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Heirs Energies, Africa’s leading indigenous-owned integrated energy company, is set to make a strong impact at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, taking place from 29 September – 2 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Represented by CEO Osa Igiehon and Executive Director/CFO Sam Nwanze, Heirs Energies will join global policymakers, investors, and industry leaders […]
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By Viren Sookhun, MD: Africa & Middle East at Workforce Staffing Green hydrogen has numerous applications across multiple industries, from decarbonising steel to fertiliser production, fuelling heavy transport, storing renewable energy for grid stability, and supplying cleaner feedstock to refineries and chemical plants. However, beyond these use cases, it also has the potential to provide a […]
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By Joseph Nganga and Daniel M Kammen Africa’s carbon markets are poised to transform not only the continent’s future, but the global fight against climate change. Yet, as leaders gather for the Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), Africa’s achievements and leadership in this arena are too often treated as an afterthought. That attitude isn’t just […]
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Africa is rapidly positioning itself as a global hub for green hydrogen production, leveraging its vast renewable energy resources to meet both domestic energy needs and international demand. With over 60% of the world’s best solar resources and significant wind potential, the continent has the natural advantage to produce green hydrogen at globally competitive costs […]
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By Katie Hill, Expert Partner, Boston Consulting Group in Nairobi Africa holds 40% of the world’s solar energy potential—and yet receives just a fraction of the capital needed to unlock it. This is not just an inefficiency. It’s a failure of capital architecture—and a threat to global climate progress. Similarly, Africa is home to 65% […]
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John Thompson, a division of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd and South Africa’s leading provider of industrial energy solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Berkeley Energy Corporate Solutions (BECS), a specialist developer and supplier of biomass energy projects. Together, the companies aim to accelerate the deployment of reliable, renewable steam solutions to industrial customers in South […]
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Featuring a focussed conference session discussing “Sustainable Manufacturing and Green Energy”, the Manufacturing Indaba will shine a spotlight on one of the most urgent challenges facing the sector — energy reliability — and the transformative role of renewable energy integration in driving productivity and sustainability across Africa’s manufacturing landscape. As manufacturers across the continent grapple with frequent load shedding, rising energy costs, […]
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Africa’s climate crisis is intensifying, with 2024 marking either the warmest or second-warmest year on record, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today. The past decade stands as the hottest ever, driving extreme weather that’s hitting the continent hard. From relentless droughts to devastating floods, these changes are deepening hunger, fueling […]
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Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and developers venturing into South Africa’s renewable energy sector face an onerous and challenging regulatory landscape characterised by uncertainty in securing grid connections and considerable development costs. This is according to Stefan Bothma, Senior Project Developer at Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS), who explains that Eskom’s approval processes, coupled with complex environmental and […]
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South Sudan celebrates its first major renewable energy project, marking a milestone in the country’s transition to sustainable power. The Ezra Group, a leading business conglomerate, announced the successful launch of the 20-megawatt (MW) solar power plant and the 14-megawatt (MWh) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in South Sudan. Developed and financed in-house by Ezra […]
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