What does the Just Transition actually mean? New Private Markets' recent feature dives into this important topic, with James Magor, Director, Sustainability at Actis, speaking to Charles Avery for the piece. James provided Actis’ view of what constitutes a Just Transition and the importance of deploying skills training to create employment opportunities for local communities near investments, especially given the fact that renewable energy jobs tend to emerge in different areas from thermal energy-related jobs. James provided the example of Actis’ work with Lekela Power and the skills programme deployed in Senegal as an example of how the firm has sought to invest in a Just Transition. Click here for more: https://lnkd.in/g-48ytyw #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting #JustTransition
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Learn how Seriti Green is driving innovation and economic growth in Africa. Peter Venn discusses Seriti Green's projects in South Africa and Africa and their impact on Africa's energy landscape. https://lnkd.in/dEmi4EaE #RenewableEnergy #SeritiGreen #JustEnergyTransition #sustainability
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🚀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞'𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚! ☀️🌍 Exciting news! Solarge is bringing its groundbreaking technology to Nigeria. In partnership with InfraCorp: Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria and African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), a local 1GW Solar PV Manufacturing Plant is now in the works. An agreement was signed during the #COP28 summit. Key Highlights: ✨ Pioneering Solar Excellence: Solarge's patented technology introduces circular and lightweight panels, developed in close cooperation with SABIC, reducing carbon emissions by 20%-80% compared to conventional solutions. 🌍 Local Empowerment: Committed to Nigeria's growth, this cooperation aims to create jobs, foster economic diversification, and support local development initiatives. 🌐 Global Collaboration: With the support of The Netherlands and graced by Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy of The Netherlands: https://lnkd.in/eZxAXGPQ 📅 Timeline: Preparation kicks off in Q1 2024, with commissioning scheduled for 2025. Jan Vesseur, Solarge's CEO: "Our mission is to provide Nigeria with sustainable and resilient energy through our cutting-edge solar technology." Jaime de Bourbon de Parme adds, "Solarge's innovation is a pivotal step towards a greener and more prosperous future." Exciting times ahead for Nigeria's solar landscape as Solarge delivers state-of-the-art, patented solar panels! #SolargeInnovation #EndlessEnergy #SolarRevolution #SustainableFuture #CleanEnergyTransition #GreenEnergyInNigeria #COP28UAE SABIC SABIC Europe AFSIA (Africa Solar Industry Association) 🌞 Prof. Gerard de Leede
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Renewable energy: Belgian-Namibian cooperation ⚡ Namibia’s position on international shipping routes makes it an ideal hub for supplying ships with green fuel, and Belgium has the needed knowhow. ⛽ Shipping group CMB.TECH, together with Ohlthaver & List group, are present, building the first green hydrogen filling station in Africa. 💧 Belgian start-up COOSHA Impact Ventures’s ambition is to have 100 000 families in Africa cooking on green hydrogen instead of polluting firewood by 2030, produced with Solhyd solar panels developed in Belgium. 🚢 Port of Antwerp-Bruges International concluded an agreement with Namibian Ports Authority - Namport to develop North Port, a new green energy port. An MOU was also signed between CMB, Cleanergy Solutions Namibia, Namport and POAB to build the first African hydrogen-powered ship! #EmbracingOpenness #Belgium #openforpartnerships #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation #Partnership #Solhyd #COOSHA #CMB #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen FOD Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking
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Critical and impactful initiative that will help alleviate the energy poverty (in 2020 only 48% of SSA had access to electricity) and pollution (air pollution is the 2nd largest cause of death in Africa).
