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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #19 | ||||||||
Week 28, 2020 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the nineteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. We can't avoid addressing the COVID-19 situation that is affecting the world globally, thus not leaving Africa behind. With most airports closed to international traffic and major cities in lockdown, the populations are suffering from the economy slowdown since governments support is very limited and social welfare systems have scarce resources, if any. So how can we, the power sector, contribute to improving Africa's response to the pandemic? One good option is solarizing health facilities. Most stay in rural areas, without reliable power supply and can benefit from hybrid solar-powered solutions. It's also a good opportunity to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Since there is not much pressure on the systems as the demand-side is seeing a reduction from slow industry output, there is more time for planning long term green energy solutions. From the news we have been seeing activity in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya. The renewable industry is active in Africa despite situation, and it can actually contribute to a quicker recovery. That's all for this week. Keep safe, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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NIGERIA: Nigeria's off-the-grid solar-powered school. Read the article >> Fed up with frequent power cuts, a school in Nigeria now generates its own electricity. The initial investment is paying off, and the school encourages children to value a sustainable future. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: SolGas Energy to commission its solar power plant in Hwange in August. Read the article >> After several months of delay, the independent power producer (IPP) SolGas Energy will commission a solar photovoltaic power plant in August 2020. Located in Hwange, in the province of Matabeleland North, the plant will have a capacity of 5 MWp. | |||||||||
SOMALIA: Beco builds 8 MWp solar power plant in Mogadishu. Read the article >> Beco, the company that provides the public electricity service in the city of Mogadishu, has recently installed a photovoltaic solar power plant there. The objective is to reduce electricity costs in the Somali capital. The company plans to increase the capacity of the solar power plant to 100 MWp in the coming years. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Nigeria marks another milestone with two solar hybrid mini-grids. Read the article >> The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has commissioned two solar hybrid mini-grids in the villages of Akipelai and Oloibiri, Bayelsa State, with a total capacity of 134.64kW for both communities under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). | |||||||||
KENYA: Major construction works at Kipeto wind power project in Kenya complete. Read the article >> The major construction activities at the Kipeto Wind power project located at Esilanke area on the foothills of Ngong Hills in Kajiado county of Kenya has been completed following the completion of the installation of all the 60 wind power turbine generators by the US multinational General Electric (GE). | |||||||||
MADAGASCAR: Wattec installs solar system on ABC’s rooftop in Antananarivo. Read the article >> Wattec has recently commissioned a solar power plant on the rooftop of ABC, a construction company based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The installation reinforces the autonomy of ABC with regard to the Madagascan national electricity network. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Pele Green Energy plans to scale up wind and solar projects. Read the article >> Pele Green Energy, an independent power producer, will soon be expanding its wind and solar energy projects on the African continent. It has recently raised capital with the help of Investec, a South African and British specialist bank. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: Local solar power developer secures generation licence. Read the article >> The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has granted a generation licence to a local consortium, Triangle Solar System (TSS) for the development of a 90MW solar power. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Solar Installations Helping Nigerian Health Centers Fight COVID-19 Outbreak. Read the article >> All On, an independent impact investment company, has announced the completion of the first phase of nationwide solar installations at emergency health facilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. | |||||||||
ANGOLA: Government’s Commitment To Diversify Angola’s Economy Continues To Offer Opportunities For Investors In The Power Sector. Read the article >> Notwithstanding the ongoing crisis in the oil sector globally that has led to significant drops in government revenue, the Angolan Government has said it remains ever more committed to the diversification of the country’s economy away from oil revenue dependence. | |||||||||
KENYA: SFC finances d.light to distribute solar kits in rural areas. Read the article >> The Solar Frontier Capital (SFC) financing platform, has recently set up a 6.5 billion shillings (about $65 million) financing facility to benefit d.light design Inc. Known as Brighter Life Kenya 1 Limited (BLK1), this financing facility will help in the distribution of solar home kits in rural Kenya. | |||||||||
KENYA: Kenya’s first ever floating solar power plant to be constructed. Read the article >> Kenya’s first-ever floating solar power plant is set to be constructed in the rift valley region. The 69 kW power infrastructure will be commissioned for Rift Valleys Roses, a family-owned rose-growing company located near Lake Naivasha, on one of the flower farm’s water reservoirs using a floating substructure. | |||||||||
SUDAN: Solar for agriculture: Empowering farmers in Sudan. Read the article >> To demonstrate the potential of renewables in Sudan, a $4.4 million Global Environmental Facility (GEF) grant allowed UNDP to trial 29 solar-pumped farms in the Sahara-encompassed Northern State. | |||||||||
TUNISIA: IPPs designated to produce 70 MWp from 16 solar power plants. Read the article >> The Tunisian government has just selected several independent power producers (IPPs) for the implementation of a solar project to produce 70 MWp of electricity from 16 photovoltaic solar power plants. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Renewable energy investments crucial in Africa’s efforts to build back better post COVID-19. Read the article >> It is essential for African governments to build back strong from the coronavirus crisis by placing investments in sustainable energy among the central recovery goals, and linking recovery investment to strengthening the foundation of future sustainable development. | |||||||||
UGANDA: Working with the UK to promote clean and affordable energy. Read the article >> Renewable energy was the focus of a virtual trade mission recently organized by the Department for International Trade (DIT) at the British High Commission in Uganda, in collaboration with Innovate UK and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) for the Energy Catalyst Round 8 (ECRP) programme. ECRP is a competition that aims to support highly innovative and market-oriented energy solutions in any technology or sector in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia. | |||||||||
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Sub-Saharan solar minigrid market worth $128 billion by 2030. Read the article >> BloombergNEF and Sustainable Energy for All have jointly published a report by the Mini-Grid Partnership proposing solar minigrids as a critical technology to bring electricity to the 789 million people who still lack access. | |||||||||
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MIGA Insures Actis Energy Investment in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Sector Read the article >> MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued guarantees in support of the construction, ownership and operation of two solar photovoltaic power plants (Aggeneys and Konkoonsies II) in South Africa’s Northern Cape, and two wind power plants (Golden Valley and Excelsior) in the Eastern and Western Capes. | |||||||||
Future Energy East Africa to go ahead as virtual event Read the article >> Three exciting days of live conference sessions, technical presentations, networking opportunities and an exclusive Utility CEO Forum will form part of the programme of the upcoming Virtual Future Energy East Africa from 1-3 September 2020. | |||||||||
Gaia Impact Fund announces a milestone equity investment in Nuru, a minigrid developer and operator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Read the article >> “Nuru is thrilled to be partnering with Gaia Impact Fund to bring millions of people renewable energy in the Democratic Republic of Congo”, says Jonathan Shaw, CEO of Nuru. | |||||||||
EDP sponsors eight clean energy access projects in Africa with €500,000 Read the article >> The projects will be implemented in Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Malawi, and are expected to benefit more than one million people. The overall amount to be invested through the A2E Fund stands at €500,000. | |||||||||
Efficiency for Access, Rural Senses and SVT Group Collaborate on Impact Assessment Framework for Appliances Read the article >> Efficiency for Access Collaborates with Rural Senses and SVT Group to Develop an Impact Assessment Framework for High Performing Appliances. | |||||||||
On-site solar can spur post-corona rebound Read the article >> Businesses in Africa suffer from the world’s highest costs of electricity. Solar PV on the user’s site can slash energy costs, improve competitiveness and create hundreds of thousands of jobs, but government regulations are holding investments back.
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First Solar, Inc. today (June 18) announced that it had signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Dow, Inc. (NYSE: DOW) for its Gulf Coast operations. Dow’s Texas Operations is the largest petrochemical site in the western hemisphere. First Solar had previously disclosed the execution of the PPA without identifying the offtaker.
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Solar developer Renewvia Energy Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of Renewvia Energy Corporation and Energizing Development Kenya, announced a partnership to provide three mini grids that will bring reliable, affordable and clean electricity to local residents and businesses of Ngurunit, Kalobeyei Town and Kalobeyei in Kenya.
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TENDERS | |||||||||
Submission deadline: 10 July 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Nigeria | Entity: World Bank
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Submission deadline: 15 July 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: ZA - South Africa | Entity: World Bank Group
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Submission deadline: 17 July 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Guinea-Bissau | Entity: ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
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Submission deadline: 21 July 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Zambia | Entity: African Development Bank Group
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Submission deadline: 31 July 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: West Africa | Entity: ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
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The Carbon Trust and Energy 4 Impact are excited to announce the launch of the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) Programme, promoting clean energy in sub-Saharan Africa to boost long-term job creation and reduce poverty through economic growth and women empowerment. | Deadline: 30 July 2020
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: 7 July 2020 at 12:00 PM GMT | Organizer: Africa Solar Industry Association
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Date & Time: 7 July 2020 at 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm BST | Organizer: CbI Meetings and African Energy
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Date & Time: 14 July 2020 at 10h00 (GMT +2) | Organizer: Terrapinn
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Date & Time: 15 - 16 July 2020 at 10:00 to 13:30 on both days (Casablanca Time Zone) | Organizer: Euroconvention Global
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Date: 15 - 16 July 2020 | Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification and GOGLA
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Date: 16 July 2020 | Organizer: Solarplaza
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Date & Time: 22 July 2020 at 13:00 GMT | Organizer: Mining Review Africa and ESI Africa
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Date: 1 - 3 September 2020 | Organizer: Clarion Energy
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UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 8 - 9 September 2020 | Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa
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Date: 14 – 18 September 2020 | Location: Johannesburg
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Date: 15 - 17 September 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 10 June 2020 | Author: Frankfurt School As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, the GTR 2020 shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever – providing an opportunity to prioritize clean energy in economic recovery packages and bring the world closer to meeting the Paris Agreement goals.
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Published: 15 June 2020 | Location: Lusaka, Zambia Description: The National Service Center Manager is responsible for all Service Center performance indicators and maintaining an exceptional standard within the network as this grows to scale.
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Published: 30 June 2020 | Location: Maputo, Mozambique Description: The Customer Service Representative is responsible for providing quality and efficient assistance to our customers.
