Renewables can provide nearly 60% of Nigeria’s energy demand by 2050
Nearly 60 per cent of Nigeria’s energy demand in 2050 can be met with renewable energy sources, saving 40 per cent in natural gas and 65 per cent in oil needs at the same...
Suppli Raises $3.1M to Grow AR Platform for Construction Industry
Suppli, the digital accounts receivable platform that enables construction suppliers to turn their credit department into a competitive advantage, today announced it has raised $3.1 million in seed funding.
Equal Ventures led the round, with...
Kenya’s Business Bay Square could be Africa’s biggest mall
Africa’s biggest mall (Business Bay Square) in Eastleigh area in the Kenyan capital Nairobi is set to be unveiled in a few months. The mall is said to have 3 hospitals, 3,500 shops, 12...
Air Liquide, Sasol ink deal for supply of clean energy to Secunda site
Air Liquide and Sasol have signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Enel Green Power for the long-term supply of a total capacity of 220 MW of renewable power to Sasol’s Secunda site, in...
Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi
Africa Data Centres, owned by Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce it has officially broken ground on an additional data centre facility in Nairobi.
The new build will see the...
Africa Data Centres starts work on second data centre in Cape Town
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce it is building a second data centre in Cape Town.
The new facility will be in the north...
Masdar to develop 5 GW of renewable energy projects in Africa
Masdar has demonstrated its commitment to helping African nations in their clean energy transition by signing agreements at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023 with three countries – Angola, Uganda and Zambia – to...
$71 million senior debt restructuring completed for Soutpan solar project
Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa, has completed a $71 million (ZAR1.2 billion) senior debt restructuring of its 31 MW Soutpan Solar Power (Pty) Ltd (“Soutpan”) plant in Limpopo Province, one of...
Hitachi Energy partners with Sun Africa to develop solar projects
Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sun Africa and its sister company, UGT Renewables.
The understanding allows...
Diamniadio technology park in good progress despite global inflation
Diamniadio digital technology park in Senegal is now about 80% complete despite the Covid-19 crisis which has caused a delay in some construction works due to global inflation on the materials costs and supply...
