Wärtsilä’s power engines successfully runs on 25 vol% hydrogen blend, a world first
The ability of engine power plants to run on green hydrogen fuel rather than gas or heavy fuel oil w...
Alternative & Renewable Energy
Senegal’s emblematic 130 MW Malicounda power project now fully operational
The Malicounda power plant comprises seven 18V50 engines and a steam turbine, combining the advantag...
EDFI ElectriFI lends $4.5m to Okra Solar to deploy cutting-edge distributed solar networks in Nigeria
The company is now focusing on the highly strategic Nigerian market. The ambition is to deploy multi...
AMEA Power completes US$1.1 billion deal to deploy 1GW of wind and solar energy in Egypt
The landmark 500MW wind and 500MW solar projects, represent US$1.1 billion of investment into the Eg...
AMEA Power signs agreement with the Government of Egypt to deploy 1,000MW Green Hydrogen Project
Announced on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-...
AfDB approves $20m for renewable energy in Nigeria
The $20 million cash in Evolution Fund III is a pan-African clean and sustainable energy private equ...
InfraCredit opens domestic investments to support clean energy
The financing arrangement is an initial transaction under InfraCredit’s Clean Energy Funding Program...
Africa’s first green hydrogen plant begins trial operations in Egypt
The project partners—which also include green energy firm Scatec, construction firm Orascom and Egyp...
World Bank to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa with Distributed Renewable Energy
The World Bank with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the International Finance C...
Nigerian Breweries signs $10 million solar deal with CrossBoundary Energy
“We are delighted to be a pioneer in the adoption of solar energy in Nigeria. These additional solar...
Maximising the share of renewables in the power mix is the “soundest, cheapest and cleanest power strategy available to Mozambique”, finds Wärtsilä report
To meet the projected 1.3 GW of electricity peak demand increase by 2032, Mozambique must build sign...
Solar energy company KarmSolar secures US$2.39m funding for its battery storage system
With industry standards hovering around 30%, this project is regarded as a cutting-edge renewable en...