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Kabisa & Societe Petroliere Partner to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure Across Rwanda

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, rwanda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:51:08 +0000

Rwanda is one of the few countries on the African continent that has very progressive policies for electric vehicles. These policies include some pretty cool incentives for EVs, such as the following. Fiscal Incentives: Electricity tariffs for charging stations to be capped at the industrial tariff. This means that charge … [continued]

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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Be Higher Up On The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 2

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, hydroelectric, Kenya, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, tanzania, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:05:01 +0000

There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]

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Greenspoon Partners With Roam To Launch Faster Deliveries In Kenya Using Electric Motorcycles

August 22, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:54:02 +0000

Roam and Greenspoon have partnered to offer sustainable deliveries and support local farms. Greenspoon customers get orders in under 99 minutes with the Roam Air electric motorcycle, down from 3 hours. Five years ago, we covered Greenspoon’s journey to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Kenya’s first artisan online food store … [continued]

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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Really Be Higher Up The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 1

August 20, 2024 admin africa, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 20:13:43 +0000

There is a big Summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is the 44th edition of this summit. Heads of state for all 16 members are expected to attend. The SADC website says: “The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic … [continued]

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This Alarming Southern Africa Agriculture Statistic Should Spring Regional Leaders Into Decisive Action

August 18, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, climate change, drought, El Niño, Food security, Malawi, Water, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:25:50 +0000

There is a serious drought currently affecting a number of countries in southern Africa. Some reports say this is the worst drought in over 100 years. The problem is that these droughts are becoming too frequent and increasing in severity, it appears. I read an article this week from a … [continued]

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Cheap EVs in Africa & South America, Robotaxi Leaders, Tesla California Sales Crisis — Top Cleantech Stories

August 7, 2024 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica top 10, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, market research, research, robotaxis, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:04:16 +0000

It may be summer, but there are still tons of cleantech stories rolling through. From cheap electric cars making their way into African and South American countries, to robotaxi firsts and progress, to EV sales grow in different corners of the world. Let’s roll through each of them for more. … [continued]

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Solar Partners Join Forces to Help Newborns & Mothers in Africa by Installing Solar Powered Freshwater Solution

August 6, 2024 admin africa, clean power, HEALTH, longi, longi solar, mozambique, Solar energy, Water

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 05:00:59 +0000

A solar alliance of LONGi, one of the world’s largest solar technology companies, and Senergia, a leading Swedish wholesaler of solar energy, teamed up to support the Non-profit “Project Vita” by donating a solar-powered freshwater system for a maternity clinic in the village of Linga Linga in Mozambique. After constructing … [continued]

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The Chery Omoda E5 EV Will Be Assembled In Kenya Starting Next Month!

August 3, 2024 admin africa, chery, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Kenya, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:25:22 +0000

Chery has announced a new partnership with Kenyan Afrigreen Automobile Limited with a $20 million investment in an electric vehicle assembly plant in Kenya.

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South Africa Announces Bold Shift to Renewables and Nuclear

August 2, 2024 admin africa, african national congress, energy action plan, energy security, eskom, independent power producers, integrated resource plan, International, Legal & Regulatory, Management, Markets, ministry of electricity and energy, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, renewable energy transition, Renewables, South Africa, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:44:01 +0000

Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to

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Zero Carbon Logistics & SANY Global in Proposed Partnership for South Africa’s First Electric Truck Charging Highway Network

August 1, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:45:02 +0000

South African electric car drivers can now comfortably charge across the country’s major highways, such as the N3 from Johannesburg to Durban. One can comfortably do this even in an EV with a relatively small battery pack by today’s standards, as illustrated in this recent road trip from Johannesburg to … [continued]

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