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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #18 | ||||||||
Week 12, 2020 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the eighteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. The power industry can't remain indifferent to what's happening globally with the Coronavirus outbreak, and our message is to advise you to stay safe, avoid unnecessary travels and follow the instructions from the local authorities of the country you are located. Africa keeps experiencing progress on the off-grid and on-grid sectors, with projects moving forward all across the continent. In this edition we share you news coming from Gabon, Djibouti, Angola, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, Senegal, DR Congo, Tanzania, Morocco, Burundi and Ivory Coast. There are two new financing opportunities, the Brilho programme in Mozambique, a DFID funded programme for off-grid projects and the IRENA lead Climate Investment Platform (CIP). That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
GABON: Eight hybrid solar power plants for isolated communities. Read the article >> Ausar Energy, a subsidiary of ENGIE, has signed a 15-year lease-purchase agreement for the construction and operation of hybrid solar power plants, which will eventually supply nearly 1,600 homes and save 2,600 tons of CO2 per year. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Powering Africa’s transformation with clean energy. Read the article >> How can Africa generate the power it needs to grow and prosper without becoming reliant on unsustainable solutions such as coal? Vera Songwe and Scott Mather introduce the SDG 7 Initiative for Africa, a bold new initiative that aims to add 10,000 MW to Africa’s electricity capacity by 2025, all in the form of clean energy. | |||||||||
DJIBOUTI: Djibouti’s first renewables project launched. Read the article >> Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Climate Fund Managers (CFM), FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank and Great Horn Investment Holdings (GHIH) are funding the construction and operation of a 60MW wind farm in the Ghoubet area, near Lake Assal in Djibouti. | |||||||||
ANGOLA: Voith Hydro to open hydraulic power training centre. Read the article >> An agreement was recently signed between the Angolan Government and Voith Hydro, a German company specialising in the construction of dams and the equipment of hydroelectric power stations. The company will build a hydropower training centre in Angola. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: US NGO Installs Solar Panels in Maternity Wards in Zimbabwe. Read the article >> Staff and patients celebrated at Beatrice Government Hospital after a U.S. charity known as We Care Solar installed solar power in the medical center's labor and maternity wards. | |||||||||
AFRICA: ENGIE Africa brings Off-Grid Power to over 4 Million People, establishing its Position as Market Leader on the Continent. Read the article >> ENGIE Africa is pleased to announce that it has successfully accelerated the Access to Energy (A2E) strategy that it launched in 2018. ENGIE has achieved this through the development of its three A2E off-grid energy solution companies: Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol, and ENGIE PowerCorner. | |||||||||
KENYA: Kenya to connect 250,000 households in 14 counties to solar power. Read the article >> Kenya is set to connect 250,000 households in 14 counties to solar power through a solar electrification programme. This is after the government partnered with the World Bank to fund the US $150m project. | |||||||||
NAMIBIA: Kunene region gets 150 kWp solar power plant. Read the article >> The Kunene region of Namibia has just acquired a 150 kWp solar power plant. The project was financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It will benefit 9,200 people. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Africa’s second largest hydro power project to take off after legal tussle. Read the article >> The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, disclosed that the power project, which is reputed to be the second-largest hydroelectric plant in Africa is back on track after the government settled a legal dispute that was delaying it. | |||||||||
ZAMBIA: Saurea’s solar engine will pump water for irrigation for 20 years. Read the article >> Saurea just sold a solar engine in Zambia. In this East African country, where only 5% of people have access to electricity in rural areas, the French start-up's innovation is adapted to hand pumps to irrigate fields. | |||||||||
SENEGAL: Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables. Read the article >> Senegal inaugurated the first large-scale wind farm in West Africa on Monday, a facility that will supply nearly a sixth of the country’s power when it reaches full capacity later this year. | |||||||||
DR CONGO: Saving lives with solar power in Democratic Republic of Congo. Read the article >> In remote parts of countries like Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where patients often have to walk long distances to get to a hospital, many health centers struggle with a very basic issue—a lack of access to electricity. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been coping with this logistical challenge for decades, usually relying on diesel generators. But in DRC´s South Kivu province, MSF teams are finding a cheaper, more effective, and sustainable solution through solar power. | |||||||||
TANZANIA: Makang’wa will benefit from a solar-powered water supply system. Read the article >> The Makang'wa village, located in the Chamwino district of Tanzania, will soon have a solar-powered drinking water supply system. The project has recently benn launched by the Tanzanian government. It will provide more than 7,000 households with access to safe drinking water. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Persistent Energy raises $8 million to provide solar off-grid. Read the article >> Persistent Energy Capital LLC, a venture capital firm has just raised $8 million through a crowdfunding action. The funds will be reinvested in solar energy providers in Africa. | |||||||||
NAMIBIA: Namibia to construct 4 wind power plants in national park. Read the article >> Namibia has approved the construction of four wind power plants in the Tsau Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park in the country’s coastal town Luderitz, officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Environment and Tourism executive director Teofilus Nghitila said the power plants are expected to generate 100 megawatts of electricity. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Africa can capitalise on biomass as renewable energy source. Read the article >> Progress has been made in Africa's development in biomass and the continent has the potential to capitalise on this renewable energy source, according to Lee Dawes, GE Steam Power Sub-Saharan Africa CEO. | |||||||||
MOROCCO: Morocco Pledges to Support Electricity Projects in Southern Africa. Read the article >> Morocco is committed to sharing its expertise with African countries in the field of electricity, said the Director-General of Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi. | |||||||||
BURUNDI: Grants valued at $160m to uplift Burundi communities through solar. Read the article >> The World Bank approved two grants for a total of $160 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Burundi in improving essential services through solar power and local development in rural and remote areas. | |||||||||
IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast solar project receives backing. Read the article >> French finance and international law firms are among those involved in a home solar energy project in Ivory Coast. NEoT Offgrid Africa, an investment platform focused on renewable energy, has provided financing for solar power systems to homes in Ivory Coast, which will be distributed by Zola EDF Côte d'Ivoire (ZECI). | |||||||||
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VentureBuilder and USADF Partner to Support Local Off-Grid Enterprises in Africa Read the article >> VentureBuilder and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) announced today (17 February 2020) their partnership to sustainably help scale up indigenous off-grid solar enterprises across Africa. With over 100 million African households still lacking access to modern energy services, this new partnership will support the development of off-grid solar enterprises to meet the demands of underserved populations on the continent. | |||||||||
First phase of Scatec Solar’s 258 MW solar plant in South Africa in commercial operation Read the article >> Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected and reached commercial operation for 86 MW of the 258 MW solar power complex in Upington, South Africa. The 86 MW facility, known as Sirius, is expected to produce 217 GWh and will lead to the abatement of more than 180,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. | |||||||||
Off-Grid Solar Industry Grows Into a $1.75 Billion Annual Market, New Report Shows Read the article >> The off-grid solar industry has grown into a $1.75 billion annual market, providing lighting and other energy services to 420 million users and remains on a solid growth curve, a new World Bank Group and GOGLA report shows. | |||||||||
Off-Grid Solar Energy Sector Ready to Step Up Efforts Towards Sustainable Energy Read the article >> Leading off-grid solar energy companies, governments, development partners, and investors this week agreed to further grow the off-grid solar market. The renewed commitment will accelerate progress towards universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy by 2030. | |||||||||
Azuri launches Brighter Lives Initiative to encourage more rural women into solar Read the article >> Azuri Technologies announced its Brighter Lives Initiative, aimed at bringing more rural women into the off-grid solar sector. | |||||||||
FEI-OGEF investment amplifies solar energy leader d.light’s reach in East Africa Read the article >> The Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), managed by Lion’s Head Global Partners (LHGP), today announced a $10 million debt investment in d.light, a leading innovator of solar energy products. | |||||||||
NEoT Offgrid Africa launches the first receivables securitization program in the financing of renewable energy projects in Africa Read the article >> NEoT Offgrid Africa (NOA) has closed a receivables securitization program with Zola Electricity Côte d'Ivoire (ZECI - a joint venture between EDF and Zola Electric) which aims to equip more than 100,000 households with solar home systems in Côte d'Ivoire, mainly in rural and peri-urban areas. NOA, majority-owned by Meridiam, is the first investment platform to set up a receivables securitization program in the financing of off-grid energy projects in Africa. Its objective for this deal is to reach a portfolio worth 40 million euros. | |||||||||
Umeme Kicks Off a Global Partnership Pilot to Identify New Approaches to Clean Energy Access in Uganda Read the article >> Umeme Limited, Makerere University, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Power for All – a global charity dedicated to accelerating the end of energy poverty – and a coalition of energy companies launched an integrated energy pilot to test new ways of accelerating energy access, stimulating customer demand and improving grid performance in Uganda that will primarily benefit poor and rural areas. | |||||||||
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Crown Estate Scotland has appointed global engineering and consultancy firm Arup as specialist reviewers for ScotWind, the new leasing round for offshore wind projects.
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Dubai solar developer Enerwhere revealed a floating solar plant installed on the open ocean near the luxury resort island of Nurai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Eversheds Sutherland has been named Best Law Firm at the HedgeWeek European Awards 2020. The annual awards recognise excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers across Europe. The nominations are based on a 'peer review system' whereby readers, are invited to elect a 'best in class' in a series of categories.
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Three major commercial rooftop installations in the Geneva area with a total capacity of 1,6MW – the Stadium of Geneva, College of Voirets and College of Bude – were completed by RECOM-SUNWATT.
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Submission deadline: 27 March 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Sierra Leone | Entity: ECREEE
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Submission deadline: 27 March 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Benin, Ivory Coast and Togo | Entity: ECREEE
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Submission deadline: 27 March 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Gambia | Entity: African Development Bank
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Submission deadline: 13 May 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Niger | Entity: African Development Bank
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Deadline: 29 May 2020 | Country: Mozambique Details: BRILHO is a five-year programme, 2019 - 2024, that will catalyse Mozambique’s off-grid energy market in order to provide clean and affordable energy solutions to the country’s off-grid population.
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Region: Africa Details: IRENA invites multilateral, bilateral and local financial institutions, other development organisations and other institutions that are prepared to provide financial resources, technical assistance and/or support the realisation of projects, along with private companies and private investors, to become partners of the Climate Investment Platform (CIP).
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: 24 March 2020 at 13:00 GMT | Organizer: ESI Africa
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Date & Time: 24 March 2020 at 16:00 CET | Organizer: ATA Insights
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UPCOMING EVENTS (Please check regularly the events section as Coronavirus as been forcing suspension of most events) | |||||||||
Date: 26 March 2020 | Location: Lagos, Nigeria
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Date: 22 - 23 April 2020 | Location: Maputo, Mozambique
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Date: 30 June - 3 July 2020 | Location: Barcelona, Spain
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FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2020, January | Author: GOGLA Building on Hystra’s experience working on solar for the past 10 years and GOGLA knowledge of their members, complemented with 15+ interviews of off-grid solar players and experts, this report presents the main cost drivers in the provision of quality products and services (including both upstream in product manufacturing, and downstream in product sales and added services) and the levers policymakers and industry players can use to narrow the price gap with non-quality products.
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Published: 12 February 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: The Head of Engineering will be responsible for overseeing all power-related technical elements of the company.
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Published: 13 February 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: The Corporate Finance Director is the individual primarily responsible for the financial health of the company. He/she is a thought leader and partner to the CEO, and co-creator of corporate strategies, plans and objectives. He/she is responsible for all aspects of financial strategy, planning, management, analysis, and reporting. In Pawame’s unique context, he/she will work alongside Pawame’s CFO to support fundraising efforts and ensure Pawame has access to an adequate supply of low-cost working capital.
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Published: 14 February 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: Angaza is hiring a Director of Customer Experience to join leadership team and take ownership over post-sales customer journey.
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Published: 25 February 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: The Senior Analyst or Associate Manager, Process Excellence, will have a leading role in helping to reshape critical business process across the organization.
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Published: 25 February 2020 | Location: Kigali, Rwanda Description: About the role: Set a road map for the development of products in the range, including both hardware and business model development; Coordinate with the market research team to conduct market and user research; Manage pilots to test products and learn about the market; Coordinate with the hardware development and sourcing teams to design and begin producing the products; Coordinate with the finance team to develop a profitable business model for these products in all BBOXX markets; Work with the process management team to develop a go-to-market plan including customer acquisition and development strategies for this product; Evaluate the success of new product or feature roll-outs and provide support as required.
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Published: 3 March 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: About the role: Reporting to the Director of Programmes based in London, you will lead their Nairobi-based Programmes and Advisory team, which includes professionals from a range of private-sector backgrounds, including entrepreneurship, engineering, project development, banking and investment, micro-finance, management consulting and law. You will also support and provide expert advice to their other country offices. You will manage and help implement their programmes, including both SME advisory and more field-based work. You will provide transaction advice to SMEs, manage relationships with donors and ensure that programmes are delivered on time and in a quality manner. You will represent E4I at industry events and, for up to 20% of your time, support on business development and fundraising.
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Published: 3 March 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: About the role: You will be a senior member of their African Programmes and Advisory team, which includes professionals from a range of private-sector backgrounds, including entrepreneurship, engineering, project development, banking and investment, micro-finance, management consulting and law. You will manage and lead the implementation of SME advisory programmes and be expected to mentor junior members of the E4I team. You will provide business, financial and other advice to SMEs, including solar home system companies, mini-grid developers and productive use businesses. You will manage relationships with donors and ensure that programmes are delivered on time and in a quality manner. You will represent E4I at industry events and, for up to 20% of your time, support on business development and fundraising. You will have a strong private sector and transactional background, ideally in energy, financing or related business. They particularly welcome candidates with a background in capital raising with SMEs.
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Week 7, 2020 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the seventeenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. After a calm period on the utility scale space in Africa end last year, 2020 is showing more activity, with tenders and projects being announced across the continent covering multiple technologies. An IFC sponsored Scaling Solar program is open in Togo. The DFIs are working on comprehensive financing packages for supporting the energy transition in Africa, with billions of dollars ready for disbursement during the coming years. We are also entering the events season, with relevant gatherings for the power sector professionals lined up in the coming months. That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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NAMIBIA: Government gives land for 44 MW Diaz Wind Farm. Read the article >> The independent power producer (IPP) Diaz Wind Power has obtained a plot of land for the construction of its wind farm near the city of Lüderitz. The land was granted by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism. | |||||||||
UGANDA: Increase in Solar Energy Utilisation Spurs Rural Growth. Read the article >> Recent statistics show an increase in the utilization of solar products among Ugandans which offers hope for the realization of the government's rural electrification strategy and plan (RESP) that aims to increase rural electricity access to 26 per cent by 2022 through a mix of grid and off-grid services. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Filatex to supply 150 MWp of solar energy in four countries. Read the article >> Filatex Energie, a company based in Tananarive, Madagascar, will set out to conquer the African continent in 2020. It plans to produce 150 MWp of solar energy in four East and West African countries. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Nigeria to adopt standards for renewable energy. Read the article >> The Nigerian National Technical Committee on Electrical and Electronics has recommended 12 systems standards for renewable energy and hybrid systems. The standards according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria were carefully considered and found relevant to the nation’s needs. | |||||||||
MOROCCO: Morocco's ports authority opts for energy efficiency. Read the article >> Morocco's ports authority (ANP) and the Moroccan Agency for sustainable energy (MASEN) signed a cooperation agreement to promote the use of renewable energies in Morocco's ports. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa. Read the article >> Three years ago the African Development Bank launched an initiative to speed up the supply of electricity in Africa in 2016. Launching the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the bank’s President Akinwumi Adesina, remarked: "Africa is tired of being in the dark". | |||||||||
KENYA: Garissa solar plant soars Kenya’s renewable endeavour to new high. Read the article >> The Garissa Solar Plant has increased the share of renewable energy to the grid to 93%, setting the stage for cheaper electricity in Kenya. | |||||||||
AFRICA: AfDB Sponsored Off-Grid Energy Access Fund Reaches Final Equity Close With Partner Contributions. Read the article >> The Facility for Energy Inclusion's Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF) has reached a final equity close with $59 million in committed equity capital and $36 million debt facilities, to support innovative, off-grid energy access companies. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa to embrace off-grid generation. Read the article >> Africa’s richest nation will resort to allowing industry to generate its own power, to relieve pressure on beleaguered state utility Eskom amid load-shedding crisis. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe Power Utility in Talks With Afreximbank on Debt Plan. Read the article >> Zimbabwe’s state electricity utility is in talks with the African Export–Import Bank Ltd. to help clear $70 million of arrears it owes power producers in neighboring South Africa and Mozambique. | |||||||||
TUNISIA: Engie and Nareva plan to build a 120 MWp solar power plant in Gafsa. Read the article >> A consortium formed by the French company Engie and the Moroccan company Nareva has been chosen to build a photovoltaic solar power plant in the governorate of Gafsa. This installation will have a capacity of 120 MWp. | |||||||||
MALI: Solar photovoltaic farm project in Mali secures investment. Read the article >> PASH Global has acquired a 49.9% share in the solar photovoltaic farm project in Mali being developed by independent renewable energy power producer Akuo Energy. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Electrifying Nigeria: could solar power one million households? Read the article >> Nigeria has launched a $75m fund to provide electricity to its citizens, with solar panel manufacturer Lumos planning to use the money to electrify one million households over the next five years. We consider the impacts of this ambitious proposal. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks. Read the article >> In many small, rural settlements in South Africa, residents live in metal shacks with no connections to the regional electricity grid. But now in one of these settlements, lights are shining. | |||||||||
KENYA: Kenya begins construction of Africa’s first hybrid renewable energy facility. Read the article >> Kenya, in partnership with Windlab East Africa, has began the construction of Africa’s first hybrid renewable energy facility in Meru County. The mega project will combine complementary wind and solar generation with battery storage. | |||||||||
GHANA: New impetus for Ghana’s solar ambitions. Read the article >> The government has announced 17 MW of utility scale solar is under construction and the Ministry of Energy is seeking consultants to help promote mini-grids and solar net metering. | |||||||||
KENYA: Kenya in top five clean energy investors. Read the article >> Kenya is the fifth leading investor in clean energy among developing countries, a new survey has shown. | |||||||||
LIBERIA: Liberia gets $35 million in renewable energy funds. Read the article >> Liberia’s clean-energy plans are getting a boost from the African Development Fund, which has approved a $34.7 million grant and loan package to improve renewable energy access and promote investment in the West African nation. | |||||||||
BURKINA FASO: Urbasolar is building a 33 MW solar power plant in Pâ. Read the article >> The French company Urbasolar has recently started construction work on a solar power plant in the municipality of Pâ. It is the second largest solar power plant in Burkina Faso, with a capacity of 33 megawatts (MW). | |||||||||
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Bright Perspectives for Solar Power in Africa? Read the article >> The difficulties involved in implementing infrastructure projects in most Sub-Saharan African countries are well-known: political risks, cost of mobilizing capital, weakness of existing electric grids, inadequate assets management capacities, insufficient training of local authorities, insufficiencies with the regulatory frameworks, lack of planning, liquidity shortages in the financial sector, financial robustness of the off-takers, etc. | |||||||||
New national policy targets geothermal energy usage Read the article >> Uganda has released a revised draft of the National Energy Policy, which seeks to replace the older one of 2002, by, among other things, embarking on strategies that can promote new forms of energy such as solar and geothermal power. | |||||||||
Rwanda to set up green bank to finance climate investments Read the article >> Government is set to facilitate the creation of a financial institution in Rwanda that will be solely dedicated to funding projects that promote climate change resilience. | |||||||||
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Power modules which meet the latest EU ErP Lot 6 ecodesign specifications for standby and off mode for industrial and consumer products by Recom, are now available from Dengrove Electronic Components.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of a USD-20-million (EUR 18m) investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II, which injects capital in renewable and resource-efficient infrastructure projects in Southern Africa.
