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South Africa’s Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed acquisition of Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa by Netherlands-based solar power systems company EMIF II. The recommendation is subject…
Construction has begun on an $8 million solar power plant in Mwandi District, Zambia’s Western Province. The project is expected to add 10 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national grid and strengthen power supply in the region.
The solar…
Botala Energy Ltd. has recorded an early gas response at its Serowe-3.5B well in Botswana ahead of full reservoir drawdown, an encouraging signal for the commercial viability of its Serowe Coalbed Methane (CBM) project.
Testing showed gas desorbing…
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has extended the deadline for public comments on its revised Draft Rules for Electricity Trading, giving stakeholders additional time to review the proposed regulatory framework.
The draft rules…
Odyssey Energy Solutions, a platform focused on financing distributed renewable energy (DRE) projects in emerging markets, has raised $74 million in new financing, comprising $27 million in equity and $47 million in debt.
The equity round was…
Nigeria’s Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) programme has provided new or improved electricity access to 5.3 million people, but renewable capacity remains far below the project’s 2028 target. DARES had enabled 41.25MW of…
On July 27, Jito Kayumba, Advisor to the President of Zambia, visited the 100MW Mamba Solar PV Power Station constructed by Sinoma Energy Conservation Ltd. on behalf of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. He conducted an on-site inspection of the…
Spark, a Netherlands-based provider of modular solar home systems, has raised €2 million (approximately $2.3 million) in a seed funding round to expand access to clean and affordable electricity across sub-Saharan Africa.
The funding was led by CEI…
Independent power producer Globeleq and Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC) have commissioned Zambia’s first solar-hydro hybrid power plant in Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province. The project combines a newly built 27 MWp solar photovoltaic…