Media Monitoring, Wednesday 16 January

Germany mobilizes 150 billion euros for a partnership with Africa around hydrogen

January 16, 2025

🔋 Battery Storage

The Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) market represents a transformative shift in the energy landscape, enabling organizations to optimize energy use and integrate renewable sources without the upfront capital investment associated with traditional storage systems… (MarketUs)

Address­ing local chal­lenges with bespoke solu­tions and robust sup­port enables the com­pany to “pave the way for a more sus­tain­able and energy-secure future” says co-founder and MD Lance Dick­er­son…Dick­er­son anti­cip­ates a sig­ni­fic­ant increase in power-as-a-ser­vice applic­a­tions, where busi­nesses pay for energy based on use, in 2025… (PressReader)

💵 Funding & finance

Blended finance vehicle the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund has committed $29m to Côte d’Ivoire’s largest-ever solar power project. The project is one of several awarded under a new national IPP framework, as Abidjan looks to greater on-grid renewable capacity and increased imports from new interconnections to meet sharply rising electricity demand… (Africa Energy)

⚗ Hydrogen

Germany is strengthening its energy engagement in Africa with an allocation of 150 billion euros through the Global Gateway initiative. This partnership places green hydrogen at the forefront, addressing both Europe’s decarbonization needs and the economic aspirations of African countries… (EnergyNews)

The EU and Namibia have formed a partnership they say has the potential to attract $21bn in European private investments for the Southern African country’s green hydrogen sector… (ESI Africa)

🌊 Hydro Energy

Mega hydro dam project in Ethiopia nearly completed

Aregawi Berhe, director general of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project public participation coordination office, emphasized during a resource mobilization event that the GERD, Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, has achieved significant progress. He called for intensified fundraising efforts and greater citizen involvement to ensure the project's timely and smooth completion… (AzaNewsAgency)

⚛ Nuclear Energy

Maintenance work on the second 930MWe unit at the Koeberg nuclear plant in Cape Town has been completed. Following similar work at unit I in 2023, the lifespan of Africa’s first nuclear power plant – commissioned in 1984 – is expected to be extended by another two decades… (Africa Energy)

☀ Solar Energy

According to a report by Powerelec Nigeria, global solar installations hit a record 503 GWp in 2024, marking a 44% increase from 2023. The Africa Solar Outlook 2025 noted the trend continues with 2.5 GWp of new installations for the third consecutive year, bringing the continent’s total capacity (excluding residential) to 19.2 GWp… (TechLabari)

South Africa and Egypt are the two countries in Africa with the largest chunk of new solar capacity installed in 2024…The two countries account for nearly 80% of the nearly 2.5GWp installed in Africa in 2024, with commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects especially significant for South Africa… (ESI Africa)

While Asia, Europe, and North America dominate with 85% of installed green energy capacity, La Camera reminded that Africa lags far behind, accounting for just 1.6% of the market's growth despite the continent's vast potential… (TechTimes)

The West Africa Container Terminal Nigeria has donated and commissioned solar power systems to two primary healthcare centres in its host communities of Onne and Ogu, in its determination to enhance primary healthcare delivery in Rivers State… (PunchNg)

In the quest to tackle the global climate crisis and address the energy deficit in developing nations, EnergiyaGlobal has emerged as a shining example of innovation and impact. Spearheaded by Josef “Yossi” Abramowitz, a visionary leader often referred to as “Captain Sunshine,” the company is on a mission to revolutionize energy access in Africa and beyond… (TimesofIsrael)

🌐 General

Energy Security Market Size Was Valued at USD 17.52 Billion in 2023 and is Projected to Reach USD 42.1 Billion by 2032, Growing at a CAGR of 10.23 % From 2024-2032… (OpenPR)

While challenges persist, the continent's vast critical energy mineral reserves offer transformative opportunities, particularly in the context of the global energy transition. Minerals such as bauxite, chromium, cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese and nickel are vital for producing batteries, fuel cells and other components used in renewable energy systems, technologies and electric vehicles… (WeForum)

Rising electricity tariffs are driving South Africa’s manufacturing sector into crisis with industry warning of widespread job losses and plant closures. ArcelorMittal South Africa recently announced plans to wind down its steel production, citing high energy costs as a key factor… (Energize)

The report includes an introduction to key characteristics of the regional power sector landscape, and a consolidated regional analysis of potential scenarios for long-term power sector development in the region. In doing so, it partially documents the inputs and outputs of the SPLAT-Africa model that were elaborated by participants in the IRENA-CAPP programme, and provides a foundation of transparent power sector data for local stakeholders… (IRENA)

ADSW Summit: Tinubu urges investors to back nigeria’s green energy transition, reaffirms commitment to net zero emissions by 2060

Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit, President Tinubu called on international investors to partner with Nigeria in fostering sustainability and addressing the challenges posed by climate change… (AriseTv)

At a press conference at the fifteenth session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu Dhabi, Safiatou Alouma, IRENA Director General on Energy Transition, Climate and Green Industrialisation said that South Africa is a role model for successful African renewable projects… (IOL)

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