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Law firm Eversheds Sutherland has added Lance J. Phillips as a partner to its M&A and private capital teams in its Chicago office. Phillips joins from Skadden's corporate group in Chicago.
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First Solar, Inc. will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019 and discuss its 2020 financial guidance and outlook after the market closes on Thursday, February 20, 2020.
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The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a pan-African provider of credit and political risk insurance, has appointed Deepak Dave as chief risk officer.
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Submission deadline: 20 February 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Mauritania | Entity: World Bank Group
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Submission deadline: 24 February 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Chad | Entity: World Bank Group
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Submission deadline: 25 February 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Niger | Entity: World Bank Group
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Submission deadline: 27 February 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | Entity: African Development Bank
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Submission deadline: 10 March 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Benin | Entity: World Bank Group
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Submission deadline: 13 March 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Central African Republic | Entity: Water and Electricity Upgrading Project
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Submission deadline: 17 March 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Southern Africa | Entity: Electricity of Mozambique
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Submission deadline: 19 March 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Cape Verde | Entity: Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (LuxDev)
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Submission deadline: 30 March 2020 | Category: IPP Country: Togo | Entity: Government of Togo
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: Tuesday, 18 February 2020 at 9:00 AM - 9:35 AM GMT | Organizer: IRENA Insights
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UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 25 - 27 February 2020 | Location: Morocco
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Date: 18-19 March 2020 | Location: Lusaka, Zambia
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Date: 26 March 2020 | Location: The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
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Publication date: 2019, December | Author: IRENA Refugees and displaced people mostly depend on energy that is unsustainable and can harm their health and well-being. Sustainable energy based on renewables, in contrast, bridges the gap between humanitarian response and development, enhancing the well-being of displaced people and communities.
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Published: 14 January 2020 | Location: Nairobi Description: Angaza’s technology empowers distributors to make life-changing products accessible and affordable to individuals in emerging markets, even those who live on less than $2 per day. With affordable access to livelihood necessities like solar lights and clean cookstoves, people without access to credit or traditional banking services can start on a path to financial inclusion.
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Published: 20 January 2020 | Location: Dakar, Senegal Description: The main objective of the Consumer Understanding & Credit Officer at Oolu is to maximize and monitor portfolio performance and growth. The successful applicant will develop Oolu’s understanding of its customer base and value proposition, using this understanding to formulate and implement portfolio improvement and growth initiatives centred primarily around pricing and credit scoring.
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Published: 24 January 2020 | Location: Kampala, Uganda Description: This position will be part of the Global Customer Experience team that is based in Kampala, Uganda, led by a Business Strategy Manager and working closely with multiple department heads/directors.
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Published: 7 February 2020 | Location: Uganda Description: The BrightLife Uganda CEO will drive BrightLife to long-term Solar Home System market leader status in Uganda.
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Published: 8 February 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: TTA is seeking a Senior Project Manager and Consultant to join the Africa Unit of TTA in Kenya. Under the supervision of the Africa Team Leaders, the Project Manager and Consultant will coordinate projects and develop innovative custom-consultancy services adapted to the project and Client needs. The nature of projects will be related to sustainable energy, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy access.
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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #16 | ||||||||
Week 52, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the sixteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. This is the last newsletter of 2019, some of you will only read it already in 2020. Every year a lot happens in the power sector in Africa, but unfortunately a lot less than the continent's people need. There is no miracle available to fix the issue. We are left with the combined daily effort of all the parties that took this challenge in their hands. The APP is part of that crowd, actively fighting for lighting up Africa, despite all the issues and setbacks. For 2020 we renew our commitment for continued support to the cause. That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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MALI: Scatec Solar and EDM conclude PPA for Ségou power plant (33 MWp). Read the article >> The power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Ségou solar project has just been signed by the Norwegian independent power producer Scatec Solar and Energie du Mali (EDM), the public company in charge of electricity production, transmission and distribution. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe is endowed with abundant renewable energy resources largely untapped. Read the article >> Zimbabwe is endowed with abundant renewable energy resources such as solar and hydropower near natural landmarks such as Victoria Falls—not to mention biomass, geothermal, and wind energy—that present a major opportunity for investment. But these resources have remained largely untapped. | |||||||||
AFRICA: US$20m raise for solar power projects in Africa by Rensource Energy. Read the article >> Rensource Energy, the Nigerian startup has raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by CRE Venture Capital and the Omidyar Network for solar power projects in Africa. The company that deals with renewable energy manufacture and operates solar-powered micro-utilities that provide electricity to commercial community structures, such as open-air trading bazaars. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: ACWA Power progresses Ethiopia solar bid with ‘first of a kind’ 250MW solar PPA. Read the article >> ACWA Power has penned two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Ethiopia’s state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power for 250MWac of solar in the nation. | |||||||||
ZAMBIA: Zambian government lauds Huawei for promoting access to electricity. Read the article >> The Zambian government has said the tech giant Huawei’s to construct a solar mini-grid power station in Mwinilunga District in the North-western Province of Zambia will help improve lives and bring about more economic activities in the recipient community and beyond. | |||||||||
MALAWI: Phanes Group finances $67M for the Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant. Read the article >> The Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant, one of the first solar projects in Malawi, has completed its financing round after raising $67 million. The first works have started at Nkhotakota, and construction of the first phase is expected to be completed by March 2020. Once completed, the project will add 46 MW of clean energy to the local power supply. | |||||||||
MADAGASCAR: Sahofika hydro-power project, Madagascar receives US$100M. Read the article >> The Sahofika hydro-power project in Madagascar has received funding from the African Development Bank which recently gave the green light to a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) of US$100 million to support , which will provide an additional 205MW of renewable energy generation capacity to the national grid, benefitting over 2 million people. | |||||||||
AFRICA: African experts says access to clean energy key to boosting food security. Read the article >> The experts from Malabo Montpellier Panel in their report titled "In Energized: Policy innovation to power the transformation of Africa's agriculture and food system," said that access to clean energy will improve productivity at smallholder level to alleviate poverty, hunger and malnutrition. | |||||||||
TOGO: BOAD finances Blitta’s solar power plant with €10.7 million. Read the article >> The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has decided to release a 10.7 million euro envelope to support the development of a solar power plant in Togo. This park, with a capacity of 50 MW, will provide electricity to about 30,000 households. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Off-Grid, Mini-Grid Technologies Critical For Africa, Report Says. Read the article >> Expanding energy access across Africa with off-grid and mini-grid technologies offers $120 billion a year opportunity to power rural transformation, says a new report. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: REA Signs Agreement with PowerGen Renewable Energy Nigeria Limited for Mini Grid Performance Based Grant (PBG) Read the article >> PowerGen having successfully implemented the transformative project in Rokota community, Edati LGA, Niger State. The first project to be Commissioned for the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), under the Performance-Based Grant delivered a solar hybrid mini grid power plant within 2 months, a record time. | |||||||||
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On track to deliver clean electricity through Kathu and Ilanga-1. Read the article >> When it comes to Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), SENER prides itself as a world leader in innovative and sustainable solutions for clean energy. This year has seen us achieve some of our most outstanding milestones since the start of operations in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province. | |||||||||
Wärtsilä Modular Block solution to modernise power generation in a Malian gold mine. Read the article >> The technology group Wärtsilä announces the first order of its innovative new Wärtsilä Modular Block solution for power generation to Aggreko, a global provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control and energy services. Four Wärtsilä Modular Block enclosures with one medium-speed Wärtsilä 32 engine in each, will provide 40 MW of energy to Resolute Mining’s Syama off-grid gold mine in Mali, Africa. The Modular Block order was placed by Aggreko in November 2019. This contract is the first one signed under the cooperation agreement between Wärtsilä and Aggreko, that was announced in June this year. | |||||||||
African Development Bank approves $21.783 million grant for roll out of solar-powered irrigation in Sudan. Read the article >> The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. | |||||||||
EDP invests 3 million in Rensource for promoting company's expansion in Nigeria Read the article >> The investment secures a share in Rensource, a company which develops decentralized solar energy systems for small businesses and micro-companies. The plan reinforces the strategy to widen access to sustainable energy in the african continent. | |||||||||
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Investment will lead to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, while providing more reliable and affordable power and creating local jobs and opportunities
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The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9-MW solar-hydro hybrid project in Burundi.
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Chubb is the first global property and casualty insurer to invest in Africa’s leading multilateral political risk and credit insurance agency.
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Submission deadline: 31 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Region: Namibia | Entity: Nampower
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Submission deadline: 15 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Region: Mozambique | Entity: Electricity of Mozambique
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Submission deadline: 31 January 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Uganda | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 4 February 2020 | Category: Construction Countries: Uganda | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 20 January 2020 | Category: Supply Country: Rwanda | Entity: EDCL - Energy Development Corporation Limited
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Submission deadline: 17 Jauary 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Benin | Entity: Republic of Benin
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Submission deadline: 16 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: No Countries Assigned | Entity: International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 16 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: No Countries Assigned | Entity: International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 11 February 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Harare, Zimbabwe | Entity: Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company
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Submission deadline: 24 February 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Sierra Leone | Entity: Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: Tuesday, 7 January 2020 at 9:00 AM - 9:35 AM GMT | Organizer: IRENA Insights
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Date & Time: Tuesday, 21st January 2020 at 11:00 CET | Organizer: ata insights
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Date: 30 - 31 January 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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Date: 6 - 7 February 2020 | Location: Amsterdam
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Date: 3 - 4 March 2020 | Location: Cape Town - South Africa
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Publication date: 2019, October | Author: Sustainable Energy for All Taking the Pulse 2019 details the energy access financing challenge faced in three countries: Madagascar, the Philippines and Uganda. The report provides crucial insights into how national contexts shape finance flows for electricity and clean cooking access. Each of these countries has its own unique set of energy needs, existing infrastructure, policies and regulations.
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Published: 2 December 2019 | Location: Goma, DRCa Description: BBOXX RDC has a unique vision to transform households and businesses across DRC with next generation energy solutions, appliances and utility services. We have a product range that can electrify entire cities: from small households to large businesses; and we are on a mission to scale it across the country. We are looking for truly exceptional, resilient individuals to join us on our quest and ambition to create the largest utility in Congo (500K+ connections) and to make the DRC the first country in the world where the virtual distributed clean solar grid leapfrogs the physical grid.
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Published: 30 November 2019 | Location: Nairobi Description: The Aftersales Director will be responsible for driving growth and providing focused leadership into establishing efficiencies and automation across all areas of Aftersales service provision, ensuring our customers are at the front on all decision making and receive exceptional levels of service, whilst maintaining growth margins. The job holder will possess strong Customer focus to provide excellent customer service but also be commercially minded and comfortable in a target driven environment.
