Siemens will send more wind turbines to South Africa, its second wind power order. The Sere wind power plant will see 46 type SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines, with an output of 2.3 MW each.
South Africa’s Solar Capital signed its second IPP agreement with the country’s Department of Energy on May 14 for a project in De Aar, Northern Cape. Read more
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram released a video of women and children abducted by the faction in retaliation to the arrest of its members’ wives. Read more
Algeria’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program is gearing up to provide 22 GW of power generating capacity via renewable energy sources by 2030, and the country’s energy and mining minister Youcef Yousfi highlighted the government’s continuous efforts to help the plan meet fruition. Read more
South Africa will purchase 1,043 MW of renewable energy from IPPs in the second stage of its renewable energy independent power producer program as the government and state-owned power utility Eskom signed agreements on May 9. Read more
The police in Ethiopia have been busy rounding up high level officials and businesses under suspicion of corruption arresting one government minister and 11 other people. Read more
The three-day form Women Empowerment through Energy Access has government and industry leaders buzzing about women and the energy sector hoping to help the Mano River Union see a major policy shift. Read more
South Africa could supply wind towers to the region as heavy engineering group DCD began construction of a $33.39-million facility at the Coega Industrial Development Zone near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Read more
US distributor of solar powered street lighting systems ForesightPower partnered with France’s Fonroche Energie to supply new advanced solar lighting systems worldwide. Read more
Wind East Africa Ltd. continues to measure wind speeds and soil stability to establish the potential for wind energy projects in Tanzania, according to the country’s deputy minister for energy and minerals George Simbachawene. Read more
A recent analysis from the World Bank said that the majority of Millennium Development Goals will not be met in fragile countries by the target date of 2015. Read more
The $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds gave the go-ahead to Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia to proceed with an updated version of a sweeping plan to create an unprecedented 1,120 MW of energy from CSP for the region. Read more
Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi will visit Brazil this week with eight businessmen to participate in roundtable discussions with Brazilian companies at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Sao Paulo. Read more
Siemens will send more wind turbines to South Africa, its second wind power order. The Sere wind power plant will see 46 type SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines, with an output of 2.3 MW each.