Weekly Renewable Energies African News Report- Oct 5th, 2018

by Lea Iman Moussaid

Political Analyst, Head of Public and Diplomatic Relations

October 5th, 2018

The solar park is set to be built across three phases, and will be located in Tunisia's southernmost region of Remana, in the Sahara Desert. The project was conceived by the Tunisian Goverment to support organic farming and improve security at the border with Libya.

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Energy Minister: Morocco to Invest $30 Billion in Renewable Energy by 2030

Rabat - Morocco will invest over $40 billion in the energy sector including $30 Billion in Renewable

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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump Begins Africa Visit in Ghana

Melania Trump landed in Ghana on Tuesday as she began her first-ever visit to Africa. She will also make stops in Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. The White House described the trip as a journey to "four beautiful and very different countries in Africa". Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said Trump's tour will be a "diplomatic and humanitarian…

allAfrica.com

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UN agencies inject youthful energy into sustainable development for urban Africa

Underscoring the importance of fully involving the young in decisions affecting their lives, three United Nations agencies announced an innovative partnership on Tuesday with African local governments, designed to inject youthful ideas and energy into urban planning policies.

UN News

Namibia: Bank Windhoek Finances 5.78 Mw Solar Plant

Bank Windhoek, in conjunction with the Enertronica Group, recently financed the construction of the Trekkopje Solar Project in the Erongo Region as part of the development of solar parks in the country.

allAfrica.com

How FG’s N700bn raised power generation in 18 months – NBET - Daily Trust

The introduction of the N701.9 billion Payment Assurance Facility (PAF) to raise Generation Companies’ (GenCos) monthly revenue by 80 per cent has raised generation capacity to 7,009 megawatts (MW) in the past 18 months, records have shown. Daily Trust reports that according to official update obtained from the Nigerian Bulk…

Daily Trust

Q & A: Why Switching to Renewable Energy Sources is No Longer a Matter of Morality, But of Economics

When the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was founded eight years ago, the general public thought that renewable energies would never replace oil and coal. Today, the tables have turned. Dr. Frank Rijsberman has been the director general of the institute since 2016, and for him, green growth is no longer a matter of morality,…

Inter Press Service

Power Ministry Goes Off Grid With $2.5m Hybrid Solar Power System – THISDAYLIVE

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Lower Tax Regime to Attract Investment in Renewable Energy, Says Report – THISDAYLIVE

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Nigeria’s Power Sector: 58 Years of Falling Behind Expectations – THISDAYLIVE

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Ona of Abaji pledges support to AEDC on revenue collection - Daily Trust

The Ona of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa, has pledged support for the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) towards improving bills collection. He said supporting AEDC to improve on its bills collection would in turn enhance service delivery. He also assured of his resolve to fight against vandalism…

Daily Trust

Rwf17.6 billion power substation inaugurated

The quality of electricity supply in Kigali is likely to improve after a $20 million (Rwf17.6 billion) power substation facility was inaugurated yesterday in Ndera, Bumbogo...

The New Times

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The dynamics of TCN’s upgrade in the North East - Daily Trust

The idea that effective and efficient electricity supply could become a catalyst to check the dangers of radicalization of young, vulnerable and idle minds along religious fault-lines is beginning to sink in going by the upsurge in transmission lines upgrade that will cover the entire North Eastern states. It is…

Daily Trust

Yes, neighbourly South Africa helps keep Zimbabwe’s lights on

Answering a question in parliament, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Zimbabwe continued to import electricity from South Africa.A deal between the c...

Africa Check

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Concerns mount over Eskom’s medium-term system adequacy outlook

Following the recent exposé by EE Publishers on the deepening coal supply crisis facing Eskom, alarm bells are also sounding about the utility’s worsening generation plant performance impacting on South Africa’s medium-term (five-year) system adequacy outlook.

Daily Maverick