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Lake Turkana Wind Power to Take Full Advantage of Digitization
Software as a service company Clir Renewables has today announced a partnership agreement with the Kenyan-based Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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Total to Acquire 20% Stake in Adani Green Energy for US $2.5 Billion
Total France, a global energy major, will pick up a 20 per cent stake in Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), the renewable power company of Adani Enterprises, by way of acquisition of shares held by the Adani Promoter Group (APG).
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Nigeria’s Daystar Power Secures US $38 Million Series B Investment Led by IFU
The round was led by the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), the Danish development finance institution (DFI). IFU is joined by new investors STOA, a French impact infrastructure fund, Proparco, the French DFI, backed by a guarantee from the European Union under the African Renewable Energy Scale-Up facility (ARE Scale-Up) and Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, scale
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The Public Option: How Smart Tariff Subsidies Can Boost Minigrids and Solve Africa’s Rural Energy Access Dilemma
The World Bank estimates that minigrids can provide electricity for up to 500 million people by 2030, and that the cost of minigrid electricity per kilowatt hour will decrease by two thirds in the same period. But as Daniel Kitwa at the Africa Minigrid Developers Association points out, these goals can only be realized through effective public policy, scale and innovation. He explains why a smartly designed subsidy program to reduce the cost of minigrid power for rural customers is the critical missing piece in these efforts.
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How India’s Renewable Energy Sector Survived and Thrived in a Turbulent 2020
Record-low solar tariffs and flexible clean power auctions pushed India’s renewable energy growth in the midst of pandemic impacts. Now, it’s a question of pace.
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- Asia Pacific
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Enel Teams up With Qatar Wealth Fund on Africa Green Energy Projects
Under the deal, the Qatar sovereign wealth fund will, as a first step, buy half of Enel's stake in 800 megawatts of its existing renewable capacity in South Africa and Zambia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Battery Rental for off-Grid Users in West Africa Gets a Charge
The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) has invested $1,364 million (£1 million) into a renewables-powered battery rental company targeting off-grid communities in West Africa.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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100MW Wind Farm to Power More Than 400,000 Ethiopian Households
Siemens Gamesa has sealed the deal on its first wind farm project in Ethiopia.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, SDGs