Telecom company MTN has installed a concentrating solar cooling system to cool down data centres at its head office in Johannesburg, South Africa
Renewables
Jeffreys Bay wind farm inaugurated in South Africa
Private power generation company Globeleq has completed the 138MW Jeffreys Bay wind farm at Port Elizabeth in South Africa
Canada’s Windiga Energy commissions solar plant in Burkina Faso
Canadian renewable energy developer Windiga Energy has commissioned a 20MW solar project worth US$50mn in Burkina Faso
IRENA and ADFD to provide funding for Sierra Leone solar project
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide funds of US$9mn towards the development of a 6MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Freetown, Sierra Leone
OPIC invests US$523 million in Lake Turkana Wind Power project
The US-based finance institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has agreed to an investment warranty of US$253mn to support the construction of the Lake Turkana Wind Power project (LTWP)