CrossBoundary Energy Raises $40M to Scale Financed Solar for Businesses in Africa

CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) has announced the exit of its first fund at a 15% net IRR to investors. ARCH Emerging Markets Partners’ Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARCH ARPF) is providing … Read More

Are African Development Bank (AfDB)’s financing policies climate-friendly?

(By Wangeci Migwi, Amy Giliam and Nicole Rodel) With the climate crisis threatening over half of the global GDP, there can be no business-as-usual when the world begins to plan … Read More

CGG Delivers Global Geothermal Resource Study to Support Client’s Energy Transition Strategy

CGG has announced that its Geothermal Science group has delivered a global geothermal resource study to a major energy company. The study evaluates the scale of the potential for geothermal … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol Invites Bidders for the Development Solar Photo-Voltaic (Pv) Facilities

Sasol is inviting interested Bidders to participate in a Request for Proposals (RFPs) process for the development of two embedded 10MW Solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) facilities at its South African operations … Read More

UGANDA: 1.4 million to access reliable and affordable energy under new EIB – ENGIE initiative

Scaling up off-grid solar power model for transforming rural energy access across Africa; EIB financing to overcome barriers to 80% of Ugandans without access to electricity; Local currency financing to … Read More

Solar Mini-grids Set to Play Critical Role in Achieving Universal Electricity Access With Right Policy Support

Mini-grids could play a critical role in providing electricity to rural communities and businesses and in helping to connect the 789 million people worldwide who currently do not have access. … Read More

Kenya’s “Oil Lady” Lucky Okudo Named in Forbes 30 under 30 List for 2020

Source: Forbes In 2012, Lucky Okudo found herself at a conference on the outskirts of Nairobi discussing environmental sustainability and the strategic role women play. At the same time, on … Read More

Double the Share of Renewables in the ‘Decade of Action’ to Achieve Energy Transition Objectives

The share of renewables in global power should more than double by 2030 to advance the global energy transformation, achieve sustainable development goals and a pathway to climate safety, according … 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

IRENA/ADFD Open Fifth Round of Funding for Renewable Energy Projects

USD 50 million available for scalable, replicable and transformative renewable energy projects in developing countries The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have … Read More