Solar

As the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2024) takes place in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, the tournament is offering more than a showcase of African football talent. It is also highlighting…

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has sold its stakes in three renewable energy projects in South Africa in a deal valued at over R750 million. The transaction marks one of…

Global solar giant Trinasolar has unveiled a new weather-resilient solar module at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Cape Town, in a move that underscores growing efforts to develop climate-smart energy infrastructure specifically designed for African conditions.

Gabriella Kisoi may be only 18 but she’s an IT graduate and CEO of a clean-technology company modernizing informal marketplaces in Kenya through efficient, solar-powered vegetable stalls. Together with her…

In excess of 110 million households in rural sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are expected to be connected to power through mini-grids over the next 10 years, a new report indicates.…

Nairobi-based solar company Ofgen was founded in 2014 as a spin-off from Strathmore University’s Energy Research Centre. According to the co-founder and director Jibril Omar, the company’s primary goal is…

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 is among a handful of nations worldwide generating and consuming electricity almost completely from renewable sources. Geothermal is serving as Kenya’s baseload while hydropower stations, which are very flexible…

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…

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…