarX to support solar energy supply to businesses

MADAGASCAR: Mark Scherz discovers new species of diamond frog on the island©Mark Scherz

Biodiversity

MADAGASCAR: Mark Scherz discovers new species of diamond frog on the island

TUNISIA: To integrate the International Solar Alliance (ASI) ©Mark Agnor/Shutterstock

Solar energy

TUNISIA: To integrate the International Solar Alliance (ASI)

DRC: SustainSolar to install containerized mini-grid for Equatorial Power at Idjwi©khuruzero/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

DRC: SustainSolar to install containerized mini-grid for Equatorial Power at Idjwi

KENYA: Construction work on the Lopeipuke water basin starts©BOULENGER Xavier /Shutterstock

Water & environment

KENYA: Construction work on the Lopeipuke water basin starts

MOROCCO/MAURITANIA: How solar and wind power are boosting electricity supply©YAMADA STOCK/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

MOROCCO/MAURITANIA: how solar and wind power are making a leap in electricity mixes

MADAGASCAR: ARC releases more than $2 million for drought-related risks©ARC

Flood and drought risk

MADAGASCAR: ARC releases more than $2 million for drought-related risks

AFRICA: Med'Innovant Africa 2020 will award innovations for the sustainable city©Euroméditerranée

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: Med’Innovant Africa 2020 will award innovations for the sustainable city

BURKINA FASO: ANEREE launches Solar Cluster for improved management of the solar sector©lalanta71/Shutterstock

Solar energy

BURKINA FASO: ANEREE launches Solar Cluster for improved management of the solar sector

TOGO: AT2ER ranked 3rd in Ashden 2020 Award for progress in renewable energy strategy©Africa Studio / Shutterstock

Renewable energies

TOGO: AT2ER ranked 3rd in Ashden 2020 Award for progress in renewable energy strategy

CAMEROON: Greenpeace denounces funding provided to SUDCAM agro-industrial project©kakteen/Shutterstock

Agricultural and forest areas

CAMEROON: Greenpeace denounces funding provided to SUDCAM agro-industrial project

COTE D'IVOIRE: Geolocation service to warn of flood risks©Anna Om/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

COTE D’IVOIRE: Geolocation service to warn of flood risks

RWANDA: Drinking water kiosks to be installed in 30 districts by 2022©Water Access Rwanda

Drinking water

RWANDA: Drinking water kiosks to be installed in 30 districts by 2022

EGYPT: El Nasr Automotive will reopen to produce electric cars in 2021©Scharfsinn/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

EGYPT: El Nasr Automotive will reopen to produce electric cars in 2021

EGYPT: About 40 tons of waste collected from the Red Sea©Leo Morgan/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

EGYPT: About 40 tons of waste collected from the Red Sea

SOUTH AFRICA: Plastics Pact registers six new members©Larina Marina/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Plastics Pact registers six new members

GAMBIA: $43 million grant from IDA for electricity and water©dear2627/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

GAMBIA: $43 million grant from IDA for electricity and water

NAMIBIA: ANIREP becomes majority shareholder in 2 solar energy companies©AnnaTamila/Shutterstock

Solar energy

NAMIBIA: ANIREP becomes majority shareholder in 2 solar energy companies

EGYPT/MOROCCO: EU and EBRD grant for renewable energies ©anatoliy_gleb/Shutterstock

Climate Finance

EGYPT/MOROCCO: EU and EBRD grant for renewable energies

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste ©Aline Tong/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste

UGANDA: Working with the UK to promote clean and affordable energy©Thinnapob Proongsak / Shutterstock

Renewable energies

UGANDA: Working with the UK to promote clean and affordable energy

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