Renewable energy

Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest wind farm in northern Kenya saved the country €126 million (sh15.7 billion) in reduced fuel imports in the first year of operation as the plant displaced expensive…

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…

South Africa’s renewable energy sector might just have the resilience to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, given that it was already on the rise and moving in the right direction prior…

Zambia is already self-sufficient in electricity. The authorities estimate that the country’s electricity production will increase tenfold by 2022 with the commissioning of developing renewable energy projects. Zambia has made…

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 is constructing solar-powered minigrids in off-grid regions as it races to beat its target of achieving universal access in the next two years. Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter said…