Work underway on $1.5 billion Tema Port upgrade in Ghana
Construction work has begun on the new $1.5bn container terminal at the Port of Tema in Ghana at the start ...
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Global energy demand to increase by 40% by 2040
Global energy demand is expected to increase by 40 percent to 382.1 million barrels oil equivalent per day (mboe/d) by ...
IFC report finds MENA creating $265 billion renewable energy potential
A study released by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, shows that the historic global agreement on climate ...
Africa’s spending to top $5.6 trillion by 2025: McKinsey
Africa’s household and business spending will top $5.6tn by 2025 and its manufacturing output could reach $93bn, according to a ...
Solar and wind power costs set to fall by 59%
The average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease by between 26 and 59 per cent ...
Morocco leads the Middle East on renewable energy
Morocco has become the standard bearer on the global stage for the Middle East region in terms of its renewable ...
UAE and Morocco lead ‘smart’ MENA activities
Market research firm Euromonitor International released a white paper discussing the MENA region’s efforts in applied technology and the approach ...
Investor appetite for emerging market renewables rises
A change in global markets has seen more than half of global annual investment in clean energy targeted at emerging ...
Landmark year in global renewable energy investment
Global investment in renewable energy reached record levels in 2015, according to a new report from the United Nations. Renewable ...
Africa’s growing middle class creates increasing demand for packaged food
Olam International Ltd., one of the world’s largest food traders, is hunting for more investments in Africa as it looks ...
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