With southern Africa experiencing a serious power deficit which is taking its toll on economic productivity, multiple initiatives are underway to alleviate the crisis
Energy
Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia welcome power investees
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed new agreements with energy service companies to support the expansion and scale-up of off-grid stand-alone solar home systems in Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia
Angola receives significant support for solar energy development
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has approved a direct loan for more than US$900mn to the Ministry of Energy and Water of the Republic of Angola to support the construction of two photovoltaic solar energy power plants
Drone use in flare stack inspection
According to Aeromotus, a leading and emerging drone technology company in the Middle East and African region, drone monitoring is changing the way maintenance and inspection work is conducted in the oil and gas sector
Land secured for significant wind farm in Egypt
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a leading clean energy company, along with Infinity Power, Africa’s largest renewable energy developer, and Hassan Allam Utilities, a sustainable infrastructure focused investment platform, have signed an agreement with Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority to secure land to build a 10GW capacity onshore wind farm in Egypt