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…