Africa & Middle East

June 27, 2022
Emirates Global Aluminium is to enter the silicon metal market with a UAE-based facility that could be online as early as next year.
June 24, 2022
Investors Harith General Partners and African power provider Anergi Group have partnered to establish the Pan-African Renewable Energy Fund (PAREF) to accelerate renewable energy deployment across Africa and close the continent’s investment gap.
June 23, 2022
Solar PV has made nearly half of all new investments in renewable power in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
June 21, 2022
Management firm Mirova has acquired solar finance business SunFunder in a push to expand its investment platform in emerging markets.
June 20, 2022
Solar PV will lead new capacity additions in Africa, reaching a total installed capacity of 125GW by 2030, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
June 17, 2022
Project financing facility CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) has raised US$25 million to finance solar powered mini-grids in Africa.
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June 14, 2022
Neocolonialism in the energy sector is holding Africa back from its net zero goals, while enriching and securing other nations' clean energy future, writes Sean Rai-Roche
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June 14, 2022
With PV cleaning robots posing significant advantages for solar O&M, Ben Figgis of the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute of Hamad bin Khalifa University, explores recent developments of standards in the field.
June 14, 2022
Manufacturers in a range of sectors should consider fattening their inventories as quickly as possible to mitigate a prolonged disruption to global supply chains, according to a report.
June 14, 2022
Global hydrogen uptake is far below what is required under the Paris Agreement and underinvestment in the technology is a missed opportunity to decarbonise hard to abate sectors of the global economy, according to risk management provider DNV.

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