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EEP Africa on how to COVID-proof early stage clean energy companies
(07/05/2020)
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By Anouk Verheijen and Faith Chege, EEP Africa Portfolio Coordinators for Southern and East Africa
The global economy is dealing with an unprecedented set of challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other sectors, early stage clean energy companies are heavily affected by the current crisis and the response of governments to it. Travel restrictions are hindering sales, distribution and repair of products. Prohibitions on large gatherings are limiting grassroots marketing efforts. Customers are struggling to pay energy bills and commission-based employees are unable to earn a living wage. New renewable energy projects are also stalled due to slower licencing and permit processes as governments focus on the acute health and economic crises in their country.
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'Beyond the Grid Fund' for Africa expands to Uganda
(07/05/2020)
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The Embassy of Sweden, Kampala, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) are pleased to announce the expansion of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) initiative into Uganda. The aim is to stimulate the scale up of sustainable business models, which incentivise the private sector to offer affordable and clean off-grid energy access at scale in Uganda.
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EEP opens new Calls for Proposals
(22/03/2016)
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The Energy & Environment Partnership (EEP) has opened two new Calls for Proposals for co-funding renewable energy projects in southern and east Africa. Deadline is 25 April 2016.
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Eco-Fuel Africa wins EEP project of the year award 2015
(15/12/2015)
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The Ugandan based Social Enterprise Eco-Fuel Africa won the prestigious title "Project of the Year 2015" at the annual Knowledge Exchange Forum (KEF) arranged by the Energy and Environment Partnership Programme of Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA).
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AfDB Five-Year energy review finds 14 million people enjoy improved electricity access
(28/04/2015)
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released the 2014 edition of its 'Development Effectiveness Review on Energy' (DER). The report, which was produced by AfDB's Quality Assurance and Results and Energy, Environment and Climate Change Departments, focuses on AfDB's energy operations and its contribution to building sustainable energy infrastructure on the African continent from 2009-2013.
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South Africa to add 6.3 GW to future REIPPPP tenders
(16/04/2015)
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South Africa intends to procure an additional 6,300 MW of renewable energy capacity in future tenders following the "extremely successful" fourth bid window, which saw contract awards for 1,121 MW.
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EEP announces Call for Proposals for renewable energy and energy efficiency market creation projects
(05/03/2015)
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The Energy and Environment Partnership Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA) is a challenge fund that promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technology investments. EEP S&EA is active in Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
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Global green energy awards announces 2015 call for entries
(10/10/2014)
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Seeking African sustainable energy pioneers
Deadline for entries: 4 November 2014
Ashden are looking for applicants for its 2015 Awards, rewarding pioneering sustainable energy organisations, businesses and NGOs with up to GBP 40,000, global media exposure, a tailored business support programme and the chance to become an active member of the Ashden Alumni, sharing sustainable energy knowledge and best practice.
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UNECA Reports on Energy Access and Security in Eastern Africa
(10/06/2014)
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The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has launched a report detailing the state of energy access and security in 14 Eastern African countries. The report finds that Eastern Africa's population has one of the lowest electricity access rates in the world, ranging from 1% in the State of South Sudan (9.3 million people without access) to 22.5% in Ethiopia (nearly 64.5 million without access).
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Renewables 2014 Global Status Report launched
(04/06/2014)
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The Renewables Global Status Report provides a comprehensive and timely overview of renewable energy market, industry, investment and policy developments worldwide. It enables policymakers, industry, investors and civil society to make informed decisions.
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EEP S&EA Programme funding windows are open
(01/06/2014)
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The Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with Southern and East Africa is Programme which is seeking high-quality applications for projects in the two regions that can contribute to the reduction of poverty by promoting inclusive and job-creating green economy and by improving energy security while mitigating global climate change.
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South Africa demonstrates algae-to-energy technology
(30/01/2014)
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Innovative technology that uses algae to convert waste coal dust into a clean, high-quality coal which can readily be processed into biofuel was publicly demonstrated at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
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Zera develops feed in tariffs for renewable energy
(20/10/2013)
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The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is developing a renewable energy feed in tariffs (Refits), a policy structure that makes it mandatory for energy companies responsible for operating the national grid to purchase electricity from renewable energy sources.
