The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved USD$110 million in funding for three proposals from the African Development Bank (AfDB), including a mini-grid project for Democratic Republic of Congo. The AfDB will match $21 million in GCF loan and grant funding to build three pilot solar PV plants and the battery…
Hundreds of climate activists descended on Casablanca Sunday to create a sun-shaped human banner calling attention to renewable energy. The participants, part of the “Break Free – Go Solar” campaign supported by Greenpeace, created the sun shape near the landmark Hassan II mosque. They were accompanied by messages in English,…
Malawi is seeing another round of power outages caused by lower water levels in Lake Malawi, and the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) warns that there are likely more on the horizon. Local media outlets say that recent outages are lasting for more than five hours a day in…
A report last week on President Joseph Kabila and his family’s holdings in the Democratic Republic of Congo – copper, cobalt and tin mining among them – offered a comprehensive look at what the Congo Research Group calls “a conservative reading” of assets worth tens of millions of dollars. The…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
Mozambique will build its first solar PV plant, thanks to funding from the International Finance Corporation. The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced this week that it is providing USD$19 million in funding as part of a $55 million package to support the new utility in Mocuba….
The Energy Observer, a recycled catamaran powered entirely by clean energy, is making final preparations to begin a six-year journey around the world that includes ports in 50 countries. The world’s first hydrogen ship, supported by UNESCO to test renewable energy solutions in the real world, is based in Saint…