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Published: 25 November 2019 | Location: Goma, DRCa Description: CLASP seeks a Chief Officer / Senior Director to lead its Market Development programs for appliances, in on-, off-, and weak-grid contexts. The principle area of focus will be CLASP’s clean energy access portfolio, which aims to accelerate the deployment of high quality, energy-efficient products in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and beyond. CLASP’s energy access portfolio includes the Efficiency for Access Coalition, the Low Energy Inclusive Appliances Program, the Global LEAP Awards, and Lighting Global Quality Assurance, among other initiatives. A secondary focus will be expanding CLASP’s market development work to on- and weak-grid contexts.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the fifteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. We are having final discussions with applicants for the 1st round of the African Power Access Accelerator program (APAA) and shortlisted projects will be announced soon. In September we have attended the Future Energy East Africa event in Nairobi and came back amazed with the activity Kenya is seeing in the C&I sector. In terms of news, from South Africa we get to know that Eskom continues getting the support for a successful turnaround plan and at same time is launching a large scale storage battery tender. The renewables entrepreneurship ecosystem keeps producing successful cases, this time with Easy Solar getting an award. Angola and Nigeria are getting support from the AfDB through the SEFA program to improve the renewables framework and enable the private sector to contribute to the energy transition towards a greener mix, less oil dependent. From Zimbabwe we keep getting news that Solar PV pipeline is growing big but our concerns go to implementation capabilities, both from private sponsors and local authorities. We'll follow up on this subject and let you know the findings in coming editions. That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Is ‘Too Big to Fail,’ African Development Bank Chief Says. Read the article >> South Africa’s struggling state power company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is “too big to fail,” and the continent’s new free-trade deal will help Africa dodge the worst of a global economic downturn, the head of the African Development Bank said. | |||||||||
AFRICA: 3 European countries provide $350 million for solar energy and energy storage. Read the article >> France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have committed $350 million to invest in solar energy in Africa and electricity storage. It is a strategic investment at a time when Africa is relying on renewable energy to provide access to electricity for its population. | |||||||||
SIERRA LEONE: Easy Solar wins global entrepreneurship award. Read the article >> Easy Solar, an energy startup in Sierra Leone, was recognized as a leader of global social innovation for 2019 along with 19 others across the world, chosen by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to receive the Schwab Foundation Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: 39 solar power projects approved for development. Read the article >> The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has processed 39 solar power projects that have capacity to generate up 1,151.87MW, as the country moves towards renewable energy to increase capacity. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Eni, Mainstream to develop large-scale renewable assets. Read the article >> Italian oil major Eni announced Wednesday a cooperation deal with Mainstream Renewable Power to develop large-scale renewables projects in the UK, Africa and Southeast Asia. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Daystar Power installs the 100th solar energy system. Read the article >> The West African solar energy company Daystar Power has installed a solar energy system at a branch of Unity Bank in Bauchi, Nigeria, the 100th solar power system since the company was founded in 2017. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Preparing First Large-Scale Battery Tender. Read the article >> South Africa’s utility Eskom is preparing to launch a tender for 1.4 gigawatt-hours of battery storage that will need to be installed by December 2021. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: plans for solar mini grids move forward. Read the article >> Ethiopia’s state-owned utility the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) has issued an invitation for bids to seek developers to deploy solar mini-grids in 25 villages, with the projects financed by the African Development Bank. | |||||||||
ANGOLA: to install 30,000 solar energy production systems. Read the article >> The Angolan government plans to install about 30,000 solar photovoltaic systems in rural areas to produce 600 MW of electricity in the Central African nation. | |||||||||
AFRICA: The Big 5 Africa’s fastest growing solar energy markets. Read the article >> According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), last year’s growth was primarily driven by five specific countries: Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Ghana. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: African Development Bank’s SEFA approves US$500k grant for clean energy. Read the article >> The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a US$500,000 grant to support the development and launch of the Nigeria Energy Access Fund (NEAF). | |||||||||
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USTDA Expands Its Support for Nigeria’s Energy Sector. Read the article >> USTDA committed funding for a feasibility study to help Xenergi Nigeria Ltd. expand and construct a natural gas gathering and processing plant that will substantially increase access to customers in the Niger Delta region. | |||||||||
G5 Sahel Summit: African Development Bank, partners, commit to light up and power the Sahel with the Desert to Power initiative. Read the article >> The G5 Sahel is a strategic framework for regional cooperation created in 2014. It includes Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad. | |||||||||
USADF and Nithio Partner to Enhance Access to Clean Energy in Kenya. Read the article >> USADF’s new partnership with an innovative energy finance company will enable the agency to build on its investments to bring off-grid energy solutions to underserved communities in Africa. | |||||||||
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Off-grid supplier Sola Group recently obtained 400 million South African rand (about 26 million dollars) from two financial institutions. These new funds will be used to provide the solar off-grid to companies. | |||||||||
Business leaders and diplomats met during the opening of Africa Business Day, held in Zug last month, where attended Nicolas Crettenand, Managing Director of Glosya Infrastructures.
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Membership in ATI will unlock additional investment insurance capacity, helping to lower Ghana’s borrowing costs and increase investments. | |||||||||
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Submission deadline: GPN | Category: Consultancy and Works Region: Mozambique | Entity: Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM)
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Submission deadline: prior information only | Category: Consultancy Region: Sao Tome and Principe | Entity: European Investment Bank
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Submission deadline: 3rd October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Rwanda | Entity: EDCL
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Submission deadline: 8th October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Countries: Malawi | Entity: IFC
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Submission deadline: 10th October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Rwanda | Entity: Energy Utility Corporation Limited - EUCL
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Submission deadline: 21st October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Kenya | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 30th August 2019 | Category: Supply Country: West Africa | Entity: West African Power Pool (WAPP)
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Submission deadline: 25th October 2019 | Category: Construction Country: Liberia | Entity: Rural and Renewable Energy Agency
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: Thursday, 10th October, 2019 at 3:00 pm (CEST) | Organizer: Solaris Offgrid
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Date & Time: Tuesday, 21st January 2020 at 11:00 CET | Organizer: ata insights
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Date: 8 - 9 October 2019 | Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Date: 16 - 17 October 2019 | Location: Dakar, Senegal
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Date: 17 - 18 September 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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Publication date: 2019, September | Author: World Bank Rethinking Power Sector Reform in the Developing World is a multiyear initiative that aims to refresh the policy debate, by presenting a comprehensive picture of developing country experience with power sector reform that distills the lessons learned over the last 25 years and reflects on how recent technological trends that are disrupting the sector may call for new thinking on reform strategies.
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Published: 10th September 2019 | Location: Kigali, Rwanda Description: The position is tasked with managing NGU customers, building solutions and driving revenue growth for B2B in NGU’s including expansion into new territories. The Expansion team is responsible for managing NGU relations, implementing solutions and driving growth as per agreed business plan. This is a strategic role supporting the commercial objectives and goals of. It is expected that the team will use market knowledge and understanding to feed into the Innovation cycle.
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Published: 16th September 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: Kenya Market Development Advisor will provide direct advice to solar home system (SHS) and mini-grid (MG) companies. The advisor will act as a market facilitator for companies entering the Kenyan market, and/or supporting existing companies looking to scale up operations. The Advisor will link private developers and entrepreneurs with suitable sources of project development finances.
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Published: 20th September 2019 | Location: Lusaka, Zambia Description: As a Project Manager within the Customer Credit team, you will be a part of revolutionizing credit and financial inclusion for the base of the pyramid. The role will report to the Customer Credit Manager and will work cross-functionally with the rest of our commercial team, customer experience, product development, operations, marketing, and technical teams on the ground to help design, execute, assess and refine innovative consumer finance projects at Fenix.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the fourteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. During August, the shortlisted projects from the 1st round of the Africa Power Access Accelerator program will be announced. In September we will attend the Future Energy East Africa event, happening in Nairobi on the 17th and 18th. Join us there for a chat over C&I opportunities. We are focused on drafting the accelerator program for this sector. In terms of news, in Nigeria the mess continues on the 14 PPAs for solar PV signed a couple of years ago. Now it seems a tariff renegotiation is being proposed. In Kenya, the shift from fossil fuels towards renewables and economic stability is allowing President Kenyatta to announce a 30% tariff reduction for manufacturers, a rare event in a continent where most utilities push governments to raise tariffs. Lastly, Zimbabwe is suffering from serious blackouts and the economic instability doesn't help to sort out the issue. I'd say more in-country generation from renewables would be the solution, but as we well know it ends up being more complex that that. Without support of DFIs it will be hard for the private sector to jump in and have a meaningful impact. That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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AFRICA: Financial hurdles in scaling up solar for C&I customers. Read the article >> Sub-Saharan Africa is fertile ground for solar because of its immense energy deficit and crumbling infrastructure. At present, the region (excluding South Africa) has only 735MW of installed solar capacity – selling electricity to the grid, equivalent to a mere 0.7% of the 108GW of solar built globally in 2018. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: aims to lower solar electricity tariffs agreed three years ago. Read the article >> A recurring situation, when solar projects face implementation delays after PPA signing, renegotiation on tariffs will come up sooner or later. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Germany Africa Business Forum announces funds for energy startups. Read the article >> The Germany Africa Business Forum (GABF) announced Thursday a multimillion-Euro funding commitment to invest in German energy startups that focus on Africa. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Egypt to build solar power plants in 7 African countries. Read the article >> The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), one of the largest industrial organisations in Egypt, will launch solar power plants in Uganda, Congo, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, with capacities ranging from 2 to 4 megawatts, according to Egyptian media. | |||||||||
SENEGAL: Proparco, EIB, IFC commit €47.5 million for solar energy. Read the article >> The European Investment Bank and the International Finance Corporation have announced €47.5 million to finance the construction of two photovoltaic solar power plants In Senegal. | |||||||||
KENYA: President Kenyatta assures manufacturers of 30% electricity cost reduction. Read the article >> President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured manufacturers that the government is in the process of rolling out a 30 percent electricity cost reduction plan to be implemented through a rebate system. Very few African countries can afford to undertake power tariff reductions. | |||||||||
NAMIBIA: Announces $338 Million, 5-Year Renewable-Energy Strategy. Read the article >> Namibia’s state-run utility will build four plants powered by renewable energy over the next five years as the southern African nation seeks to guarantee local supplies and cut its use of fossil fuels. The plants, which will harness biomass, solar and wind to generate a combined 220 megawatts, will cost 4.7 billion Namibian dollars ($338 million). | |||||||||
MALI: Efforts to improve access to renewable energy gets a boost. Read the article >> The World Bank’s board of executive directors approved a $22.7 million financing to support Mali’s efforts to promote the deployment of renewable energy in rural areas. | |||||||||
AFRICA: IRENA and RES4Africa explore public-private initiatives. Read the article >> The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the RES4Africa Foundation have agreed to cooperate to increase the speed of renewable energy development in Africa in the pursuit of the continent’s sustainable development and climate goals. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe's Econet weighs drastic measures over 'untenable' power cuts. Read the article >> Zimbabwe’s largest mobile operator Econet Wireless said it will take “drastic measures” if the impacts of severe rolling blackouts cannot be resolved, adding that the power cuts had left its operation unsustainable. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Renewable Energy Creating Skilled Jobs In Africa & Asia. Read the article >> More than creating direct jobs, energy access indirectly enables jobs and businesses in rural communities. | |||||||||
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Fenix reaches 500,000 customers in 6 markets and announces new leadership team. Read the article >> Fenix International, a company of ENGIE, offering solar home systems across Africa, has appointed co-founder and current COO Brian Warshawsky to the role of CEO to drive the next phase of the company’s ambitious growth plans. | |||||||||
JinkoSolar Awarded Frost & Sullivan 2019 Global Solar PV Technology Leadership Award. Read the article >> JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it was recognized for augmenting solar PV efficiency in a cost-effective manner with the Frost & Sullivan 2019 Global Solar PV Technology Leadership Award. | |||||||||
REDAVIA Partners With Lendahand to Crowdfund Upcoming Solar Farms. Read the article >> REDAVIA, a global market leader of cost-effective, reliable and clean solar power for businesses and communities, has launched a crowdfunding initiative to fund 10 upcoming solar Units in partnership with Lendahand, an online impact investing platform where socially conscious investors can invest in entrepreneurs and sustainable initiatives in emerging countries. | |||||||||
ROGEP intensifies its call to increase energy access through standalone solar systems. Read the article >> The Third Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) has opened in the Togolese capital Lome. The theme of the convergence is ‘Strengthening Partnership for an Accelerated deployment of Standalone Solar Systems in West Africa and the Sahel’. | |||||||||
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Hilton Cape Town City Centre’s recently installed Solarus solar system, on the building’s roof, is now fully operational. This large hybrid photovoltaic and thermal (PVT) system, which provides the luxury hotel with both heat and electricity for its 137 hotel rooms, will not only be a cost-effective solution for the hotel, the reduction of CO2 will also be significant. | |||||||||
Construction of the 60MWAC solar project in the District of Salima, Malawi advances with the arrival and installation of equipment and materials on site.
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A Nigerian firm, Community Energy Social Enterprises Limited on Tuesday signed a $767, 512 MoU with Renewvia Energy Corporation, an American company to provide solar energy for the communities on ‘pay-as- you-go’ basis. | |||||||||
MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG) and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), Africa’s only multilateral trade and political risk insurer, today signed an agreement that will allow for increased cooperation and information sharing in order to support ATI’s member countries as well as MUFG’s clients in Africa. | |||||||||
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Submission deadline: 12th August 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Ivory Coast | Entity: European Commission
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Submission deadline: 23rd August 2019 | Category: Construction Country: Ghana | Entity: ECG
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Submission deadline: 23rd August 2019 | Category: IPP Countries: Eswatini | Entity: Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA)
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Submission deadline: 23rd August 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Ethiopia | Entity: African Union
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Submission deadline: 27th August 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Kenya | Entity: World Bank
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The Know more >>“Africa Power Access Accelerator” program, by the African Power Platform, bridges the existing gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. Third application window closes on the 30th September 2019. Results from first application window will be announced soon.
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Publication date: 2019, July | Author: World Food Programme (WFP) WFP’s efforts to achieve zero hunger can be strengthened by providing the energy beneficiaries need for producing, transforming and consuming food, which will enhance both their food security and nutrition.
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Published: 1st August 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: SNV Kenya/Burundi is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sector Leader Energy. As the Sector Leader you will be responsible for the overall quality of programme development and implementation, business development and overall steering of the SNV Kenya and Burundi Energy projects.
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Published: 2nd August 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: Reporting directly to the CEO, the COO will be responsible for strategic leadership, Business Unit development and oversight, coordinating interfaces among Business Units and Supporting Business Units, team and culture building, and core operational functions.
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Published: 29th July 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: RTI International is recruiting for a Senior Legal and Public-Private Partnership Advisor for the East Africa Energy Program under the Power Africa Initiative by USAID Under the authority of the COP, this person is responsible for the coordination of technical assistance, transaction advisory, community engagement, and institutional performance improvement activities benefitting host-country governments, regulators, and utilities.
