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