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A boost for renewable energy in Mali

Mali has received US$1.5 million from the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme in Low Income Countries (SREP) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). The SREP financing will significantly benefit the Project for Scaling-up Renewable Energy in Mali...
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Energy potential < restrictive policy

Several technology advances combined with reducing prices and innovative financing models have made renewable energy projects increasingly practical in sub-Saharan Africa. This in turn has made renewable energy projects less dependent on subsidies,...

Go green or go home

The concept of living a green lifestyle and indulging green infrastructure and building construction projects and developments was perceived to be “cool” and a great way of attracting column space and exposure in media platforms. It cost money to...

President lauds green building

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), has revealed its new green building in Pretoria to an eager mass audience – but one person in particular was extremely pleased to see how R8 billion will be spent over the next 27 years to run the...