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    The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024
    Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership 
    A view shows solar panels at the green hydrogen proof-of-concept site in Vredendal. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander
    $1.3bn fund launched to build transmission lines across Southern Africa

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    Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

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    How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

      15 Mar 2022

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    War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

      11 Mar 2022

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    #AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

    1 Mar 2022

    An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it
    An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

      20 Jan 2022

    Source: © Image supplied. An aerial site view of the Enel Green Power’s (EGP) Ngonye solar plant
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    13 Jan 2022

    Source: Supplied
    The Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

    3 Jan 2022

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    China's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

      23 Dec 2021

    Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate
    Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

      9 Dec 2021

    DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report
    DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report

    3 Dec 2021

    2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?
    2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

    17 Nov 2021

    Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity
    Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

      15 Nov 2021

    Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals
    Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

    10 Nov 2021

    Source: ©Stepan Popov
    Pharmaceutical companies collaborate against climate change

    5 Nov 2021

    We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning
    We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

      2 Nov 2021

    #COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash
    #COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

      2 Nov 2021

    More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO
    More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

    26 Oct 2021

    Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition
    Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

      25 Oct 2021

    How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe
    How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

      13 Oct 2021

    Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper
    Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

    12 Oct 2021

    Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research
    Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

      12 Oct 2021

    Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower
    Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

    6 Oct 2021

    China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?
    China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

      4 Oct 2021

    A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided
    Mozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

      3 Aug 2021

    Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Source: USAID_images/Flickr
    Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

      16 Jul 2021

    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

      9 Jul 2021

    A solar plant is seen in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser
    Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant

    6 Jul 2021

    Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe
    Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

      30 Apr 2021

    Lake Kariba
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    21 Apr 2021

    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study
    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

    12 Mar 2021

    Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate - here's why
    Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate - here's why

      12 Feb 2021

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    How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

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    War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

     11 Mar 2022

    #AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe
    #AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

    1 Mar 2022

    An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it
    An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

     20 Jan 2022

    Source: © Image supplied. An aerial site view of the Enel Green Power’s (EGP) Ngonye solar plant
    A first for sub-Saharan Africa: Zambia's sun-tracking solar panels

    13 Jan 2022

    Source: Supplied
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    3 Jan 2022

    Image source: Mike from
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     23 Dec 2021

    Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate
    Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

     9 Dec 2021

    DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report
    DLA Piper releases Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report

    3 Dec 2021

    2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?
    2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

    17 Nov 2021

    Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity
    Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

     15 Nov 2021

    Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals
    Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

    10 Nov 2021

    Source: ©Stepan Popov
    Pharmaceutical companies collaborate against climate change

    5 Nov 2021

    We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning
    We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

     2 Nov 2021

    #COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash
    #COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

     2 Nov 2021

    More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO
    More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

    26 Oct 2021

    Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition
    Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

     25 Oct 2021

    How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe
    How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

     13 Oct 2021

    Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper
    Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

    12 Oct 2021

    Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research
    Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

     12 Oct 2021

    Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower
    Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

    6 Oct 2021

    China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?
    China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

     4 Oct 2021

    A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided
    Mozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

     3 Aug 2021

    Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Source: USAID_images/Flickr
    Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

     16 Jul 2021

    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

     9 Jul 2021

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    21 Apr 2021

    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study
    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

    12 Mar 2021

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    Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate - here's why

     12 Feb 2021

    AfDB approves funding for mini-grid advancement in Africa
    AfDB approves funding for mini-grid advancement in Africa

    31 Dec 2020

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    Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor

     30 Dec 2020

    AfDB approves Desert-to-Power technical support programme
    AfDB approves Desert-to-Power technical support programme

    28 Dec 2020

    RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery
    RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

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    #BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

    14 Dec 2020

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    Africa's power demand to keep rising between 4-5% per year

    3 Dec 2020

    Chanda Nxumalo, director, Harmattan Renewables
    The role of blockchain in Africa's energy transition

    19 Nov 2020

    How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation
    How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

     3 Aug 2020

    Africa's distributed renewable energy sector still dominated by foreign players
    Africa's distributed renewable energy sector still dominated by foreign players

    21 Jul 2020

    De-risking investments to boost Africa's renewable energy transition
    De-risking investments to boost Africa's renewable energy transition

    16 Jul 2020

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