CAMEROON: inauguration of the 36 MWp Maroua and Guider solar power plants

On Friday 22 September 2023, Cameroon's Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, inaugurated the 36 MWp Maroua and Guider solar photovoltaic power plants.

Climate finance: in New York, the Netherlands announces €40m for the DFCD fund

On the sidelines of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in New York in the United States of America, the Dutch government is committing €40 million to the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD).

UN General Assembly: the AU announces the mobilisation of $30bn/year for water

At the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), which closes on 26 September 2023 in New York in the United States of America, a number of commitments were made, including that of mobilising at least $30 billion a year by 2030 to bridge the investment gap in the w

TANZANIA: $15.2bn needed for its water investment programme

The Tanzania Water Investment Programme (TanWIP) will be implemented from 2024, at a total cost of $15.2 billion.

SENEGAL: the Dakar Express Train, a lifeline for sustainable transport

TUNISIA: Amea finally completes the financing of its 120 MWp Kairouan solar park

KENYA: 100,000 trees will be planted to restore the Mwache River basin

MOROCCO: abandonment of the Tangier desalination project in favor of a water highway

AFRICA: AfDB and Korea to promote climate technologies

Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022

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ENEL FINALIZES JOINT VENTURE DEAL WITH INPEX CORPORATION BY SELLING 50% OF ENEL GREEN POWER AUSTRALIA

• INPEX Corporation paid a total consideration of around 142 million euros, equivalent to an enterprise value of 426 million euros • The overall transaction generated a positive impact of around 95 million euros on Enel Group EBITDA

Statement: African organisations condemn violence against #StopEACOP protestors by Standard Bank and other fossil fuel financers

Allied organisations under the African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ)* consortium, condemn the 

As Indian steel production takes off, its metallurgical coal demand will disappoint Australian miners

A new report by IEEFA India and JMK Research and Analytics demonstrates why Australian metallurgical coal miners shouldn’t get overexcited by the outlook for exports to the subcontinent.

DOE and Hydrogen Hub Decisions: First, do no harm

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is under pressure to sink billions of dollars of taxpayer money into blue hydrogen, made from fossil fuels.

Solar delivers for the Texas grid: Reliable output at peak demand

Electricity demand in Texas set records again this summer as population growth and searing temperatures pushed consumption up sharply.

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

A rapidly modernising India will replace China as the world’s key steel growth market but their blast furnaces won’t be reliant on Australian coal, researchers predict.

HUNTER VALLEY REGION WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT

The Hunter region has recently been declared suitable for offshore wind farm development. This followed the declaration of Gippsland off the Victorian coast as Australia’s first offshore wind zone.

How solar strengthened Texas’ grid

Electricity demand in Texas soared to record highs this summer, but the high reliability of utility-scale solar power was instrumental in keeping the grid running smoothly, a new analysis has found

‘Blue’ hydrogen slammed as dirtier than natural gas

Hydrogen produced from steam-methane reforming (SMR) and carbon capture and storage (CCS), or ‘blue’ hydrogen, may be as polluting as burning natural gas, studies say.