Enel Begins Construction on 140 MW Wind Farm in South Africa Updated On Wed, May 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Oyster Bay wind farm is located in the Eastern Cape province and is expected to generate around 568 GWh annually once fully operational, due in the second quarter of 2021 Enel, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA, has begun construction of its Oyster Bay wind farm in the Kouga Local Municipality, in […] Read more
Wind Majors Come Together For Africa Task Force Updated On Wed, May 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Global Wind Industry Council (GWEC) has set up a new Task Force to speed up and facilitate the development of wind energy in Africa. The Task Force brings together leading developers, manufacturers and associations that are active in the African market, including Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Vestas, the South Africa Wind Energy Association, Africa […] Read more
GE to Supply Benin’s 1st ADMS Grid Soln; Inks 2 Deals in West Africa Updated On Mon, Apr 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy As per the deal, the company will build energy systems in Benin and upgrade three substations in Cote d’Ivoire. GE Renewable Energy’s grid solutions business has bagged two contracts in West Africa to provide its energy solutions to help foster economic development and growth in Benin and Cote d’Ivoire. As per the deal, the company […] Read more
InfraCo Africa Signs $2.2 M Loan Agreements with Gigawatt Global Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy InfraCo Africa has signed $2.2 million convertible loan agreements with energy developer Gigawatt Global for the development of the Samburu Solar and Transmara Solar projects in Kenya. Each with a capacity of 10MWAC, the sister facilities will generate clean, reliable electricity in some of the poorest counties in the country. The financing committed by InfraCo Africa will […] Read more
Japan’s Eurus Energy Acquires Share in Winlab Africa Updated On Thu, Mar 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Japan’s wind energy developer Eurus Energy has acquired a share in Winlab Africa, a subsidiary of the Australian group Winlab Limited, with an investment of $10 million. The money will be used to finance several projects, including the Miombo Hewani wind farm in southwest Tanzania. A company statement explained that through this investment, Eurus Energy, […] Read more
World Bank and AfDB Commit $ 47 billion For African Climate Finance Updated On Fri, Mar 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy The World Bank and the African Development Bank have together committed close to $47 billion to African countries, for the period up to 2025 to fight climate change. In a significant announcement to provide much-needed financing for African countries likely to face the increasing effect of climate change, the funds’ pipe from the World Bank […] Read more
UK Augments Funding for African RE Projects by £30 million Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Harriett Baldwin, the UK Minister for Africa, announced additional new funding to give more people and companies across Africa access to affordable, clean energy. Minister Ms. Harriett Baldwin announced that the new funding will see £30 million added to the Transforming Energy Access program, taking total British investment to £100 million, and allowing it to […] Read more
Africa’s First Commercial Floating Solar Farm Commissioned Updated On Wed, Mar 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy The plant, besides generating enough electricity to take the farm nearly off the grid will also reduce its carbon emissions by half. New Southern Energy, a leading South African-based, full-service renewable energy provider for distributed energy projects throughout Africa, has installed the continents first commercially operated floating solar PV power plant at the Marlenique fruit […] Read more
Africa and Middle East Installed 962 MW New Wind Capacity in 2018 Updated On Mon, Feb 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy The report forecasts that a further 6.5 GW capacity will be added by 2023. According to the latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), countries in Africa and the Middle East region installed 962 MW of new onshore wind power capacity in 2018, an increase of more than 300 MW compared to […] Read more
