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Stephany Odumosu, Senior Business Development Associate, Sun King: WA-ECS 2024

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“Technology on its Own Isn’t Enough” – François Xavier Dubois, Siemens Energy, on Regional Collaboration, Cross-Border Energy Partnerships, and the Need for Speed

Siemens Energy is involved in transformational projects across East Africa. François Xavier Dubois, Head of Business Development for the region, spoke to EnergyNet about the progress being made, the barriers to transition, the significance of gas to power, green hydrogen, and the exciting potential for collaboration in the region's energy future.

Interview with , British International Investment

A lack of adequate financing for tackling climate change in Africa has become dire and is "choking" the continent, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said this week. How can investors like BII bridge the gap? As the UK's development finance institution, British International Investment is the UK government's primary vehicle for climate finance. Our […]

Interview: H.E. Honourable Davis Chirchir, Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Kenya

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Davis Chirchir, tells David Thomas that the country is working on reducing the price of energy and reforming Kenya’s transmission networks to better serve East Africa’s biggest economy The Ruto administration have set an ambitious new agenda for what you want to achieve in energy. What are your […]

New Thinking On Africa’s Electricity Problems Demands Commitment And Faith

With African electricity supply industries in a state of flux, everyone agrees the infrastructure needed for economic development can only come from the private sector, but the existing financial and commercial models are inadequate – and a desperate need for investment in transmission only makes this financing challenge harder. Some new thinking about how to […]

Power Africa: on accelerating energy access and the importance of in-depth conversations at PAS24

The Powering Africa Summit (PAS24) will mark the close of Power Africa’s 10th year Anniversary celebrations. As summit hosts, Power Africa talks to EnergyNet about the ideas, goals and opportunities to be discussed in March. Why is PAS 2024 important for Power Africa? The Powering Africa Summit 2024 is important for Power Africa because we are going […]

Sun Africa – Speed, Scale and Doing Things Differently

With tens of billions of dollar’s worth of projects under its belt, Sun Africa is at the center of Africa’s push to meet growing energy needs sustainably. We spoke to CEO Adam Cortese about projects in Nigeria and Angola, the company’s unique development model, and how it has already been championing an America First approach. […]

REPORT: Europe Remains a Global Leader in SDG7-Finance in Africa – Accelerated Efforts Needed for Universal Energy Access

The third report on ‘European financial flows on SDG7 to Africa’, commissioned by the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP), shows that current investments towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) in Africa have led to notable progress, but larger efforts will be required to reach universal clean energy access on the continent. Building on the […]

West Africa: AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund Africa to provide $10 million anchor investment in Arm-Harith Investment Fund for Sustainable Infrastructure

WEST AFRICA: 16-Dec-2024: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million concessional equity investment in the ARM-Harith Successor Infrastructure Equity Fund to increase access to reliable electricity and modern transportation infrastructure as well as energy-efficient technologies in Nigeria and the wider West Africa region. The catalytic investment, to be sourced from the Bank-managed […]