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Published: 29th July 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: As Technical Assistance (TA) Manager you will be responsible for developing and managing the EEGF TA facility in close coordination with the EEGF investment team and partners. At least 7 years of relevant working experience in program management, consulting and TA in the field of entrepreneurship/private sector development in emerging markets.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the thirteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. June has been a great month, with a lot happening in the power sector and during the Africa Energy Forum in Lisbon. At the APP, we welcome the new members Glosya Infrastructures and Ric Energy and we have created a new section for job opportunities where we are posting open positions in the sector through Africa. In terms of news, the AfDB announced the launching of the Facility for Energy Inclusion, a debt financing facility for small scale energy access projects. We will explore it at the Africa Power Access Accelerator Program. The selection of news this week is dominated buy solar projects, off-grid and financing, showing that those are the hottest trends. I'd like to drive your attention to the issues of financial guarantees, key requirements to unlock power projects, now that sovereign guarantees are almost impossible to get. My good friend Jef Vincent is an expert working with IRENA on setting up a marketplace for that, the RAMP. For more details, please go through the paper he kindly shared. We've introduced the C&I subject on previous newsletter and in partnership with the new member Ric Energy we are preparing a program for development of C&I captive power projects across Africa. Watch out for more info in coming editions. That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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NIGERIA: EU okays 165m euros for Nigeria’s renewable energy. Read the article >> Its Head of Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ketil Karslen, said all was set for the funds to support the aspirations of the Federal Government to improve electricity supply and grow the economy. | |||||||||
AFRICA: AfDB grants $500 million credit for electrification from renewable energy sources. Read the article >> Good news for renewable energy project developers in Africa, who now have an additional $500 million in funding to carry out their projects. Called the Energy Inclusion Facility (EIF), the line of credit is opened by the African Development Bank (AfDB). | |||||||||
ESWATINI: South Africa's CONCO wins solar power project. Read the article >> South Africa’s Consolidated Infrastructure Group (CONCO) has won a $16 million contract to build a 10 megawatt solar project in eSwatini, the firm said late on Thursday. | |||||||||
KENYA: Utility-scale PV to power green city complex. Read the article >> US firm MCX Environmental Energy Corp will invest US$100 million to deploy a 30MW plant onsite at the Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC), an hour-drive north from Lake Victoria. | |||||||||
MADAGASCAR wants more solar. Read the article >> The Malagasy government has announced three PV projects, each with a 5 MW generation capacity, will be built this year. The nation’s cumulative installed solar capacity was only 33 MW at the end of last year. | |||||||||
RWANDA: Dutch company Nots to invest $70m in solar factory. Read the article >> The Rwandan government signed an agreement with Nots under which the Dutch company will invest $70 million in a factory that will manufacture equipment for home solar kit suppliers. | |||||||||
AFRICA: How to accelerate renewable energy projects. Read the article >> On the second day of the Africa Energy Forum (11-14 June 2019), during a round table devoted to private investment trends and IPPs (independent private power producers), which are very active in renewable energy, there was a pressing demand from all participants: let's accelerate projects! | |||||||||
SEYCHELLES: Africa’s first utility-scale floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) project in the offing. Read the article >> The project being implemented by the Government of Seychelles will be located in Providence lagoon on Mahé Island and will have an estimated capacity between 3.5 – 4 MWAC. | |||||||||
AFRICA: MyHydro Energy Venture Launched As Trump Initiative for Africa is Unveiled. Read the article >> Symbion Power - based in New York - along with Natel Energy of San Francisco, have created a new energy utility platform called MyHydro. This mini-hydro system will deliver affordable power to villages and towns on a round-the-clock basis by converting water-flow into electrical energy. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Azuri Technologies raises $26 million to expand solar kit business. Read the article >> UK-based Azuri Technologies said it has raised $26 million to expand its individual solar kit business to cater to African households. | |||||||||
KENYA to invest $47m World Bank loan in off-grid solar energy in far-flung regions. Read the article >> The facility, under the Kenya-Off-Grid Solar Access Project (Kosap), is seeking to establish viable off-grid solutions for areas that are too far from the national grid to be economically viable when using power transmission and distribution facilities. Kosap is set to receive a total of $150 billion from the World Bank. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Five takeaways from the Africa Energy Forum 2019. Read the article >> This year’s Africa Energy Forum (AEF) considered the plethora of issues concerning power across the continent. Finance is always a burning issue, as is regulatory reform, but even solving those thorny problems will not ensure a smooth path for African renewables. African utilities need reform to achieve and sustain long term power investment. Moreover, one solution doesn’t fit all in such an extensive, exuberant and varied market. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: Pan-African financier to fund green energy projects. Read the article >> Pan African financier, Trade and Development Bank (TDB), plans to fund green energy projects in east Africa, officials said on Tuesday. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: IFC, Nigeria develop standards for solar products. Read the article >> The Standards Organisation of Nigeria and the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, are collaborating to develop standards for Pico photovoltaic products and solar home systems. | |||||||||
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IRENA RAMP: Introducing the Risk Assessment and Mitigation Platform for renewable energy development. Read the article >> RAMP will help to see through the maze of eligibility criteria and facilitate direct contacts if & when there is a match between a provider and a potential user of a risk mitigation instrument. | |||||||||
ATI & KfW unveil the Transparency Tool – an energy solution designed to quicken the pace of electrification in Africa. Read the article >> The Transparency Tool is an on-line platform that works in tandem with another innovation created by the duo, the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF). Both solutions support Independent Power Producers (IPPs), one of the important providers of energy, who are key to unlocking the renewable energy potential in Africa. | |||||||||
Power Africa Announces Grant Winners to Improve Energy Access in Uganda Refugee Settlements. Read the article >> USAID through the U.S. Government’s Power Africa partnership, awarded $465,000 in grants to three private companies to improve energy access and enhance livelihoods and services for Uganda’s refugee and host communities. USAID Uganda Acting Mission Director Rick Somarriba and Power Africa Deputy Coordinator Richard Nelson congratulated Fenix International, Brightlife, and SolarNow for their winning proposals, awarded through the USAID Power Africa De-Risking Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Systems initiative. | |||||||||
A new solar hybrid mini-grid was officially launched in Rutenderi, Rwanda. Read the article >> Absolute Energy (AE) with the support of EnDev Rwanda, implemented by GIZ, celebrated the official launch of their 50kW solar PV and storage hybrid mini-grid in Rutenderi Village, Gatsibo district, Rwanda. | |||||||||
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Women & Men Against Child Abuse and Eversheds Sutherland in South Africa are extremely honoured to announce their partnership and the establishment of a Child Law Clinic during Child Protection Week in our joint quest to improve the plight of abused children in South Africa. | |||||||||
Aurora Power Solutions and Sola Future Energy are combining forces to form Sola Group, bringing together a large solar project pipeline, including 48 MW in Zambia and 79 MW in South Africa. | |||||||||
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Submission deadline: 11th July 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Mozambique | Entity: IFC
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Submission deadline: 15th July 2019 | Category: Consultancy Countries: Nigeria | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 18th May 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Tanzania | Entity: Tanesco
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Submission deadline: 30th July 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Ivory Coast | Entity: European Commission
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Publication date: 2019, May | Author: ECREEE / Spanish Cooperation Improvements in infrastructure, access to technology and markets are all key to increasing competitiveness of agriculture in West Africa. Sustainable energy solutions can contribute to these needs throughout the life of the crop: from irrigation to processing for final consumption. Electricity demand from agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to double between 2015 and 2030 (World Bank, 2017).
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Published: 24th May 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: We are seeking applications from candidates with Renewable Energy Debt Financing experiences in Sub Saharan Africa. Must have 7-9 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in a banking, private debt/equity fund or development finance environment.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the twelfth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. The countdown has started for the Africa Energy Forum, happening next month in Lisbon. We are preparing a subscription campaign during the event with great discounts up to 50% on the membership fee for membership at the APP. Watch out your email box for an update on this subject soon. On the news side, from Uganda we got to know about a partnership between the utility company and small producers to increase access to power in rural areas on a sustainable way. There is an article raising the issue about the generation surplus in East Africa, and the challenges countries are facing to manage the mismatch between demand and supply, due mainly to lack of infrastructure and slow industrialization. In West Africa, a partnership between a developer in the C&I space and a crowdfunding platform shows the way for the captive market. Who will follow? That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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ZIMBABWE: to launch new solar plants as it faces worst blackouts in three years. Read the article >> The three solar photovoltaic power plants will be installed in Goromonzi, Bulawayo and the capital Harare. The first two will each have a 100 MW capacity while the last one will have a capacity of 50 MW. | |||||||||
UGANDA: shakes up electricity access amid global infrastructure reset. Read the article >> Electricity providers in Uganda are teaming up to find a new business model to boost the speed and efficiency of getting power to those living without it, in the hope it can be copied in other parts of Africa and Asia. | |||||||||
SENEGAL: Dhybrid will build several 2 MW hybrid mini solar power plants. Read the article >> The German company Dhybrid has been selected to build several small hybrid solar power plants with a total capacity of 2 MW in Senegal. The project is led by Omexom, a division of Vinci Energies. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: power consumers unable to buy the surplus. Read the article >> Electricity consumers in East Africa will continue to pay high prices despite significant investments in generation plants that have resulted in surplus output of power. | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: Investment platform open for solar plants. Read the article >> West African solar energy company, Daystar Power, has partnered with Trine a Swedish investment platform to finance solar plants in West Africa. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: State will invest $1.8 billion in renewable energy transmission. Read the article >> China agrees to support Ethiopia in its ambitious plan to produce renewable energy. On the sidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative Summit, held from April 25 to 27, 2019 in Beijing, the Middle Kingdom promised to provide $1.8 billion to the Ethiopian government. The loan is intended for the development of the electricity transmission and distribution network. | |||||||||
MALI: Africa GreenTec installs containerised solar mini grid in Fanidiama. Read the article >> The German start-up, Africa GreenTec, is installing a mini solar containerised grid in Fanidiama village, located in the Sikasso region of southeast Mali. Equipped with batteries, the containerised mini-grid has a capacity of 45 kWp. | |||||||||
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PRESS RELEASE: AMMP Technologies secures investment to bring data-driven advances to off-grid energy operations across Africa. Read the article >> AMMP Technologies B.V., the pioneer in operational software solutions for off-grid energy in emerging markets, recently secured a funding round from a consortium of angel investors. This funding will enable the company to further accelerate growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. | |||||||||
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JCM Power and CowaterSogema are joining forces in Malawi where both Canadian companies are active. JCM Power recently launched a solar-voltaic project in Salima while CowaterSogema has been implementing a maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) initiative for the past two years in Chitipa and Kasungu districts. | |||||||||
A Nigerian firm, Community Energy Social Enterprises Limited on Tuesday signed a $767, 512 MoU with Renewvia Energy Corporation, an American company to provide solar energy for the communities on ‘pay-as- you-go’ basis.
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The micro-grid solar project was designed and constructed by Sola Future Energy, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner of the department of tourism, using CS6U- 340M Canadian Solar modules. | |||||||||
The Government of Madagascar and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) signed an agreement that allows Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in the country to now access the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF). With the help of the Facility, the Government of Madagascar is hoping to develop its renewable energy sector. | |||||||||
RECOM, Europe’s largest solar manufacturer, reinforces commitment to the growing French market by increasing manufacturing capacities and investments.
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Submission deadline: 18th June 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Benin | Entity: Millennium Challenge Account-Benin II
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Submission deadline: 30th May 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Zanzibar, Tanzania | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, in cooperation with executer Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), uses the SDG 7 Results facility as a contribution to sustainable development goals achievements in developing countries. In particular SDG 7. Eligible Countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, South Sudan | Deadline: 4th June 2019. | |||||||||
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Date: 11 - 14 June 2019 | Location: Lisbon, Portugal | Discount Code: APP15
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Publication date: 2019, January | Author: SADC The 2018 SADC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report builds on the initial status report for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued by REN21 in 2015. It provides an updated review of renewable energy and energy efficiency developments in the SADC region, including market trends and related activities, achievements in renewable energy on- and off-grid, achievements in energy efficiency, evolving policy landscapes and investment flows.
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Week 17, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the eleventh African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. We have received over 50 applications to the Africa Power Access Accelerator program. They are under evaluation and feedback will be provided during this 2nd quarter. Meanwhile the 2nd application round is open. A big thank you to all that have been supporting this initiative. On this edition we started publishing press releases that come our way. If you have relevant announcements to the power sector in Africa, we'd be pleased to circulate them. We'd also like to drive your attention to a survey IRENA is conducting regarding institutional investments in renewable energy. On the news side, we highlight the 2nd round of the Scaling Solar program moving forward in Ethiopia and we are talking about 500MW. Seems Berkeley Energy is planning an exit, an anticipated strategy from a developer that never put up a structure to manage operating assets. I've been to Rendeavour's Tatu City, in Nairobi's surroundings and it's a massive urban development, now being powered by 1 MW of rooftop solar. Malawi, the warm heart of Africa, is seeing progress on the development of a large hydro, roughly same size of the country's existing installed capacity. That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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Jorge Lascas is a firm believer in the social and economic growth of Africa. Here he speaks with Suzanne Pritchard about how the African Power Platform is striving to make Africa a brighter place for all. | |||||||||
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EAST AFRICA: KawiSafi raises $70 million to expand solar off grid. Read the article >> KawiSafi Ventures, an investment fund that finances companies specialising in off-grid solar energy, has raised $70 million for projects in East Africa. The financial mobilisation was carried out through Acumen Capital Partners, an organisation that invests in sustainable and socially responsible companies. | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS and PFAN ink partnership to boost renewable energy. Read the article >> The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Private Finance Advisory Network (PFAN) have signed a partnership agreement to promote renewable energy within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). | |||||||||
AFRICA: $20 million from AECF for solar kit suppliers from 5 countries. Read the article >> The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), an investment fund set up by the British government, has published the list of the five African countries selected for the React Household Solar Round 2 competition. The objective is to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups that provide solar home-kits with a total investment of $20 million. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: Country eyes 500MW in IFC's Scaling Solar Round 2. Read the article >> Ethiopia kickstarted the second round of its World Bank-led Scaling Solar programme with a 500MW solar tender, while the first 250MW round is still approaching the final proposal stage. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Renewables investor Berkeley hires JP Morgan to review options. Read the article >> The founders of renewables energy investor Berkeley Energy have hired U.S. investment bank JP Morgan to evaluate options, including a sale, for the company’s investment funds, which could be worth around $500 million, banking sources said. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Ncondezi and GridX partner in solar mini-grids and storage. Read the article >> Ncondezi Energy, a British company, and GridX Africa Development, a private power producer (PPP), are fine-tuning an agreement to create a joint venture specialising in solar mini grids for businesses and shops in Africa. | |||||||||
KENYA: Rendeavour finishes first project of its 30 MW plan for the country. Read the article >> The African property developer has completed a 1 MW rooftop PV array at an industrial park in Nairobi. The installation is its first solar project in Kenya and part of a planned 30 MW rollout at Tatu City, its new mixed-use development in the capital. | |||||||||
MALAWI: Development agreement signed for 258-MW Mpatamanga hydropower project. Read the article >> IFC InfraVentures has signed a joint development agreement with the government of Malawi to develop the 258-MW Mpatamanga hydropower project on the Shire River in Malawi. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Winch Energy secures multi million dollar investment in new partnership with AlGihaz Holding. Read the article >> Funding will drive growth for Winch Energy in off grid energy and ancillary services. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: Independent power producers gear up for solar power plants. Read the article >> Three independent power producers have applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for licenses to establish solar power plants that will add about 100 MW to the national grid. | |||||||||
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PRESS RELEASE: EDP supports six access to sustainable energy projects in Africa. Read the article >> The new Fund launched by the group will boost education, health and community projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi, impacting the lives of 55,000 people. | |||||||||
PRESS RELEASE: Solar solution in the Serengeti enhances Singita’s lodge sustainability. Read the article >> GridX Africa Development, in association with Solar Africa, has completed a state-of-the-art solar-battery system at Singita Faru Faru Lodge, in the western corridor of the Serengeti, Tanzania. The new energy system replaces existing diesel generation, with 90% of power to the lodge now sourced from renewables. | |||||||||
PRESS RELEASE: Putting markets to work: How Ghana will fund development projects through carbon finance. Read the article >> Using carbon finance generated from investors’ sales of ITMOs to boost the share of the national green fund, will allow for high social impact, or climate change adaptation focused projects to go ahead. | |||||||||
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New Southern Energy has completed the first floating PV project located in South Africa, with the installation operating at a dam next to a fruit farm just outside of Franschhoek in the country’s Western Cape province. | |||||||||
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the formation of a global innovation team dedicated to working with clients to address their most pressing priorities through creative and innovative solutions.
