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Welcome to the Zambia Renewable Energy Agency (ZARENA)

The Zambia Renewable Energy Agency (ZARENA) is an interest group for renewable energy stakeholders in Zambia. ZARENA’s main objective is to foster and promote the large-scale adoption of renewable energy in Zambia. This overall objective can be broken down into a... read more

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GET.invest offers business advisory and introduction to relief funds for Covid-19 struck companies

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit renewable energy companies worldwide and its effects put at risk what the community has ardently worked for in the past years: affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. While first repercussions are clear, future... read more

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Africa’s food import bill matches the size of Tunisia’s economy

Africa’s food import bill is likely to balloon, lifted by a deadly mix of shocks including the Covid-19 pandemic, desert locust invasion and natural disasters such as floods and drought.According to most recent World Bank data, Africa’s food import expenses stand at... read more

UPCOMING CALLS FOR PROPOSALS IN BURKINA FASO, LIBERIA, MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA

Following the decision made at the first Steering Committee of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA), BGFA will launch a Call for Proposals this autumn inviting interested off-grid energy service providers to compete for a number of funding windows. The aim is to... read more

Electrifying Rural Health Facilities: Ongoing Initiatives & Innovative Solutions

ARE, supported by GET.invest, has the pleasure to invite you to a webinar on electrifying rural health facilities with decentralised renewable energy (DRE) on 18 June 2020 at 14.00 – 16.15 CEST. GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investments... read more

Abu Dhabi confirms plans for record-low cost solar farm

Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) has confirmed plans for a record-breaking new solar farm, confirming that its latest project is set to be both the world’s largest solar development and will deliver power at a record low cost. ADPower’s subsidiary,... read more

World Bank debars Chinese electrical equipment firm over fraud on Zambia project

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Wednesday said China-based Liaoning-EFACEC Electrical Equipment Company Limited (LEEEC) would be ineligible to participate in bank-funded projects for 20 months due to fraudulent practices in connection with a project in... read more

The Unseen Link Between Clean Cooking and the COVID-19 Pandemic

AMSTERDAM, May 4 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and revealed to what extent current economic models are not sustainable. It has also shown that most countries are not equipped to cope with a health crisis. The World Food... read more

Spotlight On Africa’s Two Percent Share of Global Green Energy

Africa accounts for a paltry 1.9 percent of the global share of developed renewable energy capacity, casting a light on the continents vastly untapped market. Data compiled by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) puts the continent’s... read more

Zambia to add more than 1 400 MW of electricity by 2020-Energy Minister

Ministry of Energy will add more than 1 400 Megawatts of electricity to the national grid to improve electricity supply by 2020. https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/12/29/zambia-add-1-400-mw-electricity-2020-energy-minister/ Minister of Energy David Mabumba says this is... read more

Power Africa in Zambia!

USAID is working on a number of energy initiatives in Zambia, including technical assistance to the Ministry of Energy and the regulator to develop a Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (REFIT), complete with a standardized power purchase agreement (PPA).... read more

$7 million prize up for grabs!! Calling all entrepreneurs and developers of renewable energy projects in Africa

Access Power is offering you the chance to pitch your renewable energy project to a panel of specialists at the Africa Energy Forum in Copenhagen for the opportunity to win US$7million in project development funding. Access Power will provide the winners with a... read more

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ZIMEC: 8th Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference & Exhibition

Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 9:00 AM – Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 7:00 PM CAT Mining accounts for 12% of Zambia’s GDP and 70% of total export value. An analysis of mining in Zambia shows a clear historical link between levels of mining investment and wider economic development.... read more

Munich, 31 May - 1 June 2017

Off-grid Power Conference at Intersolar Europe 2017

Present your projects and technology solutions to public and private sector players. The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) are the exclusive off-grid partners of Intersolar Europe. Together, they offer a unique... read more

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