Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Electricity
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Nigeria's Largest Rural Minigrid to Electrify 600 Households in Ogun
Solar Nigeria for the People Limited (Solar Nigeria FTP), the Nigerian subsidiary of Solar Philippines has signed a Community Agreement with Ode Omi Community to invest about half a million dollars to
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Ivory Coast: Electricity regulators index report gains support
The African Development Bank and German's KfW Development Bank will be partnering to accelerate implementation of recommendations contained in the 2018 Electricity Regulators Index (ERI) report for Ivory
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Court blocks coal truckers’ bid to stop green power
The Pretoria high court has thrown out a bid by the Coal Transporters Forum, which had the support of corruption-accused former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko, to stop the power utility from signing agreements
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Indian bank approves $83.11m for solar PV plants in DRC
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has, on behalf of the government of India, extended three lines of credit totaling $83.11 million to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Pro-environment legislation in Seychelles will demand energy efficient appliances and buildings
Authorities in Seychelles are working on legislation to facilitate the adoption of energy efficiency measures and technologies in an effort to reduce energy consumption. The proposed energy efficiency
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'Coal is on the way out': study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind
Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study. “Even without major policy shift
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Global energy & CO2 status report 2018: the latest trends in energy and emissions in 2018
India emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 4.8% rise from last year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). India’s emissions growth this year was higher than
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The coal cost crossover: economic viability of existing coal compared to new local wind and solar resources
America has officially entered the “coal cost crossover” – where existing coal is increasingly more expensive than cleaner alternatives. Today, local wind and solar could replace approximately 74 percent
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Offshore windfarm development: bigger, better, cheaper
It is hard to keep up with how quickly offshore wind technology is developing. Turbines standing in shallow seas will soon cover hundreds of square miles of the UK’s coasts, providing one-third of Britain’s
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Uganda: $27m approved for Kikagati hydropower plant
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a PIDG company, has agreed to a $27 million loan to Kikagati Power Company Limited to aid in the building of a 14MW run-of-the-river hydro electricity generating