Easy Solar expands energy access to 300,000 people in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s clean energy provider, Easy Solar, announced that it has reached a new milestone of 300,000 users nationwide. “We
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Month: November 2019
Boujdour wind farm construction in Morocco to begin in 2021
Two Moroccan institutions (Onee and Masen) have concluded an agreement with the private developer of the 850 MW integrated wind
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Kenya’s Mombasa Cement acquires wind farm to replace inefficient grid
Mombasa Cement, Kenya’s second-largest cement producer, has recently set up a 36 MW wind farm. The construction of the power
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Niger’s Government authorizes ratification of framework for the International Solar Alliance
At the last Council of Ministers, the Nigerian government gave its authorization for the ratification of the Framework Agreement for
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Egbin’s output drops to 600Mw to deepen power sector woes
Nigeria’s biggest power station, Egbin, with output capacity of 1320 megawatts (Mw), currently produces 600Mw due to what the Group
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World’s largest green-hydrogen plant begins operation in Austria
The 6MW facility in Linz, running Siemens electrolyzers, will provide clean H2 for steel production The world’s largest green-hydrogen production
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Do we need carbon taxes in an era of cheap renewables?
It will soon be cheaper to build new wind and solar farms than to keep existing power plants running, so
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Federal government to review ownership of electricity distribution companies
The National Economic Council, NEC, yesterday resolved to review the status of the ownership structure of the power distribution companies
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Local content to boost wind energy capacity in South Africa
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) estimates that South Africa will need to produce roughly 640 wind turbines each
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BPA commissions a mini-hydroelectric power plant in Ghanaian district
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has recently completed the construction of a mini hydroelectric power plant in Hohoe District, Volta
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