⚡ Expanding access to #cleanenergy in sub-Saharan #Africa has the potential to transform the lives of millions of people across the region. With greater access to reliable, renewable, and affordable power as a primary objective, we are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Swarm-e Leave No One Behind: Bottom-Up Energy Transformation of Last-Mile Communities’ project. 💡 This pioneering initiative, co-funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, aims to revolutionise clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa to provide last-mile communities with decentralised, decarbonised, locally owned energy infrastructure. BwB is part of a project consortium, which includes European and African research institutions and private sector partners, that will work directly with local communities in Tanzania and Rwanda. "This project will employ innovative and impactful technological and financial solutions to an area of critical importance for improving economic and social well-being in sub-Saharan Africa.” commented Chris Smith, BwB Managing Director. “We are excited to get started with this transformational initiative.” Reginald Asare (BSc, MSc, MBA, CEIM) Shelmith Theuri, Wanjohi Theuri Gift Nhlane Violette Chanza-Santhe Alsen Ndaruhutse, MSc, MME, PMP®, Prince 2®, MEAL DPro Yves TUYISHIME Nehru Pillay Tomas Sales Danny O. Leah Kibe Isaac Caiger-Smith Ede Borbely Heather Matson MicroEnergy International Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy VITO inèdit Europroject - Tinexta Group International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) RES4Africa Foundation OffGridBox University of Rwanda EKOglobe ELICO Foundation TAREA TZ WE!Hub Victoria Limited i2m Unternehmensentwicklung GmbH ME SOLshare Ltd.
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Again, not in our investment portfolio, but as always, we celebrate any good impact investing and productive outcomes – especially when they apply to South Africa. The Nelson Mandela University's Development Studies Researcher Prof Janet Cherry recently posted an article about the R109bn Coega green hydrogen project. One of the biggest private sector investments in SA, this project will culminate in the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia for export, through the erection of its own solar and wind energy systems and a desalinator to harvest the brine water it needs to produce salt. The project will also be geared around an energy partnership with the metro where it will supply the city with surplus clean energy and the municipality will feed it into the grid when there is insufficient renewable energy available. Cherry, an activist in the field of sustainable and participatory development, said she was in favour of green hydrogen but only if it was linked to a local industrialisation initiative. #impactinvesting #renewableenergy #greenhydrogen #greenammonia #investments #sustainabledevelopment
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Investing in renewable energy in Africa is not just about sustainability, it's about creating opportunities for the youth, fostering global collaboration, and driving economic growth. Let's empower the future together! 🌍💡 #RenewableEnergy #Africa #SustainableDevelopment
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In response to the global demand for green energy and the pursuit of higher economic growth, the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) is shifting its development strategy from services and infrastructure to advanced, high-value manufacturing sectors powered by renewable energy. This strategic transition aims to ensure that low-carbon and resource-efficient manufacturing will contribute to 30% of Sarawak’s GDP by 2030. #SarawakDevelopment #SarawakInvestment #SEDC #DevelopmentStrategy
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DBN, Green Hydrogen Council ink agreement to advance Namibia’s green industrialisation The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and the Green Hydrogen Council (GHC) of Namibia have signed a five-year agreement to formalize a working arrangement aimed at advancing Namibia’s green industrialization efforts. The partnership, according to the DBN and GHC, aligns with Namibia’s national focus on leveraging its world-class solar and wind resources to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia, driving sustainable economic growth and social development. https://lnkd.in/dQvpT72f #namibia #greenindustrialisation #collaboration #greenhydrogen #greenammonia Green Hydrogen Namibia John Steytler Obeth Mbuipaha Kandjoze
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The European Union (EU) has recently announced a new 1-billion-euro investment strategy to help secure vital raw materials for European industry and to develop green hydrogen technology from Namibian resources. 🌽💰💡 The strategy aims to secure resources such as raw materials - particularly rare earths - from Namibia in order to reduce the European Union's dependence on supplies from outside the continent. Furthermore, it is hoped that the investment will provide a major boost to the economy of Namibia, and the new strategy has garnered significant support from leading green energy stakeholders in the country. 📢🤝 Ultimately, the initiative is set to revolutionise the energy landscape in Namibia through substantial investments towards green hydrogen production and storage capacity. 🤩 This is a step towards transforming the European energy market and driving renewable energy supply in Namibia. 🌿#Namibian #EUinvestment #GreenEnergy
EU plans €1bn of Namibian investments to secure raw materials and green hydrogen
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