Articles

Business

Finance

General Market News

Livelihood + Living

Technology + Products

Unleashing the potential of the C&I market in Africa

07/02/2023
Andrea Renzulli and Iarina Ciceu
Article

Corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) for renewable energy, particularly solar PV, represent a small but growing market in Africa. CPPAs allow commercial and industrial customers to purchase renewable electricity directly from independent power producers (IPPs) at a pre-agreed price for a pre-agreed period (long-term).

Latest trends in digital solutions for solar in Africa

04/02/2023
Svet Bajlekov
Article

Solar activities around the world have experienced an ever increasing rate of digitalization over the past years. And we expect this this trend to continue in 2023, in lockstep with the solar sector’s needs. Below is a summarized list of some of the key developments AMMP is witnessing in the space.

Opportunities of second-life batteries in the renewable and energy storage industries

01/02/2023
Léandre Berwa
Article

With the advent of renewable energy and electric mobility, the concern for battery waste is becoming an increasingly concerning issue. Many countries still lack afterlife management plans or processing capacity for retired batteries, yet these batteries retain storage capacity at their retirement.

Kiri and Germark now part of the Startup|Energy Accelerator programme

27/01/2023
Startup|Energy
Article

Startup|Energy is pleased to announce that two more African energy startups have been accepted into the Accelerator programme.

Made in Africa for Africa

24/01/2023
Claire Le Ster
Article

While the solar market has been growing quickly in Africa, local manufacturing of off-grid solar products is still limited. The vast majority of equipment is imported from Asia where production is centralized.

Solar and wind power waste the elephant in the green energy room

20/01/2023
IT-Online
Article

Although solar and wind power are both sources of so-called “green energy”, this does not mean that it has no impact on the environment.

One Billion People Lack Access to Health Facilities with Reliable Electricity

18/01/2023
Stefan Anderson
Article

One-eighth of the global population does not have access to health facilities with reliable electricity. The resulting treatment gaps threaten the health and lives of nearly one billion people around the world.

Conflict sensitivity and renewable energy: a case study from Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp

11/01/2023
Stockholm Environment Institute
Article

Refugee camps are generally set up as a temporary solution to forced displacement of people. Humanitarian aid in such camps focuses on addressing immediate, basic needs such as food, shelter and protection.

The governance of energy transitions in Africa

04/01/2023
P. Späth, V. Castán Broto, S. Bawakyillenuo and M. Pregernig
Article

The 2020 World Energy Outlook examines the prospects for accelerated energy transitions away from fossil fuels (especially oil and coal) [1]. Similarly, the Africa Energy Outlook 2022 stipulates that “energy efficiency and renewables—especially solar—are key pillars for building Africa’s new energy economy”

Crowdfunding as a source of capital

20/12/2022
Energy4Impact
Article

Crowdfunding, particularly through debtbased models, has become an important source of financing in the energy access sector. It accounted for an average of 16% of total investment volumes from 2018 to 2021. In 2021, energy access companies and projects raised $62 million on crowdfunding platforms; over $55 million of this was on debt platforms.