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We have an extraordinary opportunity for electricity reform in South Africa. If our renewable resources are harnessed, we not only have 20 years of upskilling and job creation, but with our natural resources we could have, sustainably, the cheapest electricity in the world. | |||||||||
EWT, a leading supplier of distributed wind energy turbines, announces the launch of its most efficient and high energy producing wind turbine to date: the new 900kW EWT DW61. | |||||||||
The inauguration ceremony was held for the commissioning of the 246 kWp solar installation on the roof of Kamal Osman Jamjoom Co. L.L.C., situated in Dubai Investment Park (DIP). The entire rooftop installation was managed by Sara Oda, a project manager for Enerwhere, the leading DEWA certified solar PV contractor based in Dubai. | |||||||||
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Submission deadline: 27th May 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Mozambique | Entity: Enabel
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Submission deadline: 6th May 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Malawi | Entity: JCM Power
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Submission deadline: Extension to 20th May 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Burkina Faso | Entity: SONABEL
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Submission deadline: 10th June 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Guinea | Entity: Electricité de Guinée (EDG)
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Submission deadline: 24th May 2019 | Category: Supply Country: The Gambia | Entity: NAWEC
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Submission deadline: 3rd June 2019 | Category: IPP Country: Nigeria | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
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Supply and delivery of medium and low voltage electrical network equipment for the Ambatosia-Bealanana hydroelectric project View details >> Submission deadline: 22nd April 2019 | Category: Supply Region: Madagascar | Entity: European Union (EU)
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The “Africa Power Access Accelerator” program, by the African Power Platform, bridges the existing gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. Second application window closes on the 30th June 2019.
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The second competition window under the Powering Opportunities Partnership (POP) is now open. It calls for demonstration projects related to Local Value Addition and Employment Creation in the upstream off-grid energy sector. Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African countries, excluding South Africa Deadline: 17th May 2019. | |||||||||
The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) and our partners, Global Cool Cities Alliance (GCCA) and SE4ALL, have launched the Million Cool Roofs Challenge, a $2 million global competition to increase access to affordable, sustainable cooling through the rapid deployment of highly solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing countries suffering heat stress. | |||||||||
UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 8 - 10 May 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||
Date: 14 - 16 May 2019 | Location: Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||
Date: 11 - 14 June 2019 | Location: Lisbon, Portugal | Discount Code: APP15
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SURVEY | |||||||||
As part of its mandate to help countries transition to a sustainable energy future, which necessitates a massive shift in capital flows towards renewable energy, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is currently undertaking a survey on the behavior of institutional investors in renewable energy and we would love to hear your view on this topic. Objective of the survey is to gather qualitative and quantitative insights on institutional investments in the renewable energy sector, in order to identify challenges and offer solutions to stakeholders, including to policymakers of about 180 countries who regularly engage with IRENA. | |||||||||
FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2019, January | Author: IRENA The IRENA/ADFD Project Facility represents a partnership between the two key organisations to promote renewable energy in developing countries. This report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) reviews concrete progress over the first five years of their joint facility to finance such projects. Between 2014 and 2018, projects selected in five annual cycles were awarded concessional loans worth USD 214 million, with 16 projects subsequently advancing through various stages of implementation. Seven projects from early cycles reached the construction or installation stage, with renewable power generation set to start in 2019.
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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #10 | ||||||||
Week 09, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the tenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. This week brings us news about an industrial park in Ghana planning to be self-sufficient in power by installing a solar mini-grid, a step in the right direction. An amazing story about a South Korean company that developed a "solar cow". Watch the video, it worth. As you may recall, Angola got a grant from the AfDB's SEFA program to develop the renewables sector. It's a project going on that will show results in the coming months. IRENA has published an interesting report looking at how technology innovation is helping to accommodate variable renewables on the grid, a challenge holding back solar and wind projects development in most of the African countries due to grid constraints. An issue pointed out by several stakeholders is the lack of qualified people to take on the renewables potential of Africa. The Enel Foundation's scholarship for renewables if a great initiative to tackle the issue. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
GHANA: Africa’s first solar fueled industrial park in the offing. Read the article >> Siemens and WestPark Enterprises have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an expandable microgrid solution for the fast-growing industrial and business park based in Takoradi, Western Ghana. | |||||||||
KENYA: The solar cow that powered an African village (VIDEO). Read the article >> Yolk Station, a South Korean solar energy company, has installed a renewable energy solution in a remote Kenyan town that can also tackle the problem of child labour. | |||||||||
ANGOLA: Keeping Renewable Energy Top of Mind. Read the article >> As a renewable energy revolution takes place across the world, Angola is seeking an intervention to boost its own efforts, which is a great step for the country in several ways. | |||||||||
AFRICA: IRENA launches new report to transform the power sector. Read the article >> The report “Innovation Landscape for a Renewable-Powered Future: Solutions to integrate variable renewables” contains the most in-depth assessment of the power sector transformation to date. | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: States press ahead with solar corridor. Read the article >> The delivery of gigawatts-worth of solar generation across West Africa lies one step closer to reality after calls were put forward for experts to lay the foundations of a major project that was first envisaged in 2016. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Sweden Expands Support For Off-Grid Renewable Energy In Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the article >> SIDA says it will expand its off-grid solar initiative to Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Mozambique and is backing the expansion with an additional $50 million in funding over the next 5 years. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: Egypt to share energy practices with EAPP countries. Read the article >> Egypt’s energy minister Mohamed Shaker has affirmed the country’s commitment to working with the East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) countries in advancing their goals in the energy sector. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Open Africa Power – partnership in education towards Africa’s clean energy future. Read the article >> The program is targeted at young and exceptionally talented MSc and PhD students, as well as alumni of Engineering, Law and Business from African universities. Strathmore University, in cooperation with University of Nairobi, will host the first module of the training. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Africa Development Bank explores electricity cooperative potential. Read the article >> African Development Bank (AfDB) has initiated feasibility studies to evaluate the potential of implementing electricity cooperative business models in Nigeria and Ethiopia. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Nonprofit aims to help Africa build energy for economic development. Read the article >> Todd Moss is a former State Department official leading a small new nonprofit with a big idea: changing what he calls an incomplete conversation about electricity access in Africa and South Asia. | |||||||||
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EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company by 2020, this project minimises the company’s environmental impact whilst cutting grid energy consumption and energy expenses. | |||||||||
First Solar, a Power Africa partner, is the United State’s largest manufacturer of thin-film solar PV modules. First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar systems using advanced module and system technology.
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EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company by 2020, this project minimises the company’s environmental impact whilst cutting grid energy consumption and energy expenses. | |||||||||
TENDERS | |||||||||
Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 20th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: N/A | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 22nd April 2019 | Category: Supply Region: Madagascar | Entity: European Union (EU)
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The “Africa Power Access Accelerator” program, by the African Power Platform, bridges the existing gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. First application window closes on the 31st March 2019.
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This call is focused on promoting leadership and economic opportunities for women across the clean energy sector. We are seeking applications that propose innovative approaches to gender inclusion while also supporting core business objectives and growth. Applicants can apply for early-stage grants and repayable grants between EUR 200,000 – 500,000. The minimum required co-financing is 30% of the total project budget. Eligible Countries: Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe Deadline: 2nd April 2019. | |||||||||
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Green Powered Technology, in partnership with Energy 4 Impact, would like to invite eligible companies to submit proposals for expanding access to Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Systems in the Kiryandongo and Rwamwanja Refugee Settlements & Host Communities in Uganda. Eligible Country: Uganda | Deadline: 20th March 2019. | |||||||||
UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 18 - 22 March 2019 | Location: Accra, Ghana
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Date: 21 - 23 March 2019 | Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Date: 11 - 14 June 2019 | Location: Lisbon, Portugal
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Publication date: 2019, February | Author: RES4Med&Africa RES4Med&Africa, in collaboration with its members led by PwC, released the new white paper “A New Instrument to Foster Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development and Private Investment in Africa”. In this white paper RES4Med&Africa analysed RE financing mechanisms’ best practices and weaknesses, thus stressing the need for a new instrument to support large scale RE plant development in Africa.
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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #9 | ||||||||
Week 08, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the ninth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. This week we started seeing news from the Africa50 fund, an initiative with a promising mandate but very few reported projects on the ground. The C&I space keeps showing a positive trend in Africa, with projects being commissioned and funds made available for development of more projects. Although it has been hard to progress on large greenfield hydropower projects, there are plenty of old plants with operational capacity far below the maximum capacity. That could be the lowest hanging fruit for utilities for increasing generation, through rehabilitation projects of those facilities, like we have seen with Voith contract in Benin. South Africa reported the commissioning of its first solar power desalination plant, a combination of technologies with huge potential, mostly in island states where water resources are scarce. Last week we shared an article alerting for the lack of qualified technicians holding back the progress of renewables in Africa. This week Senegal announced the creation of a renewable energy training and research program, a step in the right direction. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Sun Exchange signs fund agreement with Decentral Energy for solar projects. Read the article >> Solar-generation microleasing platform Sun Exchange on Tuesday announced that it had signed an agreement with Johannesburg-based boutique clean energy fund manager Decentral Energy, said Sun Exchange founder and CEO Abe Cambridge. | |||||||||
CONGO: Africa50 to mobilise funds for Congo’s gas-fired power plant. Read the article >> Pan-African infrastructure investment platform, Africa50, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of the Republic of Congo to structure and mobilise financing for the expansion of one of its gas-fired power plants. | |||||||||
GHANA: CrossBoundary commissions solar off grid for bottling plant. Read the article >> Yingli Namene West Africa Ltd, a Ghanaian company has just completed the construction of a solar off grid on the roof of a factory in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The company collaborates with CrossBoundary Energy Ghana, an investment fund manager specialising in solar energy production. The plant will supply energy to a bottling plant owned by Kasapreko Company Limited, a Ghanaian company. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Market is opening up to corporate PPAs – Baker McKenzie. Read the article >> At a time when electricity tariffs are increasing and the shift towards greener energy is gaining momentum, law firm Baker McKenzie says Africa is starting to see a surge in the signing of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs). | |||||||||
AFRICA: Cost optimisation driving renewable energy adoption at African mines. Read the article >> After various projects have demonstrated the value of renewables for reducing diesel, heavy fuel oil and gas consumption, mining companies can now benefit from the significant cost reduction potential that renewable energy holds, according to a newreport by THEnergy and Voltalia. | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: Voith signs contract for West Africa hydropower plant modernisation. Read the article >> Voith has secured a €22m contract from Communtauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB) to carry out modernisation works of Nangbeto hydropower plant on the Mono River that borders Benin and Togo, West Africa. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Official opening of first solar powered desalination plant. Read the article >> The project not only constitutes a highly innovative model in terms of French-South African cooperation, but its sustainable and decentralized production of drinkable water could be replicated in a highly cost-effective manner for communities along the South African coastline, as well as inland, anywhere with sufficient brackish water available. | |||||||||
SENEGAL: Launches renewable energy training and research program. Read the article >> French investment firm Meridiam has launched a research and training program focused on renewable energy development in Dakar. The training program is managed by the International Centre for Training and Research in solar energy (CIFRES), a unit of the Higher Polytechnic School of Dakar (ESP). | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS completes its new Regional Master Plan. Read the article >> The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finalized its new Regional Master Plan for the Production and Transmission of Electric Power. The plan, which was presented by Secretary General of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Siengui Appollinaire Ki, aims to increase power access and coverage across the West African region. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Enel breaks ground on 140-MW wind farm. Read the article >> Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA) will build the facility, its third in the Eastern Cape province, at a total cost of over EUR 200 million (USD 225.65m). Nxuba is expected to start operations by September 2020 generating more than 460 GWh of electricity per year and offsetting some 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually. | |||||||||
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Mott MacDonald has appointed Liz King as managing director of its business in Africa, succeeding George Rennie who has retired after a successful career with the company spanning 36 years. Liz will be responsible for the for the day-to-day management and operational performance of the business in Africa where it currently operates in countries across the continent.
