Tag: Renewables

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19th January 2021

OPEC Welcomes Renewables but Stresses the Global Importance of Oil and Gas

Speaking at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum 2021, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mohammad Barkindo, showed support for the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable...
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19th January 2021

Secretary-General of UN Calls for ‘Urgent Transition’ from Fossil Fuels to Renewables in Africa, Others

During the virtual COP26 Roundtable on Clean Power Transition, a conference on climate action, that held on Monday, 11th January 2020, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres,...
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22nd August 2020

DRC launches Phase 1 of Kinshasa Solar City Project

Construction works for phase 1 of a 600 megawatts photovoltaic plant in the Menkao district of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo has was launched on Tuesday, 18 August...
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10th August 2020

South Sudan Turns to Renewable Energy for Electricity Expansion Project

In a webinar organised by Africa Oil and Power and the African Energy Chamber on 27th July 2020 and hosted by South Sudan, the country declared its intention to increase...
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6th August 2020

Senegal: Renewable Energy Production Equipment Exempted from VAT

The Ministry of Oil and Energy Senegal has excluded equipment used for the production of renewable energies from its Value Added Tax (VAT) in a bid to improve access to...
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