Africa
Farmers in Africa need better information to adopt solar irrigation
The use of solar energy to power groundwater pumps that farmers in drought-ridden, off-grid regions in Africa and elsewhere can…
Between Russia and the West: Can clean energy overcome Morocco’s fossil fuel diplomacy?
Morocco was one of a minority of countries that did not vote in favour of the UN General Assembly Resolution…
COP27: The underdogs did most of the work in week one. Now what?
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport was a melting pot of cultures on the evening of Saturday 5 November as delegates…
Weekly data: African solar sluggish as the rest of the world soars
The roll-out of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels is a major driving force behind the global energy transition. In 2021, some…
Opinion: Energy transition could destroy Africa’s forests and carbon sinks
It is the greatest paradox of our age: in attempting to solve the problem of climate change, we are turning…
Exclusive: African civil society speaks out against continent’s $400bn gas trap
Civil society groups have spoken out against plans to develop new gas infrastructure across Africa, as an investigation from Energy…
Have booming EV sales crossed the mass-adoption tipping point?
It is widely acknowledged that we are not acting quickly enough to address climate change. Global emissions have now exceeded…
Gas in Africa: Still a ‘transition fuel’?
The science is clear: to limit global warming to 1.5°C – beyond which some climate impacts will become irreversible and…
Major wind farm to electrify one million Egyptian households
Egypt, host of the upcoming COP27 in November 2022, will benefit from a new onshore wind project courtesy of ACWA…
Two million to access solar power in rural Nigeria
Husk Power Systems, an off-grid energy services company, aims to provide two million people in rural Nigeria with reliable solar…