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Renewable Energy in West Africa: Status, Experiences and Trends
(11/10/2013)
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The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), Casa Africa and the Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias S.A. (ITC), jointly released the new publication Renewable Energy in West Africa: Status, Experiences and Trends.
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Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge
(24/09/2013)
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US African Development Foundation and GE Africa are partnering to promote innovative solutions that develop, scale-up or extend the use of proven technologies for off-grid energy - reaching communities not served by existing power grids.
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Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa scales-up operations with USAID support
(23/09/2013)
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The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the conversion of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) - a bilateral trust fund established with funding from the Government of Denmark and administered by the AfDB - into a multi-donor trust fund with a wider remit.
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Ashden Awards 2014 call for submissions open
(04/09/2013)
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The search begins today for winners of the 2014 Ashden Awards, offering the chance for sustainable energy trailblazers in the UK and developing world to receive global recognition for their efforts and join an elite community of Ashden alumni.
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Biogas installation at Northern Water Works inaugurated
(20/08/2013)
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In what has been hailed as a first of its kind in South Africa, City of Johannesburg water utility, Johannesburg Water (JW),officially launched its pilot Biogas Project at the Northern Works Waste Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
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Zimbabwean REA to roll out 64 biogas digesters
(24/07/2013)
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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has invited bids to roll out 64 institutional biogas digesters in the country's eight provinces as it moves to ease the load on the national energy grid.
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Biogas project underway in Zambia
(01/07/2013)
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Home owners in Solwezi, Zambia will be connected to biogas stoves thanks to a project run by the Devolution Trust Fund (DTF).
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UNDP Study Outlines NAMA on Sustainable Charcoal in Uganda
(31/01/2013)
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released a 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Study on Sustainable Charcoal in Uganda', identifying major opportunities in the charcoal sector to prevent carbon emissions and foster sustainable development in least developed countries.
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AfDB Energy Policy to promote energy access and low-carbon growth
(11/01/2013)
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved its new Energy Sector Policy, providing a framework within which to promote access to modern, reliable and affordable access to energy for regional member countries (RMCs), as well as ensure that their energy sectors develop in a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable manner. It is expected that the policy will also aid in addressing climate change and other environmental challenges.
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UNU-IAS Releases Policy Report on Biofuels in Africa
(11/10/2012)
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The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), in collaboration with the University of Oxford and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa, has released a policy report analyzing the impact of biofuel production and use on ecosystem services, biodiversity and human well-being in Africa.
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REEEP is looking for experts
(18/07/2012)
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Ahead of REEEP’s 9th programme cycle which kicks off in late August 2012, REEEP is conducting a call for experts who could assist with tasks related to this funding cycle and beyond.
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Clean Cookstoves Initiative and Report Planned for East Africa
(09/03/2012)
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Supported by the Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP), the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC), an initiative of the UN Foundation, has partnered with the Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) to conduct a structured review of the clean cookstoves and fuels industry in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
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Rwandan prison uses biogas
(21/11/2011)
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Rwanda’s Nsinda prison is now running on renewable energy via the waste of nearly 8,000 inmates and cow manure; an initiative that will eventually reach Rwandan homes.
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South Africa goes ahead with RE tender
(31/07/2011)
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The Department of Energy (DoE) has released information about the submission of proposals for the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable energy projects including onshore wind, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, biomass, biogas, landfill gas and small hydro.
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Seven additional African nations to join the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
(16/06/2011)
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On the heels of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s visit to Africa, seven African nations have joined the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. The governments of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda and Tanzania, together with the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, committed to join the public-private partnership to help save lives around the world.
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SNV Ethiopia signs carbon credit agreement for biogas digesters
(14/04/2011)
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On 14th April 2011, SNV in Ethiopia signed a three year agreement of Euro 1,275,000 with the Oromia Regional Bureau of Water, Mineral Energy/ Regional Biogas Coordination Office and the Oromia Credit and Saving Share Company, for credit financing of the biogas households in the National Biogas Programme.
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AfDB Supports Bioenergy Development in Sierra Leone
(11/04/2011)
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The African Development Bank is providing a €25 million loan ($36 million) to support a bionergy project in Sierra Leone, which also aims to improve livelihood opportunities and boost food security in the project area.
