AfDB Invests $20 Million in Fund for RE Expansion in Sub-Sahara Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy African Development Bank (AFDB) has held in a key announcement that the Board of Directors of the AfDB Group has approved an equity investment of $20 million in Evolution Fund III. It is a pan-African clean and sustainable energy private equity fund that is mobilising about $400 million into renewable energy and resource-efficiency assets across […] Read more
20 MW Solar+BESS Project From JCM Power, InfraCo Africa Is Malawi’s First BESS project Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy In a fresh development marking a milestone in the renewable energy development in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa, JCM Power and InfraCo Africa have said that the Golomoti Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in the Dedza district in Malawi now stands commissioned. The official announcement by both the players reveal that […] Read more
IFC and Rockefeller Foundation to Co-finance RE Development in Africa Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) yesterday announced a new partnership to finance renewable energy development in Sub-Saharan Africa and some other regions. The joint venture aims to deploy $150 million of RF’s catalytic capital in blended finance to mobilize up to $2 […] Read more
Sub-Saharan African Nations saw Record Jump in Renewables Investments in 2018: BNEF Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on RE projects in sub-Saharan Africa – a regional record and some USD 600 million more than the previous year The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on renewable (RE) projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) – a regional record and some USD 600 million […] Read more