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RE Investment Needs Restructuring Favoring Global South: IRENA

IRENA World Energy Transition Outlook identified that there is a geographic concentration of investments, and calls for structural changes to close the financing gap faced by the countries of the global south. According to the report’s findings, among the advanced economies of 38 countries, which make up 14% of the world’s population and represent 40% […]

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India Can Turn To Global South For Its Critical Minerals Needs: IEEFA

India’s minerals are at risk due to high import dependency and reliance on a few countries. Currently, India depends on resources such as synthetic and natural graphite, lithium oxide, nickel oxide, nickel sulphate, and copper cathodes. The study highlights the need for a diversified procurement strategy for these minerals to reduce trade risks. These minerals […]

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Grid Africa Secures R50 Mn Investment From Rifuwo Energy

Grid Africa, a solar energy solutions company recently secured an equity investment of R50 million from Rifuwo Energy Partners. This funding can help to advance renewable energy projects across South Africa to brace itself from rise in energy costs and can help to support Africa advance its renewable energy projects. The recent application by Eskom […]

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Africa Solar Progress: The Next Solar Frontier?

Africa is a gold mine, both literally and figuratively. Providing essential resources for the global transition to clean energy, Africa also holds immense potential for renewable energy development. By 2023, the continent had 62.11 GW of renewable energy capacity installed, a figure that could rise substantially with more funding. Africa as a continent – and […]

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SolarAfrica Begins Work For 1 GW Project On SunCentral Solar Farm

SolarAfrica, an Independent Power Producer, providing financial and technical solutions in energy recently began construction on the Rand 5 billion development project. This marks the beginning of Phase 1 of the IPP’s flagship utility-scale project. It also marks some serious progress on South Africa’s challenge to add more renewable energy to a struggling grid.  The […]

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BII, Symbiotics Launch Second Green Basket Bond Across Asia, Africa

British International Investment (BII), a UK-based development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor committed $75 million to the second ‘green basket bond’ arranged by Symbiotics Investments, a financial lender. The green lending program is expected to increase financing to small-scale green projects across Africa and South and South-East Asia through MSME lenders. This project particularly […]

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Africa’s Solar Challenges: Massive Untapped Potential Shows Up Tiny Production

With nearly one-fifth of the world’s population today, Africa accounts for less than 3% of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to date and has the lowest emissions per capita of any region. But still, Africans are facing the worst consequences of climate change in the world due to several reasons. Following that, Africa also […]

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News in Brief May 6 – US Wind Generation Drop, Engie, Sungrow in Africa

Sungrow Sings Pact With Two South African Firms  Global inverter and energy storage company Sungrow has signed an agreement with two South African distribution companies to increase its footprint in the African market. This included its agreement with Herholdt’s and ARB.  The global company said the attempt would solidify its presence in South Africa’s renewable energy sector. […]

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GameChange Solar Secures 500 MW+ Solar Projects In S. Africa

GameChange Solar, a global supplier of solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted PV plants, was selected to supply its Genius Tracker™ solar trackers for four new solar projects of over 500 megawatts (MW) in Southern Africa. These projects are strategically positioned to enhance energy supply across the region, supporting the diversification of the energy mix to […]

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