The African Development Bank will finance the second phase of the nations power project, which will help connect the Sahofika Hydropower Plant onto the national grid, suppling eight million people with affordable and clean energy
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GRS has successfully energised Greefspan II PV plant in South Africa
GRS Energy has successfully energised the Greefspan II PV plant in South Africa, built for the African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), in a joint venture with the Spanish partners TSK and the South African company, Umbono Energy Partners
AfDB approves US$7mn to transform mini-grid investment in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$7mn grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), for a new technical assistance initiative meeting the needs of the continent’s fast-evolving renewable mini-grid industry
Nxuba wind farm begins operations
Enel Green Power South Africa (EGP RSA), subsidiary of the Enel Group, has successfully reached commercial operation on its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Eastern Cape Province
Green energy and decarbonisation: an opportunity for African mining
Experts discussed how Africas mineral sector should seize the opportunities presented by the global transition towards green energy, and the ways in which the industry should take advantage of these prospective opportunities to boost the continents oil, gas and mineral sector