The French Development Agency (AFD) has signed deal worth US$16.61mn with the government of Burkina Faso to boost the energy and education sectors
Renewables
Bboxx and EDF ramp up partnership to expand in Kenya
Bboxx, a next generation utility, and EDF are strengthening their partnership as EDF becomes a shareholder in Bboxx Kenya, a move that aims to provide access to clean, reliable and CO2-free energy to more than two million Kenyans with solar home systems by 2025
Offshore wind staff demand to triple by 2030, says Rystad Energy
Demand for offshore wind staff will triple by the end of the decade, surging to 868,000 full-time jobs from an estimated 297,000 in 2020, with the jobs demand reaching about 589,000 in 2025, according to a Rystad Energy analysis
B&S Power Holding and SunnyFred Global to facilitate solar PV project in Nigeria
B&S Power Holding Pte, a Singapore-based renewable energy corporation, and Sunnyfred Global, a Nigerian investment entity, have concluded arrangements in collaboration with other stakeholders and Technical Partners, to design, develop, finance and construct West Africas largest solar photovoltaic farm in Nigeria
Morocco’s SIE gets US$965,000 grant boost from SEFA
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a US$965,000 grant to Morocco’s Société d’Ingénierie Energétique (SIE), a move that is set to support its transition into the first Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) initiative in Africa