Sub-Saharan Africa now accounts for 86% of the world’s electricity access deficit, a sharp increase from 49% in 2010, underscoring the scale of the continent’s energy challenge despite decades of…
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Nestlé and Daystar power expand Industrial solar footprint in West Africa as captive energy market gains momentum
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 680 views 5 minutes readABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire Renewable energy developer Daystar Power has completed and commissioned nearly 7 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity across four Nestlé manufacturing facilities in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal,…
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Kenya’s Northern Rangelands carbon project ruling deepens scrutiny of carbon markets and indigenous land rights
by Lisa MatataOn January 31 2025, the Isiolo Environmental and land court ruled that the Northern Rangelands Carbon Project (NRCP), a Kenyan carbon project partially illegal. The judgment affirmed that two of its biggest conservancies- land managed by a group…
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KOKO Networks is a climate-technology company that supplied clean cooking fuel to low-income households. Founded in 2014; launched commercially in 2019, the company operated in regional and up-country areas including, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru in Kenya. The company ceased operations…
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South Africa secures 25-Year fuel terminal agreements at Island View Hub as energy security and market access debate intensifies
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 592 views 4 minutes readSouth Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has finalized 11 long-term terminal operator agreements at Island View, the country’s largest fuel storage and distribution hub, securing continued operations at a…
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Zafiri Secures $176 Million to expand fff-Grid energy access across Africa as financing gap threatens electrification goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & Adaptationcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOpinionpolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 658 views 6 minutes readA new investment vehicle focused on decentralized renewable energy has secured $176 million in commitments to accelerate electricity access across sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting growing efforts by development finance institutions, philanthropic…
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Kosmos Energy exits Equatorial Guinea in $127 Million asset sale as African oil portfolio reshaping accelerates
AfricaBusinessClimate & EnvironmentEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyJust TransitionOil & GasPollution & WasteSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 700 views 6 minutes readU.S.-based independent oil and gas producer Kosmos Energy has completed the sale of its interests in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex offshore Equatorial Guinea to Norway-listed Panoro Energy for…
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Spiro secures $420 million to accelerate Africa’s electric mobility transition as battery-swapping market expands
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionpolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 698 views 5 minutes readElectric mobility company Spiro has secured $420 million in financing since October 2025, including a newly announced $55 million equity investment from China’s NewTrails Capital, as the company accelerates expansion…
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Infinity Power signs EPC deals for 774MW of solar capacity in South Africa as renewable energy investment accelerates
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureJust TransitionPollution & WasteRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 930 views 5 minutes readInfinity Power has signed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements for two utility-scale solar projects in South Africa with a combined capacity of 773.6 megawatts peak (MWp), strengthening the country’s…
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AXIAN Energy Secures $60 Million financing from Mauritius commercial Bank to accelerate renewable energy expansion across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 844 views 5 minutes readAXIAN Energy has secured a $60 million financing facility from Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), providing the renewable energy developer with additional capital to accelerate project development across Africa as demand…
