The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$7mn grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), for a new technical assistance initiative meeting the needs of the continent’s fast-evolving renewable mini-grid industry
Energy
Nxuba wind farm begins operations
Enel Green Power South Africa (EGP RSA), subsidiary of the Enel Group, has successfully reached commercial operation on its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Eastern Cape Province
Green energy and decarbonisation: an opportunity for African mining
Experts discussed how Africas mineral sector should seize the opportunities presented by the global transition towards green energy, and the ways in which the industry should take advantage of these prospective opportunities to boost the continents oil, gas and mineral sector
AfDB announces programme to expand solar energy generation in G5 Sahel countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Desert-to-Power technical support programme that will advance the rollout of solar generation in G5 Sahel countries, where 60 million people lack access to electricity
Clean Technology Fund and Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa announce US$25mn for medium scale independent power producers
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$15mn from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and US$10mn from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) to advance the African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) II’s projects to boost low-carbon energy generation in sub-Saharan Africa