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Submission deadline: 21st February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Malawi | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 28th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Ethiopia | Entity: Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)
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Submission deadline: 4th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: West Africa | Entity: ECREEE - ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Burkina Faso | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 9th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: East Africa | Entity: East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE)
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Submission deadline: 12th March 2019 | Category: EPC Region: Ghana | Entity: Helius Power Company Limited (HPC)
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Submission deadline: 26th March 2019 | Category: EPC Region: Uganda | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
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Submission deadline: 26th March 2019 | Category: EPC Region: Angola | Entity: Fishery Sector Support Project
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Submission deadline: 8th April 2019 | Category: Supply Region: Mali, Uganda, Guinea-Bissau | Entity: FRES – Foundation Rural Energy Services
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The “Africa Power Access Accelerator” program, by the African Power Platform, bridges the existing gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. First application window closes on the 31st March 2019.
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The kickstarter program has 5 key components including: 1) A $1.5 Million Results Based Financing (RBF) Grant Facility aimed at stimulating the sale/provision of 150,000 new SHS off-grid connections; 2) Access to working capital; debt and equity finance from various local financial institutions; 3) Operation Support i.e. technical assistance to SHS companies; 4) A Consumer Solar Awareness and Education Campaign; 5) Policy and Regulatory Reform initiatives including strengthening fiscal incentives and support like VAT & Duty Exemptions. Eligible Country: Malawi | Deadline: 15th March 2019. | |||||||||
USADF and All On invite you to submit proposals for innovative off-grid solutions to “power up” underserved areas of Nigeria. Applicants should be developing, scaling up or extending energy technologies to off-grid areas of Nigeria. Eligible Country: Nigeria | Deadline: 15th March 2019. | |||||||||
UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 12 - 14 March 2019 | Location: Dakar, Senegal
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Date: 20 - 21 March 2019 | Location: Kampala, Uganda
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Date: 27 - 28 March 2019 | Location: Hamburg, Germany
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Publication date: 2018, December | Author: Energy 4 Impact Powering the Crowd into the Future is the fifth and final report in the Crowd Power series and captures the key learnings from three years of research into crowd-sourced financing for energy access businesses and projects.
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Week 07, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the eighth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. This week has been fertile in sector news, both on large and small scale projects. Blackstone has reportedly divested from Africa, where it was developing power projects through Black Rhino Group, proving that Africa is a hard market leading to a lot of frustration, and Wall Street guys are not patient at all. EIB funding approval for renewables is a good sign and Africa is positioned to benefit. We are discussing their support for the Africa Power Access Accelerator program. We are seeing movement at the C&I space, with dedicated funding vehicles being put together and some players betting seriously. A subject that doesn't get much attention but is extremely important for the off-grid sector is the energy efficiency of the appliances. R&D is ongoing on this and we can expect important progress, leading to better options for the last mile. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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NIGERIA: Azuri and FirstBank to provide solar technology solutions in Nigeria. Read the article >> The UK-based Azuri Technologies, pay-as-you-go solar technology solution provider in Africa, and First Bank of Nigeria Limited have announced a partnership agreement that aims to help deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria while bringing clean power solutions. | |||||||||
TANZANIA: Solar energy to facilitate irrigation in Meru. Read the article >> This institution is the result of cooperation between Tanzania and South Korea and it has just commissioned an irrigation system consisting of a well and a mini solar power plant to pump groundwater. | |||||||||
AFRICA: SolarCity's co-founders charge up African venture dedicated to improving 'energy access'. Read the article >> Two of the co-founders of SolarCity have joined fast-growing solar-plus-storage firm Zola Electric - and they have some ambitious plans. | |||||||||
AFRICA: US investment firm, Blackstone, is selling its African subsidiary Black Rhino Group. Read the article >> According to a report by Bloomberg, Blackstone stopped investing in the Africa subsidiary since 2018 as it stopping its investment move in Africa's energy and infrastructure projects. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Kathu Solar Park Commences Commercial Operations. Read the article >> Kathu solar park in South Africa has begun commercial operations as disclosed by electric utility company, ENGIE. The 100-megawatts (MW) plant is a Greenfield Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project equipped with a storage system that allows for storing of energy for up to 4-5 hours. | |||||||||
AFRICA: EIB approves EUR 670m of renewable energy financing. Read the article >> The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a total of EUR 670 million (USD 759.6m) of financing aimed at supporting the development of renewable energy in Europe, Africa and Asia, the lender said Tuesday. | |||||||||
AFRICA: IRENA to reveal future renewable energy innovations. Read the article >> The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will present its new report Innovation landscape for a renewable-powered future: Solutions to integrate variable renewables, in Brussels on 19 February. | |||||||||
AFRICA: C&I Solar Market Poised For Faster Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the article >> A fledgling market for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar in Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for faster growth due to high-cost and poor-quality grid power, declining solar energy costs and the rise of energy storage, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). | |||||||||
ZAMBIA: On Track to Energy Surplus Following Major Boost in Electricity Production. Read the article >> Thanks to a robust hydraulic and solar power generation industry in recent years, the country is now self-sufficient in energy. And, there is even better news for citizens of the South African nation- electricity production could soon be in surplus. | |||||||||
GHANA: bridge power project receives $70m boost. Read the article >> Ghana is set to receive a $70 million investment from Hungary for the first stage of its 400MW Bridge power project, located in the thermal power complex in Tema. | |||||||||
CHAD: AMEA Power enters MOU for 120-MW solar project. Read the article >> UAE-based AMEA Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Chad for the development of a solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the African country. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Solar TVs get bigger and better. Read the article >> Azuri has unveiled a new 32-inch version of its solar-powered TV for off-grid households. The pay-as-you-go system has been designed and customised for the needs of homes in Africa that do not have mains access to the electricity grid. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: ammonium nitrate producer plans 400 MW solar park. Read the article >> In Zimbabwe, an ammonium nitrate producer, Sable Chemicals, has entered into a partnership with a local energy solutions company, Tatanga Solar Energy, to fund a solar power generation project that is set to produce up to 400 megawatts in the central region of the southern African nation. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: Kenya-Tanzania interconnection to connect to Southern Africa Power Pool. Read the article >> The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is set to connect the Kenya and Tanzania power to the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) through a 400kV transmission line. | |||||||||
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EWT has introduced the newly developed DW54-1MW wind turbine. The design is based on the company’s direct drive architecture.
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Eversheds Sutherland today announced global revenues of $1.175bn for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, representing a 10% increase over the previous year. | |||||||||
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Submission deadline: 23rd February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Africa | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 25th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Lesotho | Entity: Lesotho Electricity Company
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: EPC Region: Malawi | Entity: Electricity Generation Company (Malawi)
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Submission deadline: 27th March 2019 | Category: EPC Region: Tunisia | Entity: Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG)
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Submission deadline: 8th April 2019 | Category: Supply Region: Mali, Uganda, Guinea-Bissau | Entity: FRES – Foundation Rural Energy Services
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Publication date: 2019, January | Author: BNEF / responsAbility / GCPF A new report commissioned by responsAbility highlights the potential of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar opportunities in the region and the key challenges that must be overcome to fully unlock solar’s potential.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the seventh African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. Only two weeks after the launching of our flagship program “Africa Power Access Accelerator” we already received the first couple of applications. I'm sure that by the deadline on the 31st March the turnout will be overwhelming. From the consultancy tenders issued by the IFC (you can find them below) we have noticed this important financial player is betting on the solar rooftop potential in Africa and preparing investments in the C&I space. Definitely a niche to keep paying close attention to. This week we have signed a partnership with the Africa Energy Forum happening in Lisbon this year. Soon we'll share details. It will be a great place for a meetup. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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AFRICA: UAE-based solar developer raises $65mln from global investors, eyes larger funding by 2020. Read the article >> Yellow Door Energy plans to use proceeds to break into new Arabian Gulf and African markets. | |||||||||
ZAMBIA: Country looks towards expanding investment in renewable energy. Read the article >> Zambian Minister of National Development Planning Alexander Chiteme has appealed to the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) for backing as it expands towards investment in renewable energy. | |||||||||
AFRICA: New projects to drive skills development in African energy sector. Read the article >> As Africa braces for an influx of energy projects, development authorities are faced with the task of ensuring that there are enough energy professionals on the continent to meet the growing demand of related skills for the successful implementation of these projects. | |||||||||
MALI: Renewable Energy Week to attract more investment. Read the article >> The Renewable Energies Agency of Mali and other stakeholder groups such as the World Bank and the Climate Investment Fund are organizing the first edition of the Malian Renewable Energy Week to be held from February 19 to 23 in the capital, Bamako. | |||||||||
AFRICA: African energy regulators seal cooperation agreement with European regulators. Read the article >> The Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa (RAERESA) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) signed the three-year collaboration agreement which will be facilitated by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). | |||||||||
AFRICA: Renewable-power Surge Faces Challenge, Too Few Workers. Read the article >> A big challenge stands in the way, experts say: a lack of trained workers able to plan, install and maintain solar, wind and other clean energy systems. | |||||||||
KENYA: Solarcentury to install solar power at Galleria Mall. Read the article >> Solarcentury Wednesday signed an agreement to develop a 562kWp solar power system for Nairobi’s Galleria shopping mall. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: KenGen Named Region's Best Sustainable Power Producer. Read the article >> Kenya Electricity Generating Company has emerged East Africa's Best Sustainable Power Producer in the 2018 Capital Finance International Awards. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Solar leasing marketplace Sun Exchange raises $1m via ICO. Read the article >> South African solar leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has raised US$1 million from sales of its SUNEX digital rewards token, some way short of its original target of US$5.4 million. | |||||||||
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Togo should soon sign the agreement regarding the creation of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ACA), an institution whose purpose is to support trade and investment in Africa. | |||||||||
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a Shareholders Agreement with its Preferred Developer JCM Power (JCM), committing up to US$2.3m to co-develop the Golomoti Solar project in Malawi. The 26MWp initiative will be one of Malawi’s first commercial-scale solar photovoltaic plants. | |||||||||
Dulas, a leading manufacturer of solar power refrigerators, has announced today that it has been awarded contracts to supply several hundred Solar Vaccine Refrigerators to Yemen, under a programme of vaccination backed by both International and Yemani institutions. | |||||||||
TENDERS all tenders >> | |||||||||
Submission deadline: 11th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Global (Including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania) Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 13th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Burundi | Entity: Virunga Power
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Submission deadline: 18th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Southern Africa | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 18th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Southern Africa (Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe) | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 21st March 2019 | Category: Construction Region: Guinea-Bissau | Entity: African Development Bank (AfDB)
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: EPC Region: Mauritius | Entity: Central Electricity Board
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Submission deadline: 14th March 2019 | Category: Construction Region: Cameroon | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency | |||||||||
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Date: 20 - 22 February 2019 | Location: Berlin, Germany
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Publication date: 2019, January | Author: London Stock Exchange This list includes several companies in the renewable energy sector, like African Clean Energy, Angola Energy Greentech, Aptech Africa, CrossBoundary, D.light, Karm Solar, M-Kopa, Mobisol, PowerGen, Rensource, Schutter Energy, Solantis Solar, Solarkiosk, ZOLA Energy or Zonful Energy.
