Kenya’s transition towards greener housing finance received a significant boost as NCBA Bank expanded its home financing portfolio in the Coast region by introducing a solar leasing solution alongside its…
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Africa’s pursuit of energy security and regional economic integration took another step forward on June 29 as Rwanda and Kenya signed a landmark framework agreement that will allow Rwanda to…
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KenGen expands renewable energy pipeline to 5,500MW as sustainability strategy positions Kenya for green industrial growth
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 496 views 5 minutes readKenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has expanded its long-term renewable energy development pipeline to 5,500MW while launching its inaugural Sustainability Report, marking a significant shift in the country’s clean energy…
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Heirs energies launches digital operations centre to advance smart oilfield management and energy security in Nigeria
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryJust TransitionpollutionRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 640 views 5 minutes readNigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector has taken another step towards digital transformation following the commissioning of an Integrated Operations Monitoring Centre (IOMC) by the Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint…
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Egypt Partners with China’s SANY to build wind turbine factory as local manufacturing drives renewable energy expansion
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economycorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability events by Francis Mwangi 826 views 5 minutes readEgypt has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese manufacturer SANY Renewable Energy to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility that will supply a planned 2-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in…
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Sasol-Topsoe SAF venture collapse highlights commercial reality facing sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyIndustriesindustryJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 990 views 5 minutes readThe decision by South African energy and chemicals company Sasol and Danish clean energy technology firm Topsoe to dissolve their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture, Zaffra, marks another significant…
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Eni expands Mozambique LNG ambitions with tender for World’s Largest Floating Gas facility
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryinnovationJust TransitionOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 930 views 5 minutes readItalian energy major Eni has launched a competitive tender for what could become the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, marking another significant step in Mozambique’s emergence as…
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ECOWAS calls for 5% budget allocation to renewable energy as West Africa seeks to strengthen energy security
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development Planssupply chainsSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Francis Mwangi 670 views 6 minutes readThe Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged its 12 member states to allocate at least 5% of their national budgets to renewable energy and…
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Opaia Group announces strategic expansion plans for Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionindustryInternational NewsJust TransitionMiningpolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability partnerships by Solomon Irungu 584 views 5 minutes readAngolan conglomerate Opaia Group has unveiled plans to expand its operations into Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a broader strategy to position itself as one…
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Africa’s Grid Constraints come into focus as regional markets push toward integration
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Energy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GasRenewable energySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 635 views 4 minutes readAfrica’s electricity demand is projected to nearly double to 2,291 TWh by 2050, requiring an estimated $30 billion in transmission and grid infrastructure investment to unlock and integrate new generation…
