Solar Journey of Africa: 2024 in Review and the Road Ahead Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 by Saurenergy Africa is the continent with the world’s largest solar energy potential and investment is the only thing that’s keeping Africa from powering its development using this potential. The solar growth in Africa remained modest in 2024 in the face of structural challenges such as limited financing, regulatory barriers and infrastructure constraints which still impede the […] Read more
Africa Deploys 2.5 GW Of Solar Capacity In 2024 Updated On Fri, Jan 17th, 2025 by Saurenergy Africa last year in 2024, added 2.5 GWp of new solar capacity, reaching a total of 19.2 GWp across the continent. The Africa Solar Industry Association’s (AFSIA’s), “African Solar Outlook” report found, that during this period, Africa’s utility-scale solar has represented almost 72% of all new capacity installed. This is a major shift from the […] Read more
RE Investment Needs Restructuring Favoring Global South: IRENA Updated On Tue, Nov 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy IRENA World Energy Transition Outlook identified that there is a geographic concentration of investments, and calls for structural changes to close the financing gap faced by the countries of the global south. According to the report’s findings, among the advanced economies of 38 countries, which make up 14% of the world’s population and represent 40% […] Read more
India Can Turn To Global South For Its Critical Minerals Needs: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy India’s minerals are at risk due to high import dependency and reliance on a few countries. Currently, India depends on resources such as synthetic and natural graphite, lithium oxide, nickel oxide, nickel sulphate, and copper cathodes. The study highlights the need for a diversified procurement strategy for these minerals to reduce trade risks. These minerals […] Read more
Grid Africa Secures R50 Mn Investment From Rifuwo Energy Updated On Thu, Oct 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Grid Africa, a solar energy solutions company recently secured an equity investment of R50 million from Rifuwo Energy Partners. This funding can help to advance renewable energy projects across South Africa to brace itself from rise in energy costs and can help to support Africa advance its renewable energy projects. The recent application by Eskom […] Read more
Africa Solar Progress: The Next Solar Frontier? Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Africa is a gold mine, both literally and figuratively. Providing essential resources for the global transition to clean energy, Africa also holds immense potential for renewable energy development. By 2023, the continent had 62.11 GW of renewable energy capacity installed, a figure that could rise substantially with more funding. Africa as a continent – and […] Read more
SolarAfrica Begins Work For 1 GW Project On SunCentral Solar Farm Updated On Wed, Jul 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy SolarAfrica, an Independent Power Producer, providing financial and technical solutions in energy recently began construction on the Rand 5 billion development project. This marks the beginning of Phase 1 of the IPP’s flagship utility-scale project. It also marks some serious progress on South Africa’s challenge to add more renewable energy to a struggling grid. The […] Read more
BII, Symbiotics Launch Second Green Basket Bond Across Asia, Africa Updated On Wed, Jun 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy British International Investment (BII), a UK-based development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor committed $75 million to the second ‘green basket bond’ arranged by Symbiotics Investments, a financial lender. The green lending program is expected to increase financing to small-scale green projects across Africa and South and South-East Asia through MSME lenders. This project particularly […] Read more
Africa’s Solar Challenges: Massive Untapped Potential Shows Up Tiny Production Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy With nearly one-fifth of the world’s population today, Africa accounts for less than 3% of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to date and has the lowest emissions per capita of any region. But still, Africans are facing the worst consequences of climate change in the world due to several reasons. Following that, Africa also […] Read more
