Category: Energy

Copeland Announces Its Verdant Energy Management Solutions Expanding into Europe

LONDON,UK.10th April 2024/–Copeland, a global provider of sustainable climate solutions, announced today that its Verdant energy management solutions are now available in the European market. This expansion,the announcement said,is kicking off with an official partnership with the Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA), a coalition of hospitality investors, developers, asset managers and operators working to transition the industry to Net Zero Emissions. With an installed base of more than 7,000 hospitality and multi-family properties across North America, Copeland’s Verdant offering is a proven solution for substantial energy savings. “I was impressed by…

Africa Data Centres and DPA Southern Africa (SA) breaks ground on solar farm in Free State

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 8, 2024/ — Africa Data Centres (www.AfricaDataCentres.com/) and DPA SA have broken ground on their solar farm in the Free State; The first phase will see power getting wheeled to its CPT1 facility; The second phase will see power being supplied to JHB1 and JHB2 once wheeling agreements with relevant municipalities conclude. Africa Data Centres, a business of the Cassava Technologies group, is pleased to announce that it has broken ground on the construction of a solar farm in the Free State in collaboration with DPA Southern Africa. This…

Former Nigerian Local Content Head to Share Best Practices at Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2024

WINDHOEK, Namibia, April 2, 2024/ — Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), will speak at the upcoming Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2024, unlocking newfound collaboration between the two countries on local content policy development and implementation. Since his appointment in 2016, Wabote has been a fierce advocate of local beneficiation for both Nigerians and Africans across the sector, steering strategic national programs to build local capacity, calling for enhanced transparency in contracting processes and boosting local manufacturing capabilities. The…

Construction begins on world’s largest solar tower, Delingha solar, China

First Published, Mar 29, 2024 by nathan   Construction has begun on the world’s largest solar tower, a 200 MW project in western Haixi, China. Undertaken by Power China Northwest, the Delingha solar hybrid tower was invested by CGN New Energy and will be constructed in two phases. Each phase consists of 800 MW of PV and 200MW CSP. At the moment, it’s the CSP part of the first phase of the project that started the construction. It is also the world’s largest solar tower CSP project in single-unit capacity under construction. How the plant…

Namibia Energy Sector Needs Local Content Guidelines (By NJ Ayuk)

WINDHOEK, Namibia, March 29, 2024/ — By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Namibia’s oil and gas sector is still looking forward to reaching the production phase — S&P Global analysts don’t anticipate Namibia’s first oil to come until 2029, and the country’s first gas-to-power project is scheduled to begin in 2027. Before Namibia achieves these hotly anticipated milestones, Namibian lawmakers have the opportunity to implement thoughtful, effective policy to benefit their people. Specifically, I’m talking about local content laws that will help spread future wealth among Namibians, develop…

South Africa needs to use its Abundant Domestic Natural Gas to Fix its Energy Crisis today (By NJ Ayuk)

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 8, 2024/ — By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) South Africans don’t want to breathe clean air in the dark. Energy woes are synonymous with South Africa right now. As the country’s fleet of mostly coal-powered plants struggles to keep up with electricity demand, South Africans are enduring daily power outages that last six to 10 hours a day. With businesses and institutions struggling to function, and tension mounting among South Africa’s people, the need for solutions is beyond urgent. I say “solutions” because…

African Energy Week (AEW) Launches African Energy Finance Summit in Partnership with Afreximbank and S&P Global Commodity Insights

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 28, 2024/ — Africa’s largest energy event – the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – will feature the African Energy Finance Summit during this year’s edition in Cape Town. The summit, hosted in partnership with multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank and S&P Global Commodity Insights, offers a platform for project developers and financiers to sign deals and is poised to unlock a new era of growth across Africa’s oil, gas, critical mineral and renewable energy sectors. Africa requires over $200 billion in annual…

COP28: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The Global Stock-Take Text

Okereke is the Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, a Professor of Global Governance and Public Policy at the University of Bristol and a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, UK The 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took a significant step by unveiling a bold Global Stocktake (GST) draft that underscored the imperative for nations worldwide to steer away from the use of fossil fuels; marking…

From COP28 to a circular world: Investments need to focus on the circular economy alongside renewables

In the wake of COP28, which called upon parties to transition away from fossil fuels, the World Circular Economy Forum 2024 (WCEF2024) emerges as a landmark event that highlights the circular economy as the premier post-fossil fuel investment frontier. WCEF2024 will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 15-18 April, and convenes thousands of experts to explore the vast opportunities that the circular economy presents. HELSINKI, 24 January 2024 – The transition from fossil fuels to renewables is imperative, yet alongside this, a strong focus on circularity is also needed. This…

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Endorses Africa Energy Technology Conference 2024 in Ghana

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 25, 2024/ — The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of Africa’s energy sector – is pleased to officially endorse and act as a strategic partner to the Africa Energy Technology Conference, taking place in Accra this March and hosted by the Africa Energy Technology Center (AETC), in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Energy. The partnership signifies a united effort to propel innovation, advocate for sustainable energy solutions and foster strategic discussions within the African energy ecosystem, under the event’s theme Africa at the Forefront of…