Environment
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Nigeria launches first organic waste power plant
London, April 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria has launched its first organic waste power-generating plant in the University of Nigeria, the first indigenous university in the country, ... -
Kenya to generate 600MW from wind energy over next six years
London, April 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has announced plans to add up to 600MW of new wind capacity over the next 6 years with the ... -
Global Environmental Facility allocates $20m to fight environmental challenges in Nigeria
London, April 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in the Federal Ministry of Environment, has allocated 20.65 million dollars to address the nation’s ... -
Egypt sets to launch world’s largest solar park
London, April 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Egypt is set to launch the Benban Solar Park- the largest park of its kind in the world in August ... -
PEG Africa raises $25m for off-grid solar expansion in West Africa
London, March 28, 2019 (AltAfrica)-PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, has raised a US$25 million Series C funding round, taking its ... -
Ugandan capital, Kampala beats Lagos, Kumasi, Kigali to claim lead role in the Africa Smart Towns Network
London, March 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Ugandan capital, Kampala City has been selected as the lead among the Twelve (12) African cities in the Africa Smart ... -
Zambia commissions $60 million solar power plant
London, March 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Zambia has commissioned its largest solar plant project and also the county’s first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) farm, constructed at ... -
World Bank, AfDB commit $47 billion to Africa for climate change
London, March 15, 2019 (ALtAfrica)-A huge sum of $47 billion will be pumped to the African climate finance thanks to the World Bank and ... -
Tanzania begins construction of 22 Solar-hybrid mini-grids to boost power supply
London, March 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Tanzania through Jumeme Rural Power Supply Ltd has embarked on construction of solar–hybrid mini–grids to boosts electricity power output in an ... -
UN worries about increased Chemical pollution as global production set to double by 2030
London, March 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-United Nations is deeply worried that countries will not meet the internationally agreed goal to minimise the adverse impacts of ...
