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Senegal Sets the Pace With West Africa's Biggest Wind Farm

Senegal has opened the first large-scale wind farm in West Africa - a facility that will supply nearly a sixth of the country's power when it reaches full capacity later this year, writes Nellie Peyton for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

West Africa: Senegal Opens Region's First Big Wind Farm in Push for Renewables

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 24 February 2020

With the wind farm, Senegal will get 30% of its energy from clean sources, in a push to cut its dependence on fossil fuels Read more »

wind farm (file photo)

Africa: Angola and Senegal to Champion Sdg7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 Mw of Clean Energy Capacity By 2025

UNECA, 23 September 2019

9. On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate action, a group of like-minded… Read more »
Nigeria: West African Countries Present Scorecard On Climate Change

Daily Trust, 4 December 2019

Climate change has adversely affected lives and economic activities in the West Africa region. The 2019 second ordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament allowed lawmakers from the… Read more »
Africa: Powering Africa's Transformation with Clean Energy

allAfrica, 11 February 2020

The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Plans to Make the Continent a World Leader in Renewables

IPS, 11 November 2019

Africa, where close to half of its 1.2 billion have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy. As global business and development leaders met in… Read more »
Africa: Investment to Make Continent a World Leader in Renewables

IPS, 11 November 2019

Africa, where close to half of its 1.2 billion people have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy. As global business and development leaders… Read more »
Senegal: How Climate Change Is Plunging Senegal's Herders Into Poverty

IRIN, 10 October 2018

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InFocus

Renewable Power Surge in Africa Faces Labour Shortage

With demand growing for renewable energy entrepreneurs and for workers in product assembly, sales, marketing, finance and intellectual property, efforts are now underway to provide ... Read more »
- Africa: Renewable Power Surge in Africa Faces a Shortout - Not Enough Workers
- Tunisia: Wind Power Production - Licenses Granted to Four Foreign Companies
Renewable Energy Investment in Africa Hits U.S.$3 Billion

The total investments in renewable energy in Africa rose from U.S.$750 million in 2004 to U.S.$3.6 billion in 2011. Read more »
- Africa: Renewable Energy Investment in Africa Hits N4 Billion
- Africa: Push for Investments and Cooperation, African Countries Urged

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