Category: Renewable energy

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today unveiled its world-leading portfolio of end-to-end liquid cooling solutions for hyperscale, colocation and high-density data centre environments, engineered to enable the AI Factories of the Future. Available globally, the Motivair by Schneider Electric cooling solutions meet the power and GPU-intensive…

South Africa’s renewable energy sector has a new champion. Anthem, formed through the merger of African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa), has officially launched as the country’s largest renewable energy platform.  With a live portfolio of 2.7 gigawatts (GW) across solar, wind, and battery storage, Anthem is positioning itself…

Anthem: South Africa’s New Renewable Energy Leader Anthem has officially launched as South Africa’s largest renewable energy company, with a live portfolio of 2.7 gigawatts (GW) in solar, wind, and battery storage projects. The platform is a product of the merger between African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa), backed…

Hybrid energy systems, mixing solar, wind, batteries, and limited diesel back-up, are quietly becoming Africa’s most practical tool to cut emissions, end blackouts, and expand electricity access.  From South Africa’s utility-scale batteries stabilizing the grid to solar-battery-diesel mini-grids lighting rural towns, hybrids are replacing fuel-hungry generators and laying the groundwork for a net-zero future. Africa…

By Josiah Habwe, General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric                    Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full commissioning of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) in early 2025, Tanzania’s energy landscape is set to undergo a dramatic transformation. The 2,115MW facility, situated…

Uganda is steadily positioning itself as a leader in renewable energy innovation in East Africa. One of the most ambitious steps in this journey is the planned development of a 100 megawatt (MW) solar power plant paired with a 250 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Nakaseke District. The project, led by EA…

Written By: Faith Jemosop Africa REN, a leading pan‑African renewable energy developer, has energized the Walo Storage project in Bokhol, Senegal, a groundbreaking solar-plus-storage facility featuring 16 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity and a 10 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery. This project is West Africa’s first grid-scale battery system dedicated specifically to frequency regulation, marking a major milestone…

Written By: Faith Jemosop Eco Wave Power Global AB (Nasdaq: WAVE), a pioneering onshore wave‑energy technology firm, has signed an agreement with Africa Great Future Development Ltd (AGFDL) to carry out a feasibility study for a potential wave energy power station at the Port of Ngqura in South Africa. This represents Eco Wave Power’s first initiative…

Written By: Faith Jemosop While the West debates climate goals and carbon taxes, China is doing something different. It’s a building. And in Africa, it’s building green. According to a May 2024 report by ODI Global, nearly 60% of China’s new energy projects in Africa are now renewable. That’s a remarkable shift for a country…