The C&I solar sector is really starting to take off now in South Africa. More companies are installing solar at their factories, offices, mines, and other facilities. We have covered quite a few of them here on CleanTechnica. Some examples of these include the 4.8 MW Mall of Africa PV … [continued]
The Africa E-Mobility Week, an event intended to recognize and stimulate discussions around the milestones, challenges, and opportunities in scaling electric mobility on the continent, will be held this October. It will become an annual event after this year’s inaugural session. The Africa E-Mobility Week will be hosted by the … [continued]
The evolution of the electric vehicle market in Israel as told by one of our readers, Assaf, in the comments section of an article on the launch of the Leapmotor T03 in Israel makes some fascinating reading. Here is how Assaf describes the Israeli market. “Structurally it is more like … [continued]
As Zachary Shahan mentioned the other day, we have very informed readers who are well versed with the clean tech space and developments around the world. This means that we get a lot of very good comments in the comments section. I was very excited to hear that the Leapmotor … [continued]
Pan African Resources, a mid-tier African-focused gold producer with a production capacity in excess of 170,000 ounces of gold per year has just presented its Annual Results for the financial year ended June 2022. Pan African Resources’ website says it owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, low-cost operations and … [continued]
I regularly follow updates of EV sales from China here on CleanTechnica. This is because Chinese automakers are probably our best bet for mass production of battery-electric vehicles that across all vehicle segments that will reach all corners of the world at affordable prices. Over the last decade or so, … [continued]
SAIC Motor is one of the companies answering the call for bringing more affordable electric vehicles to the world in a big way. One of the vehicles people are excited about is the MG4 Electric hatchback. Hatchbacks are very popular in Europe. SAIC has big plans for the MG4 in … [continued]
M-KOPA, a connected asset financing platform that offers underserved and unbanked customers across Africa access to life enhancing products and services, has just released its Impact Report for 2021. M-KOPA was established over 10 years ago, and pioneered and helped catalyze the growth of the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar market. By combining … [continued]
President William Ruto was sworn in as the 5th president of the Republic of Kenya. In his address soon after being sworn in as president, he reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to transition to 100% clean energy by 2030. Kenya has already done really well when it comes to increasing the share … [continued]
South Africa has been having issues with electricity supply for quite a while now. This has forced Eskom, the national power utility company, to implement load-shedding. The residential sector accounts for about 35% of electricity demand in peak hours in South Africa. Just like in most parts of Southern Africa, … [continued]
