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In Africa — Mini & Microgrids Will Win, Floating Solar Power Arrives

May 12, 2023 admin africa, clean power, Eritrea, Ghana, grid, Malawi, microgrids, policy & politics, senegal, seychelles, Solar energy, solar lighting, solar lights, solar power plants, South Africa

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:44:59 +0000

As Mark Turner wisely pointed out in the comments section under my last article for CleanTechnica about solar mini grids in Africa: “Distributed AND ubiquitous AND lowest-cost. Mini and micro-grids will win.” With this sort of power, African countries can reduce pollution, desalinate sea water, create jobs and hopefully get rid of fossil fueled vehicles. […]

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Seychelles Really Should Push To Become The Norway of Africa & Lead In EV Adoption

January 3, 2023 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, seychelles

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 18:35:36 +0000

Norway leads the world in terms of EV market share for new car sales. Last month, plug-in electric vehicles took 89.3% share of the auto market. Electric cars are now so mainstream in Norway that Tesla’s Model Y recently beat a 53-year-old sales record. In 1969, 16,699 Volkswagen Beetles were sold in Norway. No vehicle […]

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The Seychelles Public Transport Corporation is Getting 22 Electric Buses!

January 1, 2023 admin africa, China, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, seychelles

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:05:08 +0000

The Seychelles Public Transport Corporation operates a fleet of about 250 buses of different types. They have 28-, 38-, and 52-seater buses. Most of them are made by TATA Motors from India. The Seychelles Nation newspaper reports that the Seychelles Public Transport Corporation’s (SPTC) fleet replacement policy stipulates that buses can only be kept in […]

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Seychelles Switches On 5 MW Solar PV Plus 5 MW / 3.3 MWh Battery Plant Developed By Masdar

January 1, 2023 admin africa, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, masdar, seychelles, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:05:03 +0000

The Republic of Seychelles is one of the few countries on the African continent where the access to electricity is 100%. Seychelles has an installed electricity generation capacity of just under 100 MW. About 80 MW of this is diesel generators. With about 85% of the country’s installed capacity being diesel generators in order to […]