Tag: Energy
South Korea backs AfDB with $600m for energy projects
New co-financing deal will focus primarily on renewable energy across Africa.
Tentative agreement reached on US infrastructure bill
Bipartisan infrastructure proposal backed by Biden but rocky road still ahead.
IEA warns of mineral shortages for sustainable infrastructure
Looming mismatch in copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth element supplies.
IEA warns 2021 set for major carbon emissions increase
Global carbon dioxide emissions facing second biggest annual rise ever.
Record global renewables capacity added in 2020
Despite the pandemic, 260GWh of new renewable capacity went live.
Albania plans first floating solar farm
12.9MWh plant marks an innovative step for Balkan renewables.
UNEP executive director calls for end to energy poverty
Global energy coverage is now within touching distance, says Inger Anderson.
AfDB invests $530m to connect Angolan electricity grids
Transmission line will link northern renewable surplus to diesel-dependent south.
The African Development Bank has committed more than half a billion dollars to the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV...
UNIDO publishes mini-grid development guide for policymakers
Guide aims to boost understanding of small-scale networks but warns that risk mitigation is important.
The UN Industrial Development Organisation has launched its Clean Energy...
OPEC Fund’s $20m loan to increase energy access in Rwanda
Funding from OPEC will nearly double electrification rates in three target districts.
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a $20m...



















