Scatec, a renewable energy solutions provider, has announced that it has officially started producing and supplying electricity to the national grid from the three Kenhardt plants in the Northern Cape Province, in South Africa. Scatec says the Kenhardt project is positioned to make an important impact on the renewable energy … [continued]
Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The world includes Africa, but unfortunately so far, besides a few superchargers in Morocco, Tesla has essentially just ignored the African market when it comes to its vehicles. This probably not unusual, as large OEMs tend to overlook Africa … [continued]
BYD has some big plans for the Japanese market, according to reports from Tokyo. The reports say BYD wants to sell at least 30,000 EVs per year in Japan though a network of about one hundred dealers. This can be quite a good development for several countries in Africa that … [continued]
The Shoprite Group is South Africa’s largest retailer by market capitalization, sales, profit, and number of employees and customers. Shoprite is accelerating its solar rollout across its sites in South Africa as well as other markets on the continent. Shoprite operates in 10 African countries, and the Group has about … [continued]
The commercial and industrial sector combined with the mining sector make up 69% of electricity demand in Zimbabwe according to the latest report from Zimbabwe’s energy regulator, ZERA. The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), which is the national electricity generation company, recently completed the construction of two 300 MW coal-powered units … [continued]
The University of Waikato in New Zealand has started the journey to transition its fleet to electric. The university is working with several key partners, including Carbn Asset Management, which completed a fleet utilization and optimization study, and the charging station installer We.EV (owned by WEL Networks). We.EV conducted electrical … [continued]
Building on many incredible technological innovations, solar energy is set to break all-time records with 413 GW expected to be deployed globally in 2023. Similarly, the stationary battery storage market is expected to grow 26-fold from the 56 GWh globally deployed at the end of 2021 to 1,432 GWh that … [continued]
As is the case in most of the major cities around the world, chronic traffic jams in Dakar, Senegal, result in heavy air pollution and prolonged commute times. To help address the issues associated with emissions from traffic congestion, as well as cut down commute times, the Conseil exécutif des … [continued]
Sterling Bank is a commercial bank in Nigeria serving individuals, small businesses, and large corporations. The banks says it has a key focus on businesses within socially and environmentally conscious sectors, which it calls the H.E.A.R.T (Health, Education, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Transport) sectors. Under the Renewable Energy pillar, the … [continued]
BasiGo, one of Africa’s leading electric bus solution providers, has just secured $5 million in debt funding from British International Investment (BII). BII is the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor. The funding comes from BII’s Climate Innovation Facility, a catalytic program for accelerating climate innovation in emerging markets. … [continued]
