Tag: Clean Energy

Solar mini-grid
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Why Africa’s solar mini-grids are beating national utilities

Across Africa, solar mini-grids are disrupting weak utilities, unlocking faster electrification and reshaping energy access.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
Johannesburg opens first EV charging station, boosting clean transport shift now
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Johannesburg opens first EV charging station, boosting Africa’s shift

Johannesburg is moving to expand clean transport, opening its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station as Africa’s largest city begins to align with a global shift toward low-emission mobility. The step reflects a broader push by African cities to invest in cleaner infrastructure despite ongoing power constraints.  The pilot site, launched in Booysens on March 24, 2026, is the first…

Oluwatosin Alao Oluwatosin Alao
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Clean energy push could unlock 32,000 jobs in Mauritius by 2030

World Bank report says clean energy and ocean investment could create 32,000 jobs in Mauritius by 2030.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
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Africa’s solar capacity jumps 54 percent in 2025, led by South Africa and Nigeria

Africa’s solar capacity jumped 54 percent in 2025, driven by South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt’s rapid installations.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi
Tesla
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Tesla enters Africa with Morocco launch, eyes continental growth

The U.S.-based EV giant incorporated Tesla Morocco on May 27, 2025, with a startup capital of MAD 27.5 million ($3 million), deepening its commitment to global expansion and sustainable mobility.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
EGYPT ENERGY
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Egypt joins $1 billion climate fund for green energy transition

Egypt joins CIF’s $1 billion climate fund to decarbonize industry, spur green jobs and FDI, and bolster its role as a clean energy leader in emerging markets.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
SOUTH AFRICA HIVE
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South Africa’s $5.8 billion Hive project eyes global Green Ammonia market

South Africa eyes the global green ammonia market with the $5.8 billion Hive project, aiming to export 1 million tons by 2029 from Coega to the EU and Asia using clean energy.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
Julius Mwale Shore Africa
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Court papers reveal Kenyan tycoon’s secret deal with Elon Musk’s Tesla

A confidential partnership between Julius Mwale and Elon Musk’s Tesla has surfaced through a dismissed U.S. court case, revealing Tesla’s role in powering Mwale’s clean energy city.

Omokolade Ajayi Omokolade Ajayi