Energy

Rinnovabili • Olkaria geothermal power plant in Kenya
Geothermal
Menengai pushes Kenya’s geothermal capacity beyond 1 GW

Kenya’s installed geothermal capacity has surpassed 1 GW following a 70 MW addition at Menengai, while renewables accounted for 81.13% of domestic electricity generation in FY2025/26.

Rinnovabili • KenGen geothermal power plant at Olkaria, Kenya
Geothermal
Kenya courts manufacturers with geothermal energy

KenGen is seeking to attract manufacturers and energy-intensive businesses to its Green…

Rinnovabili • Electricity substation supporting grid stability and renewable energy integration in Kenya
Infrastructures
What Kenya needs to integrate more…

Kenya wind and solar integration will require more than new generation capacity.…


Rinnovabili • Forbes International Tower: Egypt's net-zero skyscraper
Infrastructures
Forbes International Tower: Egypt’s ‘greenest skyscraper’ aims for net-zero future

Egypt's ambitious Forbes International Tower, powered by renewables and hydrogen, sets a new benchmark for sustainable…

Rinnovabili • North Africa could become a strategic clean energy hub for Europe, with up to 24 GW of renewable power exported via submarine interconnectors.
Infrastructures
North Africa eyes 24 GW clean power exports to Europe

North Africa could become a strategic clean energy hub for Europe, with up to 24 GW…

Rinnovabili • African geothermal capacity
Geothermal
Africa’s geothermal boom set to outpace Europe by 2030

Africa’s geothermal sector is gaining momentum, with installed capacity set to outpace Europe within this decade…

Rinnovabili • Marine energy and wave farms along coastlines
Wave and Tidal Energy
Marine energy: wave farms to capture power along coastlines

Innovative coastal technologies are advancing marine energy, with wave farms designed to generate electricity and support…

Rinnovabili • South Africa is putting the retirement of its coal power plants on hold
Energy
South Africa delays coal plant closures to avoid blackouts

South Africa is putting the retirement of its coal power plants on hold, despite an €8.5…

Rinnovabili • Access to clean cooking energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy
Study maps clean cooking barriers with new geospatial tool

Access to clean cooking energy remains one of the most urgent and overlooked development challenges in…

Rinnovabili • Vertical forest in the Middle East and North Africa in Dubai
Infrastructures
Dubai unveils first Vertical Forest for MENA region

The first vertical forest in the Middle East and North Africa will be built in Dubai,…

Rinnovabili • Green-hydrogen-in-Africa-50-million-tonnes-potential
Hydrogen
Solar-driven hydrogen boom could unlock €1 trillion potential

Africa could produce up to 50 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually, supported by large-scale solar…