Renewable News in Africa

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Solen Gabon, a subsidiary of Solen Renewable Dubai, has launched the construction of a 120MWp photovoltaic solar power plant in the capital Gabon follows Ivory Coast and Angola in going solar.

Angola is set to commission two major solar photovoltaic power projects in the Benguela and Catumbela municipality with a combined capacity 284MWp.

China Energy Engineering Corp. (CEEC) has signed a contract with Biovea Energie to build a 46MW biomass power plant in Ayébo, Aboisso region of Ivory Coast. Construction work would've started before the end of 2022 and will be completed by 2024. The plant will generate electricity from the use of 480,000 tonnes of oil palm waste collected over 25 years from 12,000 farmers in Ayébo.

South Africa's Solar training foundation, Nepoworx Renewable Energy Institution, in collaboration with Skills Development Agency, the Manufacturing, Engineering, and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MerSETA), have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the launch of a nationwide green skills program in South Africa; a program designed to train and upskill South Africa’s youth as solar photovoltaic (PV) service technicians, equipping learners with the requisite qualifications to plan, design and install PV systems at solar plants and rooftop installations.

The Middle East and North Africa region to be a renewable energy hub, as NewMed Energy enters into an MOU with Enlight Energy regarding exclusive collaboration on the development and operation of renewable energy projects. With this collaboration, the development of solar projects, wind projects, energy storage and other relevant renewable energy segments will happen in several target countries like Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

A Swedish-Kenyan company Roam Motors to begin local production of a new electric motorbike called "Roam Air"; a two-wheeled vehicle which will be used in Nairobi starting from 2023 as the Kenyan government increasingly relies on renewable energy to combat global warming. Kenya still has some 1.6 million registered motorbikes running on petrol and causing pollution.

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