Africa - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/africa/amp/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png Africa - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/africa/amp/ 32 32 Too few women managing Africa’s clean energy companies states report https://www.powerengineeringint.com/editors-picks/diversity/too-few-women-managing-africas-clean-energy-companies-states-report/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:29:21 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142135 Shortlist and the GEAPP released a report highlighting latest data on the experiences of women in the clean energy sector in Africa.

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]]> James Humfrey appointed to lead Xlinks Morocco – UK Power Project https://www.powerengineeringint.com/smart-grid-td/td-infrastructure/james-humfrey-appointed-to-lead-xlinks-morocco-uk-power-project/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:55:47 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141814 Xlinks has appointed James Humfrey as its new CEO to lead the Xlinks Morocco – UK Power Project, in anticipation of projected portfolio growth.

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]]> Why solar storage solutions should be remotely monitored https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/why-solar-storage-solutions-should-be-remotely-monitored/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 07:26:31 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141384 Proactive monitoring and maintenance are essential for businesses that need 100% uptime, but especially so for a country like Nigeria, with a booming telecommunications sector.

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]]> GE Vernova to convert Moroccan thermal power plant to hydrogen https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/ge-vernova-to-convert-moroccan-thermal-power-plant-to-hydrogen/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:45:58 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=140860 GE Vernova will undertake studies to convert the 99MW Laâyoune Thermal Power Plant, currently fuelled by heavy oil fuel to hydrogen

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]]> South Africa’s first public battery storage tender awards 1GWh in BESS projects https://www.powerengineeringint.com/energy-storage/south-africas-first-public-battery-storage-tender-awards-1gwh-in-bess-projects/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 07:12:04 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=139874 South Africa’s first public battery storage tender has awarded preferred bidder status for three battery projects totalling 1,028MWh/257MW.

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]]> ACWA Power signs PPA for largest hybrid renewable project in South Africa https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/acwa-power-signs-ppa-for-largest-hybrid-renewable-project-in-south-africa/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:18:34 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=139651 ACWA Power is now the lead shareholder and developer in the ACWA Power Project DAO, a 150MW dispatchable renewable hybrid power plant.

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]]> Sungrow to supply South Africa’s first wind-solar-battery VPP project https://www.powerengineeringint.com/energy-storage/sungrow-to-supply-south-africas-first-wind-solar-battery-vpp-project/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:51:45 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=139422 Sungrow will supply EDF Renewables with liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers for the Umoyilanga project in South Africa.

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]]> ABB solutions to power up Mauritanian gold mine https://www.powerengineeringint.com/coal-fired/strategic-development-coal-fired/abb-solutions-to-power-up-mauritanian-gold-mine/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:42:14 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=138659 ABB Electrification is set to provide an end-to-end switchgear and circuit breaker solution to the Tasiast 24k mining plant in Mauritania.

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]]> Commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion tech launched https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/marine/commercial-scale-ocean-thermal-energy-conversion-tech-launched/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:15:07 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=138486 Global OTEC has presented its next-generation Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion platform which can generate 1.5MW net output.

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]]> Husk Power Systems bags $43m to drive mini-grid deployment https://www.powerengineeringint.com/decentralized-energy/husk-power-systems-bags-43m-to-drive-mini-grid-deployment/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:18:59 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=138037 Husk Power Systems has closed $43 million in Series D funding and secured an additional $60 million in debt from several financial institutions.

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