New IRENA reports hints that it is finally time for solar to shine in Africa.
Solar PV poised to shine brightly in Africa
COP22 sets the stage for Africa to mobilise support for adaptation plans
Chris A. Shisanya on why COP22 is important for Africa.
Lessons from Kenya about what’s holding back solar technology in Africa
Why has solar failed to take off in Africa?
Creating clean drinking water through the power of the sun
Enthusiastic kids in front of the Watly machine in Ghana. Photo credit: Watly. By Anders Lorenzen Many communities in the developing world still lack access to clean and sanitised drinking water, making […]
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi becomes world’s first carbon neutral national park
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. By Malee Oot The Lower Zambezi National Park – one of Zambia’s premier safari destinations – now has another distinction – the world’s […]
East Africa’s first utility-scale solar field is electrifying Rwanda
The Agahozo-Shalom solar field. Photo credit: Gigawatt Global. By Malee Oot In sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population – nearly 70 % — lacks access to electricity, Rwanda is breaking the […]
Opinion: Why renewables will have a bumper 2015
Photo credit: Sten Dueland via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen I recently wrote how renewables have had a record year in 2014. Investments in renewable energy sources have increased by an impressive 16% […]
Fatima Denton interview (full transcript)
Photo Credit: CGIAR / CCAFS. Fatima Denton: Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa covering climate change, the green economy, new technologies, innovation, minerals and extraction.A shorter version of this […]
Interview: Will Africa rise up to the climate challenge
Dr Fatima Denton during her lecture at the British Library. Photo credit: Julius Honnor / IIED. By Anders Lorenzen Dr Fatima Denton has a mission, she wants to redraw the narrative on […]
Senegal targets coal as their main energy source
Nearly half of Senegal’s population have no access to electricity. Photo credit: jbdodane via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen While countries and financial institutions are distancing themselves from coal, one African […]
A greener life, a greener world 