Energy

Pay-as-you-go cold storage: Businessman wants to expand beyond Nigeria

Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 July 2022

ColdHubs is a Nigerian company that operates solar-powered cold rooms, providing a pay-as-you-store service for fresh produce to smallholder farmers and market merchants.

Profit-making idea: Turning Africa’s agricultural waste into electricity

Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 July 2022

Plant-based organic material, also called biomass, can be converted into heat and electricity using processes similar to those used with fossil fuels.

Ukraine crisis: Could Africa become Europe’s next gas station?

Published by Seth Onyango on 3 March 2022

Africa’s vast deposits of natural gas and oil have gained renewed international prominence as a shift in global markets away from Russia intensifies.

The opportunity for electric motorcycles in sub-Saharan Africa

Published by Toukam Ngoufanke and Eva Stolz and Mia Koschitzky-Kimani on 13 February 2022

When will Africa be ripe for electric mobility? That is, do existing solutions already make commercial sense?

A game-changer for Africa’s natural gas?

Published by Seth Onyango on 11 January 2022

Africa’s push for a just energy transition has been given fresh impetus after the European Union drafted a proposal to classify natural gas projects as “green energy” investments.

Electric battery manufacturing – could this be Africa’s next big thing?

Published by Conrad Onyango on 1 December 2021

The private sector, politicians and regional lenders have come behind Africa’s first regional electric battery manufacturing initiative, taking shape in the cobalt-rich DRC.

Côte d’Ivoire: Businessman finds traction with smokeless, energy-efficient cooking stoves

Published by Ange Kumasi on 11 November 2021

In a large workshop located in Abidjan, Ermann Zannou leads a team that produces dozens of ecologically-friendly stoves every day.

Kenya: This entrepreneur’s business manufactures an alternative to firewood

Published by Hannington Osodo on 9 August 2021

From a factory in Nairobi, Chebet Lesan’s company produces fuel briquettes from upcycled farm waste.

Uganda: A profitable business from converting farming waste into green charcoal

Published by James Torvaney on 16 June 2021

Green Charcoal Uganda uses agricultural waste to produce an environmentally-friendly energy source. CEO Geoffrey Okoth Yoga explains how he built the business.

Profit-making idea: Waste-to-energy for powering industries in Ghana

Published by Jeanette Clark on 21 May 2021

“With the perennial challenges we have with power, waste-to-energy makes business sense if you can find the right investments,” says businessman.

Ghana: Businessman spots gap to make gas more affordable for households

Published by Jeanette Clark on 18 May 2021

How XpressGas became a strong player in Ghana’s competitive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry.

Agribusiness in Africa needs disruptive, non-traditional investment models

Published by Henri de Villeneuve on 9 April 2021

Too often strategic investors attempt to make projects fit within traditional, short-term funding models that are doomed for disappointment, writes Henri de Villeneuve.

Kenya: Start-up introduces electric fishing boat engines on Lake Victoria

Published by James Torvaney on 30 March 2021

Fishers can save about 25% on fuel costs with ASOBO’s electric engines. Co-founder Laurens Friso explains the company’s business model.

Profit-making idea: Agro-waste for electricity generation in Nigeria

Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 March 2021

An opportunity exists to use agricultural waste for the generation of electricity.