Energy

Interview: How winning the Zayed Sustainability Prize benefited an all-girls rural high school

Published by Staff Writer on 2 August 2018

‘The prize is an important initiative because it inspires change. It harnesses the youth to empower and enable communities to implement sustainable development projects.’

Urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa: Access to electricity

Published by Otavio Veras on 19 July 2018

The centrepiece of the evolution of any city is access to electricity.

Is sub-Saharan Africa ready for the electric vehicle revolution?

Published by World Economic Forum on 10 July 2018

When Francis Romano imported his first electric vehicle, a Nissan Leaf, into Kenya in 2016, it was held up at the port because customs officials had never seen one before.

Startup snapshot: Earn rental income by leasing solar panels to businesses in Africa

Published by Justin Probyn on 3 July 2018

Using blockchain to power developing countries with solar energy.

Profit-making idea: Fuelling the future using clean energy

Published by Nelly Murungi on 13 June 2018

Africa’s challenge of delivering energy to every household could be solved by going off-grid.

Dele Kuti: Africa could be the world’s next big oil and gas energy play

Published by Dele Kuti on 10 May 2018

Africa’s oil and gas market is likely to grow for at least the next 20 years, writes Standard Bank’s Dele Kuti.

Profit-making idea: Old clothes – restyle, reinvigorate, burn

Published by Justin Probyn on 9 May 2018

Deepa Dosaja believes there is opportunity in breathing new life into old garments or burning them for energy.

Marubini Raphulu: The inevitability of renewable energy and how South Africa will benefit

Published by Marubini Raphulu on 5 April 2018

Hulisani CEO talks renewable energy.

Africa Deal Roundup Q1 2018: Substantial private equity activity in the energy sector

Published by Jaco Maritz on 5 April 2018

The first quarter of 2018 saw substantial private equity deal activity in the energy sector, particularly renewable power.

The journey so far: Erwin Spolders, CEO, REDAVIA

Published by Justin Probyn on 8 March 2018

‘Every good business starts with a “bad” idea; no business starts with a fully-baked, perfect product-market-fitted proposition.’

From solar irons to shavers, off-grid power push aims to light up incomes

Published by Isaiah Esipisu on 6 March 2018

African renewable energy fund backs businesses that aim to cut up-front costs of clean power.

The journey so far: Thomas Gottschalk, CEO, Mobisol

Published by Justin Probyn on 1 March 2018

‘A good CEO should have a genuine interest in the business in its entirety.’

Everyone’s a winner? How ‘impact investing’ can make money – and do good

Published by Lee Mannion on 23 January 2018

Energise Africa raises funds from individual investors that are then used by solar companies working locally to provide solar kits to rural families in Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique.

Startup snapshot: Electric bicycles powered by the Namibian sun

Published by Justin Probyn on 4 January 2018

SunCycles produces solar-powered electric bicycles and scooters, among other things.