Renewable energies

Smart grid & Storage

MALI: Atlantic Bank joins forces with AER for off grid in 300 villages

Drinking water

KENYA: AfDB refinances Thwake River Dam project

Solar energy

AFRICA: Globaltel offers solar solution to optimize telecom aerials

Solar energy

SENEGAL: Engie will supply 60 MW to Senelec from two solar power plants

Smart grid & Storage

SOUTH AFRICA: United States promotes energy storage development

Solar energy

WEST AFRICA: BOAD to finance development of renewable energies

Smart grid & Storage

SEYCHELLES: SPS commissions largest solar off-grid in archipelago

Employment, education & training

AFRICA: Energy Generation launches prize competition for young project leaders

Wind Energy

KENYA: ATI agency insures Actis’s wind project in Kipeto against unpaid bills

Wind Energy

SAHEL: AfDB relies on Morocco to deploy “Desert to power” programme

Geothermal energy

ETHIOPIA: Mannvit and Verkís, consultants on Tulu Moye geothermal project

Geothermal energy

KENYA: Cyrq Energy wants to invest $300 million for 330 MW of geothermal energy in Su

Solar energy

KENYA: Wartsila to build two solar parks for two private producers

Hydroelectricity

CAMEROON: Funding for Nachtigal hydroelectric power plant (420 MW) complete

Solar energy

EGYPT: 2 GW of solar power soon, and country achieves COP21 goals.

Hydroelectricity

TANZANIA: Arab Contractors and Elsewedy to build Stiegler’s Gorge dam

Solar energy

KENYA: East Africa’s first solar airport will open in 2019

Climate Finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches technology to store energy

Renewable energies

ANGOLA: Qway Energy and Thueia LDA will produce 500 MW of renewable energy

Wind Energy

EGYPT: Lekela requests $81.4 million from EBRD for 250 MW wind project

Climate Finance

AFRICA: GCF funds $110 million climate change adaptation programme

Wind Energy

MOROCCO: 340 MW of wind turbines to be added to country’s energy capacity by 2019

Biogas

AFRICA: FAO advocates biogas production from animal dung