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TENDER Preparation of the SADC Renewable Energy Strategy and Action Plan
(04/02/2011)
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) intends to explore options to increase the use of renewable energy in the SADC Region. One of the concrete outputs of this cooperation will be a Renewable Energy Strategy and Action Plan (RESAP) for the SADC Region.
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Low-Income Communities in Africa outline energy needs for World Bank
(19/01/2011)
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Almost 500 people in 10 towns and villages across Liberia, Madagascar and Togo participated in World Bank-sponsored workshops from May to September 2010 aimed at gathering input from low-income communities about how best the Bank can help meet their energy needs.
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Expression of Interest for Manica (Mozambique) bioenergy project
(22/11/2010)
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A newly established Mozambican agroindustrial company has issued a request for expressions of interest (EoI) from consulting engineering companies to carry out a study into a possible $330-million bioenergy and food project in the Southern African country's Manica province.
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Tongaat may sell power to Eskom
(16/11/2010)
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Internationally-known sugar company Tongaat Hulett, which has considerable expertise in bio-fuel production and electricity co-generation, faces the prospect of multi-billion-rand earnings by selling electricity to Eskom.
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Sudan: Kenana does deal with Dedini
(30/09/2010)
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In a deal that will help the African nation of Sudan diversify its energy portfolio, Kenana Sugar Company has signed two deals with Brazil-based Dedini.
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Rwandan prison runs on biogas
(09/07/2010)
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In Rwanda a biogas plant has been constructed for Nsinda Central Prison in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province.
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Ghana: Vepower does deal with Jatropha Africa
(02/07/2010)
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Dedicated to the production of sustainable energy, UK-based Vepower has entered into an exclusivity agreement with biofuel feedstock company Jatropha Africa, with the goal of financing the company’s 50,000 hectare plantation in Ghana, West Africa.
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300,000 hectares of jatropha for Namibia
(06/05/2010)
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LL Biofuels Namibia is set to produce its own biodiesel after signing an agreement that will see the cultivation of jatropha on 300,000 hectares of land located in the north-eastern Caprivi Region, Namibia.
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Seawater-based biofuels project in Egypt
(21/04/2010)
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Houston-based energy project development player Energy Allied International and The Seawater Foundation and Global Seawater have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the world’s first commercial-scale seawater-based biofuels project in Egypt.
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Call for proposals Energy and Environment Partnership Programme
(08/04/2010)
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The Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with Southern and East Africa (EEP-S&EA), with a budget of €10-million, has made its first call for proposals from companies, research institutions and other public and private sector institutions, seeking financial assistance for renewable energy projects. Submission deadline is April 14, 2010.
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Angola approves new biofuels law
(24/03/2010)
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Angola's parliament on Wednesday approved a new law to regulate the production of biofuels, opening the way for multi-billion dollar investments in the sector.
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Call for Proposals: Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing
(18/03/2010)
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The CTI PFAN Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF), seeks to nurture individuals, project teams and consortia, start-up and existing companies with environmentally beneficial business proposals with the aim of making them happen.
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Nigeria to build biorefinery
(03/03/2010)
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A $22.3 million (€16.3 million) dual-purpose biorefinery will be constructed in Ipao Ekiti, Nigeria. There are also other biofuels projects located in Ilemeso and Iyemero in Oye and Ikole local government areas respectively.
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Job opening for Energy Specialist at local World Bank office in Mozambique
(30/10/2009)
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The World Bank AFTEG group intends to recruit an Energy Specialist for a position based in Maputo, Mozambique. The new position reflects the growing energy work program in AFCS2 countries (in particular Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe and Malawi) and other Southern African countries. Closing date is the 13th of November 2009.
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Emami to build biofuel factory in Ethiopia
(14/08/2009)
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Indian biofuels specialist Emami Biotech is to invest $80 million (€56 million) in Ethiopian biofuel production. The cost includes the purchase of 12,000 acres of land for a feedstock plantation.
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Sudan opens ethanol plant
(12/06/2009)
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The President of Sudan, Omar al-Beshir, has opened a new 200 million-litre ethanol from sugarcane plant in the White Nile State.
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South African firm plans biodiesel plant
(31/03/2009)
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South African biodiesel production company First In Spec BioDiesel is planning to build a R250-million (€20 million) biodiesel plant that would convert waste vegetable oil into biodiesel.
