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Some 894 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to clean cooking fuels, mostly due to their low purchasing power. This group represents 85 percent of the region’s population, with…

Solar energy costs have dropped by the steepest margin in the last 10 years among renewable sources, even as hydropower recorded an uptick. The price of electricity generated from utility-scale…

Kenya leads Africa in the pace at which it is electrifying its population through a mix of grid and off-grid power connections. Kenya connectivity pace is also among top three…

Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have for the first time each replaced India as countries with the largest population without access to electricity. In Nigeria, the largest and…

Uganda is representing Africa in advancing the role of hydropower in enabling wide-scale transition to renewables post-Covid-19. Hydro Power Association of Uganda is the only African agency to team up…

The world has shelled out $3 trillion towards developing renewable energy projects over the past 10 years. In return, the green energy sector has spun 11 million jobs across the…

Africa accounts for a paltry 1.9 percent of the global share of developed renewable energy capacity, casting a light on the continent’s vastly untapped market. Data compiled by the International…

Kenya has raced past Italy to emerge seventh largest geothermal power producer in the world, new global data shows. Kenya’s geothermal capacity stands at 823 megawatts (MW), having grown by…

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) projects that hydrogen use as an alternative fuel for transport may lead to a 70 percent drop in oil consumption over the next 30…

China may be scrambling to knock out the deadly coronavirus which has claimed over 100 lives but it doesn’t mean everything else has been put on hold. Least of all…