February 11th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
A lot of the OEMs have not expressed any interest in bringing EVs to the rest of Africa anytime soon. With the majority of them struggling to meet demand in their home and traditional markets, it doesn’t look like Africa will be a priority anytime soon
January 22nd, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Infinite Foods, a subsidiary of Botswana-based Accite Holdings, plans to tackle Africa’s nutrition problem in a more sustainable way by promoting plant-based food products across Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa’s expanding population and development will see many move into middle income status and with it increase their meat and dairy intake. Increased meat and dairy intake on a global scale will put more strain on the Earth’s resources which will struggle to sustain the projected surge in demand for red meat and milk using an animal-based system, which is inefficient
November 26th, 2019 | by The Beam
The little rainfall has led to low harvest and difficulties for cattle to graze, in particular in the Southern parts of Zambia where Philip lives. This has resulted in an increase in malnutrition. 2.3 million people in Zambia are now living in need of food assistance, UNICEF is reporting 40% of children under 5 years being stunted, and malnutrition is only expected to increase
August 12th, 2019 | by Jesper Berggreen
On my recent visit to Zambia to visit friends and family, and not least to visit my old local school [&hellip
June 1st, 2019 | by David Zarembka
Hydropower has great attractions for Africa. First like coal, nuclear, hydropower, and geothermal are base load power. Except for South Africa, which is highly dependent on coal and its two nuclear power plants, there are no other nuclear power plants in Africa and very few coal plants. So along with geothermal power in Kenya, hydropower is the main source of baseload power
May 10th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
Access to reliable electricity is essential for improving human livelihoods and is a prerequisite for economic development. Yet hundreds of millions of people lack access to a stable supply. While access to electricity is essential, the sector is also the leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions globally
April 6th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
Chaos often reigns on the streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s capital. Minivans, cars and motorcycles careen along half-finished roads without markings, sidewalks, or traffic lights. Pedestrians walk single-file within reach of speeding vehicles. Groups of children in matching school uniforms hold hands as they linger at the road’s edge. They scan for breaks in traffic and dart across before the bell rings for the start of class. Every day, this journey puts their lives at risk
February 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Council is expanding its off-grid solar initiative in sub-Saharan Africa and backing its commitment with $50 million in seed money. Some countries think greatness comes from building walls, while others believe it is better to build bridges.
December 19th, 2018 | by Jesper Berggreen
At first I couldn't help smiling, because it looked like these guys were just having fun with a new idea, but knowing this area from living there myself many years back, I suspected this was not just for the fun of it. I asked Tatila Anthony what motivated this practice, and he explained: "It's used when people fail to access cattle. You know in Zambia cattle die as a result of diseases, so they resort to using Hondas for ploughing. The advantage is also that it is faster."
August 21st, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
Azuri Technologies’ official distribution partner in Zambia, Kazang Solar, has been awarded $1.6 million from the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund to provide solar home lighting to 7,000 mostly off-grid homes. Azuri answered some questions about the project for CleanTechnica.
March 8th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The African Development Bank has this week secured $52.5 million in funding from the Green Climate Fund for Zambia’s Renewable Energy Financing Framework which will seek to finance 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy.
January 18th, 2018 | by Jesper Berggreen
Anyone who knows me — or has read my resume below — will understand why I have to comment on the horrendous outburst by the President of the United States on January 11th. I heard Jesse Watters on Fox News explain that the s***hole remarks were just harmless bar talk, but if we can agree that the White House is in fact the office of the most powerful administration in the world — and not a bar — then the following will make sense. If you think the White House is in fact a bar, you have nothing to worry about and I would suggest you stop reading further
July 19th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
The latest comprehensive solar tracking data from GTM Research is good news across the board for the global solar industry, which is currently tracking 17.4 GW of solar PV tenders, predicts 9.6 GW will be awarded in the third quarter alone, and expects global demand to exceed 80 GW for the first time -- in a year which actually sees smaller growth.
September 20th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Sweden has again topped Dual Citizen’s Global Green Economy Index, the fifth such analysis of how 80 countries are performing [&hellip
July 6th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Chinese companies are becoming increasingly important in the sub-Saharan Africa power sector, according to a new report from the International [&hellip
June 21st, 2016 | by James Ayre
A consortium composed of Neoen SAS and First Solar has won the project bid for a new 47.5 megawatt utility-scale [&hellip
June 20th, 2016 | by Glenn Meyers
Originally published on Planetsave. Solar auction bids in Zambia reached record low prices on Monday. According to pv-tech, this nation [&hellip
October 27th, 2015 | by Smiti
A global program backed by the World Bank aimed at studying and determining renewable energy potential across the world will [&hellip
September 24th, 2015 | by Smiti
The Zambian Government is in the final stages in the development of a comprehensive feed-in tariff regime for renewable energy [&hellip
August 13th, 2015 | by Smiti
Struggling to meet increasing power demand, the Zambian government has announced plans to develop 1.2 GW worth of solar power [&hellip
August 3rd, 2015 | by Smiti
The International Finance Corporation will assist Zambia to set up two of its first utility-scale solar power projects in an [&hellip
July 27th, 2015 | by Glenn Meyers
Originally published on Solar Love. Solar lights are being used more often in Africa, where off-grid areas have poor access [&hellip
July 18th, 2015 | by Glenn Meyers
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of companies and organizations bringing solar power and LEDs to off-grid areas of the [&hellip
