Coal Miner Seriti Resources Acquires Majority Stake In Windlab Africa Updated On Tue, Aug 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Africa’s leading coal miner, Seriti Resources has said that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in wind and solar-powered assets of Windlab Africa- a wind energy site developer, through its subsidiary Seriti Green. Seriti is looking at lowering its carbon footprint and ensuring long-term sustainability as a diversified energy producer. Windlab Africa […] Read more
Togo Gets $40m Loan For 42 MWp Solar Power Project From West African Development Bank Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Togo has received a fresh loan from the West African Development Bank for the development of a 42 MWp solar power plant in Awandjelo area of Northern Togo. The bank is an international Multilateral Development Bank meant for the development of Francophone and Lusophone in West Africa. The loan was approved by the Board of […] Read more
CrossBoundary Gets $25 Million For Solar Power Mini-Grids Expansion In Africa Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Kenya based CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) has announced that it has raised $25 million funding from different investors – ARCH Emerging Markets Partners Limited, Bank of America, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The new investment will also garner an additional $25 million in senior debt for the deployment of $50 million of capital that will […] Read more
Vantage Data Centers Source Green Energy from SolarAfrica Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a significant development, Vantage Data Centers have signed a 20-year PPA with South Africa’s solar energy financing player – SolarAfrica – to enable Vantage to supplement the local grid that powers its Johannesburg (JNB1) data center campus with renewable energy. This investment will further drive the creation of renewable energy in the region by […] Read more
South Africa Moves A Step Closer to 540 MW Solar and 1.1 GW Storage With Scatec PPA Signing Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Oslo, Norway headquartered, Scatec ASA has signed a power purchase agreement for three co-located solar and storage projects under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) alongside the South African government. The PPA will run for 20 years. This agreement also included 540MW of solar power capacity. With this, South Africa is one […] Read more
South African Miner Harmony Gold To Add 30 MW Solar For Cleaner Mining Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading South African Mining firm Harmony Gold Mining has begun to construct a 30 MW solar PV plants in South Africa. The effort is part of its ESG goals to achieve a lower carbon footprint. The action plan is divided into three parts: Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. Phase I has mandated the […] Read more
AfDB, MASEN and RES4africa to impart solar training for Sahel Countries Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy North Africa is the receiver of the highest irradiance on the planet and there is an increased focus on pushing more solar projects in the region. For the same, the African Development Bank (AfDB), MASEN and RES4Africa have agreed to join forces on a dedicated solar energy training programme in 2022. The official statement by […] 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
Morocco Shows Africa A Renewable Pathway Away From Fossil Fuels Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Morocco is showing the African continent a Renewable Energy pathway out of fossil fuel. Among the countries giving Morocco a good company are Egypt and South Africa, according to TAQA Net, a platform specialized in energy markets. Africa’s trailblazing growth in socio-economic sector has led several countries to further develop solar energy projects, especially at […] Read more
