Innovators from Africa are leading in shortlists for Ashden Awards for cutting-edge climate solutions this year
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Lisa Pinsley partner, head of Middle East & Africa energy infrastructure, Actis. (Image source: Actis)
Lisa Pinsley, partner, head of Middle East & Africa energy infrastructure, Actis, explores how the continent can attract more investment to help develop critical infrastructure
Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project nearly complete
The facility could supply electricity to 100,000 households. (Image source: AfDB)
The Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north of Abidjan, Côte dIvoire, has achieved a completion rate of 78.93% as of end-March 2023
IFC and Voltalia explore Dwanga power plant development
The project will combine 55MW of solar power and 10MW of battery storage. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, and International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, have signed a mandate to arrange financing for the Dwangwa project in Malawi
Cape Town aims to end loadshedding with new solar plant
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announces the launch of the solar PV project with the support of C40 and GIZ. (Image source: City of Cape Town, Media Office)
Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa, has announced that the city will design, build and operate a solar PV plant, complete with battery storage capable of providing loadshedding protection
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The Bell team in Richards Bay consists of more than 800 machinists, welders, and assemblers. (Image source: Bell)
GFE Power Product’s extensive range covers generators from 10 kVA up to 3,000 kVA. (Image source: GFE Power Products)
The funding is the largest-ever equity raise in the minigrid industry according to Husk. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The initiative will help African contractors participate in annual infrastructure investments. (Image source: Afreximbank)
ITS has evolved into a sophisticated systems approach, providing numerous opportunities to revolutionise road networks. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Inside Condra’s Johannesburg factory: an overhead crane positions an electric motor during assembly of hoist and crab. (Image source: Condra)
The Yellow Metal Machine Rental team with some Wacker Neuson equipment. (Image source: Wacker Neuson)
The parties will also promote the mutual exchange of information and expertise in the field of export credit policies and practices. (Image source: TBD Group)
Although displaying resilience, the report warns that African banks remain exposed to physical climate risks due to both sovereign and industry lending. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
WAA and VCMI will seek to establish regulatory frameworks to enable access to high integrity and fair voluntary carbon markets for WAA member countries. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Invest International’s Lara Muller; Ivory Coast Minister of Finance and Economy, Adam Coulibaly; and Ambassador Designate to Ivory Coast, Jeroen Kelderhuis. (Image source: Invest International)
IVECO is renewing its entire product range, all at once. (Image source: IVECO)
Both the IMF and EIU expect SSA to rank as the world’s second fastest growing economy in 2024. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The MoU was signed alongside the Africa Health Business Symposium. (Image source: Africa CDC)
There has been a focus on the sugar industry. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
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The project sought to address the high accident rate at the old Breidbach intersection and the traffic congestion. (Image source: SANRAL)
The Carmix 3.5TT is renowned for its robust performance in concrete mixing. (Image source: Carmix)
Multiple member of Julius Berger were present at the summit. (Image source: Julius Berger)
The signing ceremony was held in Freetown. (Image source: Infinity Power)
The plant will be built and operated in partnership with Pele Green Energy. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The project has a total of 210 planned connections. (Image source: ECOWAS)
The AfDB board complemented Transnet for progress made in rolling out its compliance and governance improvement programme. (Image source: AfDB)
The new data centre is ‘EcoStruxure-ready’, with components of the installed EcoStruxure for Data Centers platform solution. (Image source: Schneider Electric)
d.light has a proven track record in the use of securitised finance to support its solar-powered household products in sub-Saharan Africa. (Image source: d.light)
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, speaking at the launch. (Image source: Office of the President, Republic of Ghana)
Dietmar Siersdorfer speaking at Africa Energy Forum in Barcelona. (Image source: Siemens Energy)
The generator set fitted with a Perkins 1103 is providing vital backup power at the St Patrick School in Uganda. (Image source: Perkins)
5G technology deployment will take place later this year. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Spiro will draw from its experience in Kenya, Benin, Togo, Rwanda and Nigeria as it launched in Uganda. (Image source: Spiro)
According to IRENA, concrete policy actions and massive mobilisation of finance at full speed is required in order to meet the 2030 target. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
