Africa & Middle East

Tech Talk | Shading the Sun Mar 12, 2024

Shading the Sun and other forms of geoengineering are increasingly being mooted to slow the pace of global warming.

Strategic $1.3bn fund to interconnect Southern African transmission Mar 06, 2024

How to build Africa’s battery supply chain Feb 27, 2024

DEWA implements Microsoft Copilot and Security Copilot Feb 01, 2024

E.ON backs new €110m fund for digitalisation of the energy transition Jan 31, 2024

Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA Jan 24, 2024

Jan 24, 2024

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has reported record low customer minutes lost and significant water savings in 2023.

Jan 04, 2024

South Africa’s first public battery storage tender has awarded preferred bidder status for three battery projects totalling 1,028MWh/257MW.

Jan 03, 2024

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the European Space Agency have signed an agreement on the development of space applications.

Dec 13, 2023

Sungrow will supply EDF Renewables with liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers for the Umoyilanga project in South Africa.

Dec 08, 2023

Octopus Energy’s Kraken tech platform will be trialled by TAQA, one of the largest integrated utilities in the EMEA region.

Nov 14, 2023

The Drakenstein Municipality is home to Africa’s first RM AirSeT SF6-free MV switchgear; an innovation of French multinational Schneider Electric.

Oct 24, 2023

The EBRD loan in Egypt will finance the capital of UMC, including for importing copper cathodes, which are key to the production of cables.

Oct 18, 2023

Hear from a South African Municipality on how the SF6-free transition is revolutionising how they operate their power distribution system.

Oct 13, 2023

Capalo AI has raised €500,000 in pre-seed funding to develop its virtual power plant and market forecasting platform.

Oct 04, 2023

In Seychelles, the Saudi Fund for Development has officially inaugurated the 33kv Transmission Network of South Mahe Island Project.

Sep 29, 2023

Greece and Saudi Arabia have formed a special purpose company, Saudi Greek Interconnection, to investigate interconnection feasibility.

Sep 26, 2023

Kadri Simson and Amani Abou-Zeid agree energy storage must unlock more innovation.