Renewable Energy

Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) climate-safe energy path, according to a report published by the Agency during its 10th Assembly. According to…

As part of the efforts to alleviate the financing constraints in renewable energy sector in Africa, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital…

The decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued last year with global additions of 171 gigawatts (GW), according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The annual increase of…

The huge potential for renewable energy in the country is mostly untapped.  All around the country, there are enormous potentials in solar, hydro; wind, and biomass. But the presence of large oil and gas production in the South together…

A Renewable Energy Company, QWAY has demonstrated a keen interest in constructing 500 MW of renewable energy infrastructure in Angola. It is expected that 250 MW to 300 MW of this capacity would consist of solar power plants. The rest would…

Germany has signed with Ghana a memorandum of understanding providing the West African nation €100 million to develop its renewable energy sector. The provision of these funds fall under the G-20 Compact programme which aims to ensure…

ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced today that by utilizing REG’s patented fermentation technology, the companies’ joint research program has demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass…