Solar PV panels are installed on the rooftops of buildings, and they help harvest the suns energy to power the buildings. (Image source: InhabitatBlog/Flickr)
The spike in the number of green buildings is higher in South Africa than any other nation in the world, revealed the McGraw-Hill Construction SmartMarket Report
Though Mali has limited access to electricity, there is potential to develop hydro, wind and solar power. (Image source: Mr Nixter/Flickr)
Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), the bilateral trust fund of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a US$530,000 grant to co-fund a renewable energy project in Mali
The Ghana Power Compact is the largest among the Power Africa initiatives. (Image source: James Chew/Flickr)
Standard Bank Group will accelerate its investments in the ‘Power Africa’ initiative over the next five years
The two plants will have a combined capacity of 148.5MW. (Image source: AchimRashka/Wikimedia Commons)
Italian energy company TerniEnergia has signed a deal with an unnamed utility firm to develop two solar plants in South Africa for US$197.3mn
GE will work together with Dangote Industries to support major projects across Africa in industries such as power generation, rail transport and the oil and gas sector. (Image source: General Electric)
An estimated US$2bn worth of investments from multinational conglomerate General Electric (GE) will be distributed across Africa in a bid to help the continent achieve sustainable growth