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New report by WWF on renewables in South Africa
(25/02/2009)
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A week ahead of South Africa's second National Climate Change Summit (to be held from 3 - 6 March at Gallagher Estate), environmental organization WWF is calling on policy-makers to "get out of the starting blocks" in the global rush for renewable energy.
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Craton Equity funds Mozambiquan biofuels
(23/02/2009)
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Craton Equity Partners, a Southern California, US-based clean technology fund, has made a commitment of $10 million (€7.9 million) to Principle Energy Limited (PEL), a sustainable biofuel development company with projects that target sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nuts to boost Tanzania biofuels
(19/01/2009)
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A biodiesel project in Tanzania is looking at manufacturing biofuel using the oil from the nuts of the Croton tree.
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New fund to invest in clean technologies
(03/10/2008)
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The Evolution One Fund, a 10-year private equity fund that focuses on investments in clean technology (cleantech) in the southern African region, has raised R400-million from four core international investors to date, and is expected to grow to R1-billion by mid-2009.
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Namibia: castor beans for biofuels
(11/09/2008)
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Israel's Evogene, Ormat Industries and the Leviev Group of Companies said on Wednesday they will set up a joint venture to grow castor beans in Namibia for the production of biodiesel.
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Nigeria plans ethanol project
(10/09/2008)
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Nigeria is planning to launch the first fuel ethanol project in Africa, worth N14.4billion (€ 86.7 million) in Ekiti State.
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Kenyan courts consider terminating biofuel plans
(05/08/2008)
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The Kenyan courts are considering halting the first stage of a US$370 million biofuel project that aims to replace up to 20,000 hectares of coastal grassland with irrigated fields of sugarcane.
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2007 Sustainable energy investment in Africa fivefold of 2006
(17/07/2008)
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Although Africa continues to lag other regions in terms of sustainable energy investment, asset finance was up in 2007 to $1.3 billion (five times as much as in 2006), reversing a gradual decline since 2004 and bearing witness to increasing installed renewable capacity.
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Tanzanian sustainable biofuel production gets support
(03/07/2008)
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The Shell Foundation and DOEN Foundation are supporting Diligent Energy Systems, a Dutch company from Eindhoven that has expansion plans for sustainable biofuel production from the tropical plant Jatropha in Tanzania.
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Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
(03/07/2008)
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A government decision to allow a biofuels project to go ahead in Kenya has caused a furore with Kenyan environmentalists.
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Zambia: Omnia invests R29m in jatropha research
(18/06/2008)
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Noting the importance of biofuels in the changing agricultural landscape, the Omnia group has made an investment of some R29-million into research on jatropha agronomics in Zambia.
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Mauritius: One third of electricity from sugar by 2015
(18/06/2008)
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About a third of Mauritius' electricity will come from sugar waste by 2015, making it by far the largest component of an ambitious national target for renewable energy, a senior sugar official said on Wednesday.
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Swedish group to produce African ethanol
(09/05/2008)
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Sweden-based ethanol producer SEKAB Group is planning and preparing for the production of ethanol in Tanzania and Mozambique. With the tropical climate and its unused areas with good access to water, Africa harbours excellent national conditions for growing biomass for biofuels.
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South Africa: new 288-million litres/yr biodiesel plant for Coega
(15/03/2008)
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Australian-owned firm Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels (RNRF) was in the "final stages" of applying for a licence from government to produce 288-million litres a year of biodiesel from a R1,5-billion plant it was building at Coega in the Eastern Cape, it said this week.
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Uganda: Biofuel plant planned
(22/10/2007)
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A local investor is planning to set up a plant which will use foodstuff like maize, cassava and sugarcane to manufacture oil and gel for lighting and cooking respectively. The investor, who currently imports the biofuels (synthetic oil and gel) from their South African-based parent company Liquifier Pty Limited, hopes to set up the plant in east and western Uganda, by the end of June next year.
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Malawi endorses ethanol-fuelled cars
(17/10/2007)
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The Malawi government is promoting imported ethanol-fuelled cars to wean the country off its fossil fuel dependency and better harness the country's ethanol industry.
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South Africa: DME biofuel won't burn food prices
(03/10/2007)
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South Africa could commit itself to biofuel production, confident that increased demand for maize will not burden food prices, Sandile Tyatya, chief director for clean energy at the department of minerals and energy (DME), said yesterday.
