Innovators from Africa are leading in shortlists for Ashden Awards for cutting-edge climate solutions this year
Energy
Investing in a sustainable future
Lisa Pinsley, partner, head of Middle East & Africa energy infrastructure, Actis, explores how the continent can attract more investment to help develop critical infrastructure
Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project nearly complete
The Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north of Abidjan, Côte dIvoire, has achieved a completion rate of 78.93% as of end-March 2023
IFC and Voltalia explore Dwanga power plant development
Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, and International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, have signed a mandate to arrange financing for the Dwangwa project in Malawi
Cape Town aims to end loadshedding with new solar plant
Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa, has announced that the city will design, build and operate a solar PV plant, complete with battery storage capable of providing loadshedding protection