Africa
23 November 2012
A heavy reliance on imported transport fuels and large areas of marginal land make Ethiopia the ideal target for a domestic biofuels sector.
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22 November 2012
Algeria is now actively marketing its ambitious renewable energy plans as it aims to become a hub for green power production and attract international investment.
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21 November 2012
Mainstream Renewable Power’s solar partnership with Siemens marks the beginning of future development projects in South Africa for the company, it told NewNet.
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21 November 2012
Siemens received an order for the construction of two photovoltaic (PV) plants in South Africa from a consortium including Mainstream Renewable Power and its investment partner Globeleq.
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20 November 2012
A €300m financial commitment has been signed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW Entwicklungsbank and Masen, to support development of the Quarzazate solar complex in Morocco.
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20 November 2012
Spanish desalination group Abengoa will develop West Africa’s first desalination facility, with the hope it will benefit 500,000 people in Ghana.
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20 November 2012
Independent power producer BioTherm Energy has closed on the financing of one wind and two solar photovoltaic projects in South Africa.
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19 November 2012
India-based bioenergy supply company VayuGrid has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a biofuel cluster in Ethiopia.
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16 November 2012
East African power producer Kenya Electricity Generating is taking a step away from hydropower, reducing its share in the technology to a total output of less than half within two years as geothermal production increases.
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15 November 2012
UK-based investor Ingenious Media told NewNet it is now actively fundraising for its social impact fund which will look to bring off-grid solar solutions to Africa.
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15 November 2012
Camco Clean Energy has partnered with South African group MW1 in a joint venture to develop renewable energy projects in the country.
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15 November 2012
German cleantech company juwi has installed an off-grid renewable energy project to power water pumps in an isolated region of Egypt.
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15 November 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has won a 67MW turbine order from South Africa’s Umoya Energy.
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14 November 2012
The Ghanaian government is expected to set up a dedicated renewable energy fund to support public and private sector investment.
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14 November 2012
A consortium consisting of SolarReserve, Kensani Group and Intikon Energy has successfully closed financing for two 75MW solar power projects in South Africa.
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14 November 2012
Electronics part supplier Bosch has become the latest to exit the Desertec project, following Siemens departure last month, blaming fundamental economics.
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13 November 2012
Popular tourist destination Marrakech, Morocco, has won $157m of loans from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to go towards the region’s water and sanitation improvements.
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12 November 2012
Ireland’s Mainstream Renewable Power has signed key financing, power purchase and implementation agreements with the South African government for the development of wind and solar projects.
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9 November 2012
Photovoltaic (PV) group Gestamp Solar has secured €80m ($102m) after signing an agreement with two local financing firms Nedbank and IDC for two PV projects in South Africa.
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9 November 2012
UK engineering group Kentz has won a $45m engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) to build a 75MW photovoltaic plant in South Africa.
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