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South Africa: Cargill to generate power from Humphries pig farm waste
(08/08/2007)
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Cargill is to build an anaerobic digester on a pig farm in South Africa, the first time such technology will be used in the country. The digester, which will convert pig effluent into power, is to be built at Humphries Boerdery Pty Ltd, a family-run pig farm business, situated north of Johannesburg.
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Mozambique: Energem acquires jatropha biodiesel project
(02/08/2007)
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Canadian company Energem Resources has acquired a 70% controlling interest in a jatropha based biodiesel venture in Mozambique. The equity deal is in return for a commitment from Energem to fund the further development of the project for an amount of up to US$5.5 million.
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Burkina Faso: World Bank approves Energy Access Project
(28/07/2007)
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On July 26, 2007 the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the $38.8 million Energy Access project for Burkina Faso. The goal of the Energy Access project is to increase access to, and improve Burkina Faso's electricity services.
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Mozambique to look into large scale bio fuels
(13/07/2007)
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Mozambique is considering investing in a massive bio-fuels programme to cut oil imports and supply its growing manufacturing and tourism sectors with low-cost energy, one of its ministers said on Friday.
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Mozambique to develop Jatropha for biofuels
(31/05/2007)
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Mozambique could be about to see the beginning of large-scale Jatropha production, following the foundation of ESV Bio-Africa, a new company focusing on the development of Jatropha plantations for biofuels.
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South Africa: R130m wood waste station for Eden
(30/05/2007)
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A R130 million venture to burn wood waste to generate electricity will generate 8 megawatts for the Eden district municipality, which includes Plettenberg Bay and Knysna, from June next year.
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South Africa: Endesa to buy GHG from four landfill
(09/05/2007)
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Endesa and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) have signed an agreement at the Carbon Expo in Cologne under which Endesa will buy 100 percent of the Certified Emissions Reductions from a portfolio of landfill gas-extraction projects developed by EMM.
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UN launches the International Biofuels Forum
(02/03/2007)
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In launching its International Biofuels Forum the United Nations said that the forum will contribute to creating a world market for alternative fuels, resulting in economic, social and environmental benefits for developed and developing countries alike.
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South Africa: Biofuels strategy welcomed by industry
(10/01/2007)
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The local biofuels industry has welcomed last month’s approval and publication by Cabinet of a draft biofuels strategy, describing it as an “enormously positive step in the development of a local renewable fuel industry”.
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South Africa: European assistance for biofuels-strategy task team
(01/11/2006)
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The European Union (EU) is funding the establishment of a biofuels task team in South Africa, to draw up a strategy to take to Cabinet at its next economic cluster meeting, Department of Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said this week.
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2007 Global Development Marketplace
(25/10/2006)
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Development Marketplace 2007 is offering US$4 Million in awards for proposals with innovative ideas to improve health, nutrition, population outcomes of poor people in developing countries.
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Namibia: Energy Status Quo must change
(11/09/2006)
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The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Institute (REEEI) is to embark on research on energy sources that could be developed and implemented.
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Zambia: Marli Investments to spend $16 M on bio-diesel plant
(05/09/2006)
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MARLI Investment Zambia Limited has committed to spend about US $16 million in a plant that will produce bio-diesel from jatropha. According to company public relations director Kamal Desai, the investment would be rolled over three years though the production of bio-diesel is likely to start next year.
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South Africa: cogeneration opportunities
(04/09/2006)
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In a country ranked among the top energy-intensive economies in the world, South Africa is going all out to find strategies to tackle its ever-increasing power demands.
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South Africa: oil majors willing to market biofuels, but caution on quality
(31/08/2006)
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The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia), which represented all of South Africa oil majors, supported government's strategy for the introduction of biofuels into the market, but economic realities and fuel qualities needed strong consideration, executive director Colin McClelland said in the association's 2005 report published Thursday.
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Botswana: oil price fuels biomass energy
(28/08/2006)
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As anxiety mounts about the security of oil and gas supplies, countries around the world are falling back on a familiar energy source - Biomass. Although crude oil prices have eased slightly from the recent high, countries have fallen for alternative sources of energy for use in motor vehicles and other domestic uses.
