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News from Southern Africa (September 2010)
08 Sep 2010
by REEEP Southern Africa - Category: Contributed News
CTI PFAN Project Development & Financing Workshops for AFRICEF Three Project Development & Financing Workshops for the shortlisted projects, participating in the CTI PFAN Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF), were held in May 2010 in Kampala (21.05), Maputo (24.05) and Johannesburg (26.05). The workshops were designed by CTI PFAN to provide expert input [...]
10.000 € Award for energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa
08 Apr 2010
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
The POWEO Foundation Award awards energy projects with 10,000 Euros in sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline for applications: September 30, 2010.
News from Southern Africa (March 2010)
15 Mar 2010
by REEEP Southern Africa - Category: Regional News
South African company removes barriers to emissions reporting: Despite the failure of the climate change conference in Copenhagen to achieve a binding treaty around carbon emission reductions, a South African company, sustainableIT has just developed TheCarbonReport.com, which now allows companies, irrespective of size, to measure and report on emissions through validated processes. See 25degrees.net for [...]
Innovative finance for low-carbon development in Africa
11 Feb 2010
by Florian Bauer - Category: Contributed News
GVEP International has just published a Policy Briefing on innovative finance mechanisms and how they could be used to scale up investments in low carbon technologies in Africa. The two case studies examined were presented at a DFID sponsored policy conference at Chatham House in London on 28th January. Large investments will need to be [...]
News from Southern Africa (February 2010)
08 Feb 2010
by REEEP Southern Africa - Category: Regional News
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN: The Minister of Energy, Dipou Peters, has published the Integrated Resource Plan for energy. However, WWF-SA believes the plan has failed to take into account the most recent developments at Eskom (i.e. Eskom’s proposed increase tariff application and Eskom’s announcement that construction at Kusile has been postponed). See: http://www.fin24.com CARBON FOOTPRINT: It [...]
In February 2008, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Energy approved an ambitious plan to produce 20% of total electricity from renewable energies by 2020, including a 12% contribution from wind energy. This translates into more than 7,200 MW of grid-connected wind farms. The plan gives enough room for private investors to play a major role [...]
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