West and southern Africa Ministers responsible for climate change have visited the German Bundestag in Berlin as part of a inter-ministerial meeting to round-off a decade of climate partnership between Africa and Germany through the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) and the Southern Africa Science Service Centre on Climate Change and adapted land management (SASSCAL)
Renewables
Sasol secures 260MW for Secunda site
Sasol and Air Liquide have signed two power purchase agreements (PPA) with TotalEnergies and its partner Mulilo for the long-term supply of a total capacity of 260MW of renewable power to Sasol’s Secunda site, in South Africa
Fortescue explores hydrogen opportunities across southern Africa
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after announcing multiple collaboration initiatives to develop green hydrogen in Africa
Masdar and IFC explore green hydrogen possibilities
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a global development institution focused on the private sectors of developing countries, has signed an agreement with Masdar, a fast-growing renewable energy company, to explore areas of collaboration around climate action for emerging markets
IEA: Renewables to dominate growth of electricity supply over the next three years
Renewables are set to dominate the growth of the world’s electricity supply over the next three years as together with nuclear power they are likely to meet the vast majority of the increase in global demand through to 2025, according to a new IEA report