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Week 04, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dear reader, Welcome to the sixth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. As promised on the latest edition, our flagship program “Africa Power Access Accelerator” has now been launched and it's receiving application for the first window closing on the 31st March 2019. We have been noticing a lot of activity on the funding side, with companies and projects securing financing for their developments and growth plans. These are good news and show the positive momentum the sector if going through. 2019 will be for sure a great year with a lot of achievements for all of us. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
AFRICA: UKCI, Investec to channel USD 72.3m into African renewables. Read the article >> UK Climate Investments (UKCI) and asset manager Investec will pour some ZAR 1 billion (USD 72.3m/EUR 63.6m) in Revego Africa Energy Ltd, a renewables yieldco that will invest in operational renewable energy assets in sub-Saharan Africa. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Dr Adesola's 'Energy in Africa' published. Read the article >> Energy in Africa: Policy, Management and Sustainability was co-edited with Professor Feargal Brennan. It is an integrated look at the energy industry in Africa that the pair hope will foster collaboration and partnership between the sectors of university, industry and institutions. | |||||||||
UGANDA: Alobo wants all Ugandans on solar power in 10 years. Read the article >> After delivering a 20MW solar project in Gomba, Dr David Alobo says he can power every Uganda in a self-financing scheme. It definitely won’t be an easy stroll, writes Alon Mwesigwa. | |||||||||
SIERRA LEONE: Bumbuna II Hydroelectric power project receives financial aid. Read the article >> ElectriFI has committed $3.5 million of development capital to finance 50% of Sierra Leone's 143MW Bumbuna II Hydroelectric power project's external development expenses. | |||||||||
AFRICA: How to Keep Africa’s Minigrids from Becoming a Bridge to Nowhere. Read the article >> A push is on to bring electricity to the nearly one billion people who lack it worldwide. But if you build it will they come? Apparently not, as some minigrid developers are finding in Sub-Saharan Africa. | |||||||||
AFRICA: AfDB to invest USD 25m in Sub-Saharan Africa renewables fund. Read the article >> The African Development Bank (AfDB) will make an equity investment of up to USD 25 million (EUR 22m) in a private equity fund for renewable energy projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. | |||||||||
NAMIBIA: InnoSun Energy inaugurates phase one of Ombepo’s wind farm. Read the article >> Namibia now has a wind farm with a capacity of 5 MW, which was recently commissioned in Ombepo, in the southwest of the country, by InnoSun Energy Holding, a Franco-Namibian company. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Bboxx Receives US$31M Minority Investment. Read the article >> Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers, though its AIIF3 fund, is taking a minority stake in BBOXX’s operations in Rwanda, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: Canadians bring solar power to off-the-grid Africa. Read the article >> M-Kopa and Jaza Energy take different approaches, but their founders agree there is plenty of room for expansion in East Africa. | |||||||||
AFRICA: d.light Raises $41 Million to Finance Its Rapidly Growing Solar and Appliance Business. Read the article >> Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the clean energy sector, led a $41 million equity investment by its Evolution II Fund and other consortium partners into d.light, which manufactures and distributes award-winning solar lighting and power for the developing world, with the goal of reaching 100 million people by 2020. | |||||||||
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The project brings together two African multilateral institutions partnering to provide a viable solution to arguably one of the most pressing challenges facing African governments: access to competitively priced and long-term infrastructure financing. | |||||||||
TENDERS all tenders >> | |||||||||
Submission date: 28th January 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: African Development Bank (AfDB)
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Submission date: 4th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Algeria | Entity: AFD - Agence Française de Développement
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Submission date: 4th February 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Africa | Entity: African Development Bank (AfDB)
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Submission date: 13th February 2019 | Category: IPP Region: Zambia | Entity: GET FiT Zambia
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UPCOMING EVENTS all events >> | |||||||||
Date: 14 - 15 February 2019 | Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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Date: 27 - 29 March 2019 | Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Date & Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:00 pm CET | Organizer: SEforAll
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Date & Time: Thursday, 31 January, 2019 1:30 PM CET | Organizer: ESI Africa
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Publication date: 2018, August | Authors: USAID / Power Africa / Energy 4 Impact / NREL This report, published in support of the Power Africa: Beyond the Grid Program, explores the business model and technical challenges related to the productive use of energy in smaller micro-grids. In addition to examining the business models used by developers, this report also provides best practices for promoting the productive use of energy.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the fifth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter and Happy New Year. A new year starts and I hope you are as excited as we are with 2019. We will increase the communication pace and start producing a weekly newsletter, since on the previous monthly periodicity there was important information getting outdated before reaching you. Our flagship program “Africa Power Access Accelerator” is almost ready to launch. It will bridge the gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. In a couple of weeks we will send out a call for projects with the guidelines and application form. As a prediction I'd say the mini-grid space will boom in 2019 with a lot happening. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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AFRICA: Solar Energy Company Enerwhere Secures Second Round of $940,000 From Eureeca. Read the article >> Dubai-based Solar Company Enerwhere has secured recently a second new funding round of $940K from Eureeca crowdfunding platform. | |||||||||
AFRICA: The AECF and EEP brings Renewable Energy Investors from across the World to Africa. Read the article >> The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) and the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) recently hosted an investor forum in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together financiers and companies from across the world to find investment opportunities in renewable energy businesses operating in Africa. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Powering up health care in sub-Saharan Africa. Read the article >> The governments in sub-Saharan Africa have partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to launch the Solar for Health initiative to install solar systems in rural health centres and clinics. | |||||||||
KENYA: Solar-pumped water slakes rural Kenya's thirst for development. Read the article >> Health centres now have enough stored water to ensure good hygiene while babies are delivered, while children no longer have to spend lesson time at school fetching water, said John Kibaara, a Marimanti resident. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Meet clean energy pioneers hoping to change the world. Read the article >> Launched in 2008 under the name of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, the programme is aimed at supporting and bringing awareness to groups and individuals who are pioneers in the field of sustainability. | |||||||||
Tanzania: WWF Renewable Energy Project to Light Mtwara Villages. Read the article >> Miyuyu is one of the four villages selected to become renewable energy village models under a WWF project whose objective is to ensure renewable solutions meet all energy needs by 2050. | |||||||||
Kenya: Azuri Partners with Unilever to Provide Mini-Grids in Rural Areas. Read the article >> Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch distribution giant, has just signed a partnership agreement with Azuri Technologies, a British company specialised in the supply of off-grid solar energy. The collaboration will focus on electricity distribution via solar mini-grids in rural areas in Kenya. | |||||||||
Africa: AfDB approves $7,2bn funding for 2019. Read the article >> Africa’s premier development finance institution maintains an active presence in the socially responsible investment arena and continues to be a regular issue of Green and Social Bonds. | |||||||||
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The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) is now supporting trade and investments equivalent to 1 – 2 % of the annual GDP flowing into its African member countries, and 2018 also saw a doubling of the company’s exposure from US$2.4 billion in 2017 to an estimated US$5 billion by year-end 2018. | |||||||||
The project and donation are a culmination of efforts between organisation SOLA Future Energy and the climate change NPO Project 90 by 2030, which are both committed to promoting affordable, clean and accessible energy in Africa. | |||||||||
The project and donation are a culmination of efforts between organisation SOLA Future Energy and the climate change NPO Project 90 by 2030, which are both committed to promoting affordable, clean and accessible energy in Africa. | |||||||||
The EPC company for the installation, New Southern Energy (NSE), is a leading South African-based, full-service renewable energy provider for distributed energy projects throughout Africa. With extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, NSE was chosen as the projects EPC as they held the technical and professional skills required to implement the project. | |||||||||
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Submission date: 28th February 2019 | Category: Construction Region: Burkina Faso | Entity: National Electricity Company of Burkina Faso (SONABEL) | |||||||||
Submission date: 18th January 2019 | Category: Supply Region: Zambia | Entity: ZESCO
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Submission date: 30th January 2019 | Category: IPP Region: Cape Verde | Entity: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Energy
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Submission date: 18th January 2019 | Category: Financing Region: Nigeria | Entity: All ON | |||||||||
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P4G holds an annual global competition to select public-private partnerships to receive start-up or scale-up funding. P4G start-up partnerships are eligible to receive up to USD 100,000 in funding. P4G scale-up partnerships are eligible to receive up to USD 1 million. In 2018, P4G funded 11 start-up partnerships. Another 8 partnerships are finalists to receive P4G scale-up funding. Submission deadline: 15 February 2019. | |||||||||
A total budget of at least £675,000 has been made available in this round for grants to successful applicants. A minimum of 50% co-funding (either financial or in-kind) is a prerequisite for proposal consideration. This competition seeks to fund 3 to 4 projects. Funding to be requested from TEA-POP for each project should not exceed £300,000. Smaller expressions of interest are welcome. Deadline is 28 February 2019. | |||||||||
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Over the next 5 years, Proparco will provide equity or quasi-equity funding for between 5 and 10 African businesses with innovative, high-potential projects. While priority will be given to solar energy projects, other technologies (biomass, mini-hydro, etc.) will also be considered. | |||||||||
ElectriFI aims to support investments that increase and/or improve access to modern, affordable and sustainable energy services. The projects must lead to new and improved connections for populations living principally in rural, under-served areas as well as regions affected by unreliable power supply in developing countries. | |||||||||
This is a rolling, open-ended call for proposals, which means that you may apply at any time. However, if you wish to be eligible to pitch your project in the upcoming West Africa Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing, to be held in the autumn of 2019, please apply by 20 January 2019.
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Activity: Insurer | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biomass, Hybrid
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Activity: EPC Contractor, Utility | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar PV, Diesel
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Activity: Equity Fund | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Gas, HFO, Biomass
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Date: 19 – 20 February 2019 | Location: Johannesburg - South Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s commercial and industrial (C&I) sector faces relatively high electricity tariffs and an often unreliable grid which further exacerbates costs. Businesses can hedge their energy costs, lock in savings and diversify their energy sources with on-site solar. This webinar will help you understand the current status of the C&I solar market in the region and discuss risks and opportunities in the sector.
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Date & Time: Tuesday 15th January 2019 | 4pm East Africa / 2pm West Africa / 5pm UAE Time / 2pm Central Europe / 9am US EST | Organizer: African Power Platform
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Publication date: 2018, November | Author: SOGE Scaling Off-Grid Energy (SOGE) Grand Challenge for Development is a global partnership founded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Power Africa, the U.K. Department for International Development, the African Development Bank, and the independent charity, Shell Foundation. Our aligned partners include Acumen, GSMA, Microsoft, and the UN Foundation.
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Dear reader, Welcome to the fourth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. We have been listening to the market and realized that financing keeps being the most important challenge developers and projects face on their bumpy way to implementation. With this in mind, the APP is focusing its efforts on supporting the members on accessing financing facilities for their projects. We will host a Webinar in January about the subject. Meanwhile you can browse the financing section of the website where you can find options for grants, equity, debt and even crowdfunding. If you need a dedicated support on applying for financing or grants programs, please get in touch. The APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
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FROM THE PRESS | ||||||||
NIGERIA: Rensource Energy Receives a Boost from NEoT Offgrid Africa for its First Micro Utility Project. Read the article >> Rensource Energy has announced the investment of an undisclosed amount in its first micro-utility project Sabon Gari Energy by Paris-based NEoT Offgrid Africa. | ||||||||
AFRICA: Blockchain can change the face of renewable energy in Africa. Here’s how. Read the article >> A business-as-usual attitude will not change the energy outlook of Africa. Using a technology that enables shared consensus on a transparent, yet secure backdrop will. | ||||||||
MALAWI: USTDA backs feasibility study for 40-MW solar project in Malawi. Read the article >> The grant was awarded to Malawi-based Golomoti JCM Solar Corp, a subsidiary of renewable energy group JCM Power. The aim of the study will be to estimate the potential for constructing a solar photovoltaic (PV) park in the Golomoti region of Malawi with a capacity of between 17.5 MW and 40 MW. | ||||||||
AFRICA: Is Clean Energy Funding from the UN’s Green Climate Fund and other Sources Going Where it’s Needed Most?. Read the article >> As we head into the COP 24 climate talks, a look at how those who finance energy development choose which projects to support. | ||||||||
AFRICA: Five African countries make progress in de-risking renewable energy projects. Read the article >> Benin, Burundi, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia have made significant progress in de-risking renewable energy projects in their countries. | ||||||||
RWANDA: ranks 5th in clean energy study. Read the article >> In a global study on clean energy conducted by Bloomberg, Rwanda has ranked fifth place among international countries making the transition to clean power. | ||||||||
AFRICA: Solar mini-grids to climb to 16,000 by 2023. Read the article >> In the Africa and Asia markets, the number of solar mini-grid projects is expected to grow from 2,700 units in 2017 to over 31,000 units by 2023, with 51% of these figures to come from Africa. | ||||||||
MALI: Resolute & Ignite to build world’s largest off-grid solar hybrid power plant at Syama. Read the article >> Resolute Mining has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Ignite Energy Projects Pty Ltd, a leading financier, developer and operator of power projects in Africa, for the development of a new 40 MW independent solar hybrid power plant at the company’s Syama gold mine in Mali. | ||||||||
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M The Government of Malawi and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) onto Regional Liquidity Facility (RLSF) today. With the facility, Malawi is hoping to diversify its energy mix and to make a significant dent in its electrification rate which currently stands at about 10 percent. | ||||||||
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Publication date: 16th November 2018 | Submission date: 7th January 2019 Category: Consultancy | Region: Mozambique Entity: Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) | ||||||||
Publication date: 17th December 2018 | Submission date: 17th December 2018 Category: Construction | Region: Nigeria | Entity: REA - Rural Electrification Agency Nigeria | ||||||||
Publication date: 26th November 2018 | Submission date: 29th March 2019 Category: IPP | Region: Botswana | Entity: BPC - Botswana Power Corporation | ||||||||
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Enerwhere, a proud African Power Platform member, is excited to announce that it is undertaking a fundraising round to fuel the growth plans.
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The ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) is a grant facility providing co-funding for small to medium sized renewable energy and energy efficiency (RE&EE) projects and businesses in rural and peri-urban areas. The deadline for submission of proposals is 20 December 2018. Eligible Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. | ||||||||
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced a call for initial proposals for gas sector-related projects from project sponsors or U.S. companies working with project sponsors in emerging markets. Deadline is Monday, January 28, 2019. | ||||||||
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Our support reduces the risks and costs associated with early stage project development, ensuring that a project develops from concept to bankable investment opportunity. | ||||||||
Africa50 is an infrastructure investment platform that contributes to Africa's growth by developing and investing in bankable projects, catalyzing public sector capital, and mobilizing private sector funding, with differentiated financial returns and impact. | ||||||||
bettervest is the world’s first crowdinvesting-platform for energy efficiency projects.
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Activity: Technical Advisor | Regions: Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa | Technologies: Solar. Hydro and Gas | ||||||||
Activity: EPC Contractor, Utility | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar PV, Diesel | ||||||||
Activity: Solar Home Systems | Regions: Eastern Africa | Technologies: Solar PV | ||||||||
Activity: IPP, Financier, EPC Contractor | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar | ||||||||
Activity: nsurer | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biomass, Hybrid
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Date: 14 – 17 January 2019 | Location: Abu Dhabi - UAE | ||||||||
Date: 31 January – 1 February2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||
Date: 14 – 15 February 2019 | Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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Date & Time: Tuesday 15th January 2019 | 4pm East Africa / 2pm West Africa / 5pm UAE Time / 2pm Central Europe / 9am US EST | Organizer: African Power Platform | ||||||||
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Publication date: 2018, June | Author: DBL Partners Sub-Saharan Africa is on the cusp of a trillion dollar tomorrow. Emerging from a history of limited energy access, the region has the opportunity to unleash over $1 trillion of GDP simply by investing in off-grid solar to provide energy access to those who need it.
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Dear reader, The African Power Platform mandate is also about sharing members business opportunities and educating the community about innovative financing solutions. Enerwhere, a proud African Power Platform member, is undertaking a crowdfunding round to fuel the growth plans. You may remember that in 2017, Enerwhere raised more than US$1million in equity crowdfunding through Eureeca, which resulted in 150% revenue growth in 2018. Enerwhere, a solar hybrid company providing energy as a service, generates cleaner energy exactly where it is needed i.e. on your roof or next to your business. Enerwhere, with its data driven client-lead approach, is now firmly positioned as one of the regional leaders in cleaner energy solutions for both on and off-grid businesses. Enerwhere is raising again on Eureeca to ensure that individual investors and not just institutional investors can benefit from its success. The African Power Platform is co-organizing a webinar with Enerwhere that will give you all the details on the crowdfunding round. The agenda will include: Register to participate on the webinar by filling in the below link.
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