Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:32:46 +0000
Egypt’s support for renewable energy has received another boost, with ACWA Power and Egyptian officials on July 17 signing an agreement to allocate land for a 10-GW wind power project. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:57:54 +0000
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity. That and other stories from Afrik21 are below. “On the […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:34 +0000
KEPCO Wants to Extend Operations of Two Reactors. Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) in April asked Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for permission to extend the lifespan of Units 3
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:11:41 +0000
European Grid Operator Secures 22 GW of HVDC Projects. European transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT will lead a charge to install 11 2-GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems by 2031. A long-term
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 03:53:05 +0000
Afrik 21 is a rich source of news about African EV uptake and the progress of renewable energy in the many countries of Africa. Writer Benoit-Ivan Wansi has filed the articles below. I have also contacted some of the companies below for photos and additional comments. I encourage you to subscribe to the Afrik 21 […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:13:03 +0000
The recent United Nations (UN) COP27 climate conference in Egypt was host to several announcements of large-scale renewable energy projects, including one of the world’s largest wind farms, along with an
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 16:33:04 +0000
Officials from Russia and Egypt marked another milestone in construction of the latter’s first nuclear power plant, with a ceremony Nov. 19 to announce pouring of the “first concrete” for Unit 2 of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Saturday’s event came three weeks after a construction permit was issued for that unit by the Egyptian […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:39:15 +0000
An installation that at present is considered the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm has produced its first power, providing electricity for oil and gas exploration operations in the North Sea. Hywind Tampen on Nov. 13 began powering Equinor’s drilling at the Gullfaks oil and gas field. The wind farm is located about 87 miles […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:15:45 +0000
The U.S. and other countries have announced a $20 billion financing plan to help Indonesia more quickly shutter the country’s coal-fired power plants and decarbonize its power generation sector. “We’ve built a platform for cooperation that can truly transform Indonesia’s power sector from coal to renewables and support significant economic growth,” U.S. Special Envoy on […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:30:54 +0000
Follow the money: the green hydrogen revolution is spreading into Africa, with Egypt and Kenya taking the lead.