Civil Works Begin At Olkaria V Geothermal Plant
Civil works have commenced in the 154 megawatt Olkaria V plant nine months after Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta broke ground at the location of the facility. The planned which is … Read More
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Onshore Wind Power Now as Affordable as Any Other Source, Solar to Halve by 2020
New IRENA report finds all renewable technologies to be competitive by 2020 New age of renewable energy driven by technology improvements, competitive procurement, and a growing cadre of highly experienced, … Read More
Cepsa Analyzes World Trends and Socio-Economic Models in its 2030 Energy Map
Cepsa Energy Outlook 2030 is a research piece that presents what the energy mix will look like in 2030. The document answers questions such as what countries and technologies will … Read More
Renewable Energy Can Be Strengthened in Next Round of Climate Negotiations
Nationally Determined Contributions under Paris Agreement must reflect growing business case and global momentum for renewables Countries have an opportunity to significantly increase renewable energy ambition within Nationally Determined Contributions … Read More
Solarplaza and GOGLA Build the Leading Conference Brand for Solar Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Solarplaza and GOGLA have announced the second edition of Unlocking Solar Capital (USC) Africa. After hosting last year’s inaugural edition in Nairobi, Kenya, we’ll be organizing its follow-up in Abidjan, … Read More
Progress of wind projects in Tanzania
Tanzania’s Government is currently in the process of developing a framework to accomplish this through renewable energy feed in tariffs, offering guaranteed pricing for solar and wind generated power Emerging … Read More
Baringo County Residents Embrace Baringo-Silali Geothermal Project
Residents of the Baringo County have embraced the Geothermal Development Corporation’s (GDC’s) Baringo-Silali Project and urged GDC to commence the drilling process. In a meeting, attended by the GDC Managing … Read More
Another Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: More renewable energy capacity for less money
Today REN21 published its Renewables 2017 Global Status Report (GSR), the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. Additions in installed renewable power capacity set new records in 2016, with … Read More
GE, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Sign a MoU to enable Renewables Generation, Skills Development in Ethiopia
GE and Addis Ababa Institute of Technology have signed a MoU to enable Renewables Hydro/Wind Power Generation Skills Development in Ethiopia. The ultimate vision of the collaboration between GE and … Read More
President Uhuru Kenyatta Breaks Ground For Olkaria V Power Project
President Uhuru Kenyatta last week broke ground for the construction of the Olkaria V power project which will produce 158 MW of electricity. The President at the same time commissioned 14 … Read More