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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #10 | ||||||||
Week 09, 2019 | |||||||||
EDITORIAL | |||||||||
Dear reader, Welcome to the tenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. This week brings us news about an industrial park in Ghana planning to be self-sufficient in power by installing a solar mini-grid, a step in the right direction. An amazing story about a South Korean company that developed a "solar cow". Watch the video, it worth. As you may recall, Angola got a grant from the AfDB's SEFA program to develop the renewables sector. It's a project going on that will show results in the coming months. IRENA has published an interesting report looking at how technology innovation is helping to accommodate variable renewables on the grid, a challenge holding back solar and wind projects development in most of the African countries due to grid constraints. An issue pointed out by several stakeholders is the lack of qualified people to take on the renewables potential of Africa. The Enel Foundation's scholarship for renewables if a great initiative to tackle the issue. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
Jorge Lascas Founder & Managing Director | |||||||||
FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
GHANA: Africa’s first solar fueled industrial park in the offing. Read the article >> Siemens and WestPark Enterprises have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an expandable microgrid solution for the fast-growing industrial and business park based in Takoradi, Western Ghana. | |||||||||
KENYA: The solar cow that powered an African village (VIDEO). Read the article >> Yolk Station, a South Korean solar energy company, has installed a renewable energy solution in a remote Kenyan town that can also tackle the problem of child labour. | |||||||||
ANGOLA: Keeping Renewable Energy Top of Mind. Read the article >> As a renewable energy revolution takes place across the world, Angola is seeking an intervention to boost its own efforts, which is a great step for the country in several ways. | |||||||||
AFRICA: IRENA launches new report to transform the power sector. Read the article >> The report “Innovation Landscape for a Renewable-Powered Future: Solutions to integrate variable renewables” contains the most in-depth assessment of the power sector transformation to date. | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: States press ahead with solar corridor. Read the article >> The delivery of gigawatts-worth of solar generation across West Africa lies one step closer to reality after calls were put forward for experts to lay the foundations of a major project that was first envisaged in 2016. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Sweden Expands Support For Off-Grid Renewable Energy In Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the article >> SIDA says it will expand its off-grid solar initiative to Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Mozambique and is backing the expansion with an additional $50 million in funding over the next 5 years. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: Egypt to share energy practices with EAPP countries. Read the article >> Egypt’s energy minister Mohamed Shaker has affirmed the country’s commitment to working with the East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) countries in advancing their goals in the energy sector. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Open Africa Power – partnership in education towards Africa’s clean energy future. Read the article >> The program is targeted at young and exceptionally talented MSc and PhD students, as well as alumni of Engineering, Law and Business from African universities. Strathmore University, in cooperation with University of Nairobi, will host the first module of the training. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Africa Development Bank explores electricity cooperative potential. Read the article >> African Development Bank (AfDB) has initiated feasibility studies to evaluate the potential of implementing electricity cooperative business models in Nigeria and Ethiopia. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Nonprofit aims to help Africa build energy for economic development. Read the article >> Todd Moss is a former State Department official leading a small new nonprofit with a big idea: changing what he calls an incomplete conversation about electricity access in Africa and South Asia. | |||||||||
FROM THE MEMBERS | |||||||||
EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company by 2020, this project minimises the company’s environmental impact whilst cutting grid energy consumption and energy expenses. | |||||||||
First Solar, a Power Africa partner, is the United State’s largest manufacturer of thin-film solar PV modules. First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar systems using advanced module and system technology.
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EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company by 2020, this project minimises the company’s environmental impact whilst cutting grid energy consumption and energy expenses. | |||||||||
TENDERS | |||||||||
Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 7th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: Senegal | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 20th March 2019 | Category: Consultancy Region: N/A | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 22nd April 2019 | Category: Supply Region: Madagascar | Entity: European Union (EU)
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ACCELERATOR | |||||||||
The “Africa Power Access Accelerator” program, by the African Power Platform, bridges the existing gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. First application window closes on the 31st March 2019.
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GRANTS | |||||||||
This call is focused on promoting leadership and economic opportunities for women across the clean energy sector. We are seeking applications that propose innovative approaches to gender inclusion while also supporting core business objectives and growth. Applicants can apply for early-stage grants and repayable grants between EUR 200,000 – 500,000. The minimum required co-financing is 30% of the total project budget. Eligible Countries: Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe Deadline: 2nd April 2019. | |||||||||
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Green Powered Technology, in partnership with Energy 4 Impact, would like to invite eligible companies to submit proposals for expanding access to Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Systems in the Kiryandongo and Rwamwanja Refugee Settlements & Host Communities in Uganda. Eligible Country: Uganda | Deadline: 20th March 2019. | |||||||||
UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 18 - 22 March 2019 | Location: Accra, Ghana
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Date: 21 - 23 March 2019 | Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Date: 11 - 14 June 2019 | Location: Lisbon, Portugal
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FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2019, February | Author: RES4Med&Africa RES4Med&Africa, in collaboration with its members led by PwC, released the new white paper “A New Instrument to Foster Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development and Private Investment in Africa”. In this white paper RES4Med&Africa analysed RE financing mechanisms’ best practices and weaknesses, thus stressing the need for a new instrument to support large scale RE plant development in Africa.
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