A telecom-focused energy service company in Africa Energy Vision has purchased eSite Power Systems’ eSite x10 – the world’s first power system purpose-built for outdoor telecom sites – for a rollout at new sites in Nigeria and Gabon
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Renewable energy to support economic growth, says IRENA
Renewable energy transformation is set to meet international climate goals while boosting economic growth, creating millions of jobs and improving human welfare by 2050, according to the Global Renewables Outlook by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
AfDB to develop small-scale renewable energy projects
The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a grant of US$760,000 to Empower New Energy (EmNEW) to develop small renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa
IRENA: Renewables adds 176 GW of generating capacity with solar and wind
The renewable energy sector added 176 GW of generating capacity globally in 2019, marginally lower than the (revised) 179 GW added in 2018, according to data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
COVID-19 pandemic blows global solar PV supply chain: GlobalData
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disruption on Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing companies has prompted a major jolt on the global solar PV supply chain