Panorama

World’s Major Climate Financiers Launch Initiative to Clean Up Oceans

Monday, 15 October 2018 REM Ahead of the IMF/World Bank Group meetings, KfW Group on behalf of the German Federal Government, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) launched the Clean ...

According to BNEF EV Company Fundings Bright Spot as Clean Energy Investments Slide

Tuesday, 09 October 2018 REM Global clean energy investment[1] was $67.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018, down 6 percent from the same period last year, according to the latest figures from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). ...

Renewable Energy Conference to Advance Low-Carbon Development in Egypt

Tuesday, 02 October 2018 REM Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy and the New and Renewable Energy Authority together with the International Renewable Energy Agency will co-organize the country’s first high-level ...

UAE

New report on renewable energy investment shows how UAE clean energy strategy can improve global sustainable development

Tuesday, 18 September 2018 Robin Whitlock TRENDS Research & Advisory, an independent non-profit think-tank based in Abu Dhabi, and The Stimson Centre, a Washington DC-based nonpartisan policy research centre, have released a new report outlining ...

Donald Trump’s foreign policy results in a renewables-peak for industrial offtakers in africa says THEnergy

Monday, 03 September 2018 Robin Whitlock

Onsite renewable energy projects in africa are increasing alongside an increase in downstream consulting demand, according to energy consultancy THEnergy.

APP Creates a Network for africa’s Power Sector Stakeholders

Monday, 27 August 2018 Dan McCue The african Power Platform has been launched as a new initiative to connect governmental and private stakeholders of the african power sector. The APP is a channel of communication for the market and assists ...

AIIM Invests in Wind and Solar Power Projects in South africa

Tuesday, 21 August 2018 Dan McCue african Infrastructure Investment Managers, one of africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has acquired stakes in nine new solar and wind power plants in South africa through ...

BBOXX Pilots Internet Access Project in Rwanda

Monday, 20 August 2018 REM BBOXX has launched a pilot to provide internet access for communities in Rwanda. BBOXX is already providing clean, reliable and affordable solar electricity to approximately 750,000 people in africa and ...

Uganda First african Country to De-Risk Small and Medium Scale Renewable Projects

Friday, 27 July 2018 REM Uganda has become the first african country to sign an agreement with the Regional Liquidity Support Facility, a joint initiative of the african Trade Insurance Agency, a Pan-african and multilateral guarantor, ...

Solar Energy Investment Set to Fall in 2018 According to BNEF

Monday, 09 July 2018 REM A mixed picture for clean energy investment in 2018 is emerging, with dollar investment in solar feeling pressure while wind power and energy smart technologies such as electric vehicles and batteries ...