03/13/2023
FirstBank Commits to Creating Enabling Environment for Women
Whilst stressing the need for corporate executives to encourage girls and women to embrace opportunities in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education
ESG
03/13/2023
South Africa’s climate change performance vs the world in 2023
The countries are evaluated using 14 indicators and given a score out of 100, where the higher the score, the better, under four categories
03/03/2023
Massive R2.7 billion solar plant coming to the Eastern Cape
“We cannot simply rely on Eskom,” he said.
03/02/2023
EIB to grant Kenya Sh244m for hydrogen projects
“Development of green hydrogen in Kenya has the potential to enable 100 percent of Kenya’s energy needs to be supplied by clean power,” said Chirchir.
02/28/2023
One of South Africa’s biggest banks is betting big on solar
The group has financed more than 4GWs of projects to date.
02/27/2023
Long wait for rooftop solar in South Africa
He said that the incentive fails to address the urgent need households face to shift away from the grid.
02/27/2023
It’s now or never for green financing
Climate change is a threat to the global economy and requires all hands on deck to revert it.
02/27/2023
UAE stresses joint multilateral action to promote climate finance
The country has focused on building cities that bridged digital gaps by leveraging 5G and AI to provide safety and enhance social cohesion
02/20/2023
Poor nations seek to go green with debt swaps
Debt-for-nature and climate swaps are difficult and costly to agree but offer one way to unlock the vital finance needed for more sustainable economies.
02/09/2023
Treasury set to establish climate finance bank
The green bank is expected to provide a range of financial instruments including credit guarantees, risk-reduction facilities, debt and equity.
02/02/2023
SA's largest wind farm planned for Mpumalanga
"This is the heartland of energy in South Africa, and transforming the landscape over the next two or three decades to transition in a mindful way to renewable energy is important.
02/02/2023
This could be a game changer for South Africa
Deloitte published its economic outlook report for 2023, painting an uncertain picture for the South African economy this year.
02/01/2023
$1 million: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa grant to drive electric mobility shift in seven African countries
GMFA provides technical assistance and investment capital to accelerate and expand private sector investments
01/30/2023
Ramaphosa: Govt plan to help South Africans install solar may be announced soon
South Africa experienced over 200 days of load shedding in 2022, while not a single day of 2023 has been without cuts.
01/24/2023
Major renewables project for Sasol
The shutdown meant that the whole of South Africa’s oil-refinery fleet was out of service as other facilities have had production suspended for years prior.
01/19/2023
South African bank Investec secures US$80 mln to fund climate projects
South African bank Investec Bank Limited recently announced it has secured US$80 million in long-term senior credit facility from Proparco.
01/13/2023
Modelling software to support Ghana’s renewable energy aspirations
The software platform will also help the African nation work with neighbouring countries to adopt wider use of renewable energy in support of its energy goals and keep costs affordable for the consumer all year round.
01/10/2023
Knives out for energy red tape, says crisis committee
Crisis committee tackles permit process, which delays building of renewable energy projects
01/05/2023
Africa’s extraordinary green hydrogen potential
"As the global energy and climate crises unfold, mass-scale competitive green hydrogen is ready to provide energy security, affordability and decarbonisation."
01/03/2023
Climate change affecting Africans negatively – Report
The one of decisive agreements reached at COP27 was on a new “loss and damage” fund for vulnerable countries hard hit by climatic disasters.