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South Africa: Sugar group has 200m litre bioethanol vision
(31/07/2006)
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Agricultural group Tongaat-Hulett believes that it has the potential to contribute 200-million litres of biofuel within Southern Africa, as South Africa eyes the production of 1,2-billion litres of fuel-grade ethanol a year, the company disclosed on Monday July 31, 2006.
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Uganda & Ethiopia: pilot test stove carbon initiative
(31/07/2006)
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Carbon Positive has secured financing to design and distribute clean burning stoves in a pilot project in Uganda and Ethiopia. During the pilot project various stove designs and distribution and monitoring models will be tested
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African nations form biofuel group
(28/07/2006)
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Thirteen of Africa's poorest nations have joined forces to
become global suppliers of biofuels -- fuel produced from organic
material or plant oils. In a meeting in Senegal, they formed the African
Non-Petroleum Producers Association (PANPP), aimed at developing
alternative energy sources.
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Nigeria: ECN - Transforming the Energy Landscape Through New Devices
(03/07/2006)
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Moved by the deteriorating power supply in the country, environmental damage by fossil foil and the mass rural and urban unemployment, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has now initiated moves to popularize the exploitation of the numerous renewable energy sources available to the country.
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Cooperation between GTZ and E+Co launched
(02/07/2006)
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Getting the private sector involved is a crucial factor when seeking to improve the energy situation in developing countries. In May 2006, the GTZ advisory project "Energizing Africa" launched a cooperation project with E+Co, a public investment company that specialises in providing support for small and medium clean energy enterprises in developing countries.
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"Biomass Energy Strategy (BEST)" Initiative for Africa
(01/07/2006)
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The Biomass Energy Strategy (BEST) initiative aims at building awareness and creating a way forward so that the growing demand for biomass energy in Africa can be met in a sustainable manner. Offering tools and instruments for process design, the initiative will support selected governments in developing national biomass energy strategies, addressing traditional household fuelwood and charcoal supply and demand as well as modern form of biomass such as liquid biofuels or biomass power generation.
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Tanzania: Ashden Award for Sustainable brick-firing technology
(28/06/2006)
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The Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP) in Tanzania has won an Ashden Award for their Sustainable brick-firing technology. This Sustainable brick-firing technology that uses rice husks, cotton waste and coffee husks instead of wood to fire bricks for house building, leads to thousands of new homes for the people of Mwanza.
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Aprovecho / ProBEC to receive Ashden Award
(28/06/2006)
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An Ashden Award has ben honoured to Aprovecho / ProBEC for the ‘rocket stove’ that spreads throughout southern Africa dramatically reducing the use of fuel wood
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South Africa: GM maize for biofuels
(02/06/2006)
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The genetic modification (GM) battlefield has been extended to biofuels production, with South Africa featuring among a number of countries that are being asked to allow the import of GM maize to make ethanol. Ethanol, made from crops such as sugar cane and maize, is attracting interest internationally as a relatively benign, renewable energy source that is cost-effective at current oil prices
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Investment in cleaner household energy yields major health and economic benefit
(04/05/2006)
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A new report titled Fuel for Life: Household Energy and Health produced by the World Health Organisation, reports that approximately 485 000 people in the next ten years would need to access to cleaner fuels in order to halve by 2015 the population relying on solid fuels. This report demonstrates that investing in cleaner household fuels can yield a seven-fold economic benefit in health and productivity gains.
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Biomass CDM Projects – A Call to Action
(12/02/2006)
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Cooking stove projects in the CDM are under threat from a ruling preventing them from accessing carbon funding, although a recent decision allows for the possibility of their return, pending development and acceptance of a methodology.
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KfW Special Facility for Renewable Energies
(03/02/2006)
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The German federal government and KfW Entwicklungsbank have set up a Special Facility for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency with a volume of EUR 500 million.
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Biodiesel projects to roll out in Africa
(11/11/2005)
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UK-based global producer of biodiesel from renewable energy crops D1 Oil's African subsidiary D1 Oils Africa is on the verge of rolling out projects in Africa to help combat the high oil price.
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Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy
(11/10/2005)
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The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are now looking for entries from
inspirational and innovative local sustainable energy projects from across
the globe to compete for £350,000 of prize money.
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