Energy

Creating the framework

Creating the framework

For the continent’s renewables sector to take off, it will have to draw on past experiences, mobilise investors and... Read more
10 Aug, 2017
Life force

Life force

The enormous projects being undertaken in Africa to improve access to water and electricity must be developed with sustainability... Read more
10 Aug, 2017
Built for the future

Built for the future

Increasingly, companies in Africa are opting for environmentally friendly construction methods because they are sustainable and, over the long... Read more
10 Aug, 2017
Alternative investments

Alternative investments

Africa’s commitment to renewable energy has seen a growing demand to raise financing for future projects.
5 May, 2017
High-tech thinking

High-tech thinking

Recent advances in energy-efficient technologies mean more accessible and cost-effective alternatives for consumers of power.
5 May, 2017
The generation equation

The generation equation

Advances in technology have made a strong case for more use of renewables
in the sector’s power production mix.
27 Jan, 2017
Atomic numbers

Atomic numbers

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa have all recently taken major steps towards new or expanded nuclear power programmes.... Read more
18 Oct, 2016
A light touch

A light touch

African businesses need to utilise the latest technology to make the most use of energy.
22 Apr, 2016

Citizen power

Forward-thinking solutions have led to ingenious ways of harnessing solar energy taking it beyond the rooftop and, in some... Read more
11 Feb, 2016
Power up

Power up

On a continent with chronic electricity shortages, the race to add energy-generation projects to the African grid is increasingly... Read more
16 Nov, 2015