Ethiopia’s Middle Class Ditching Gasoline Vehicles for Electrics With Chinese EVs Dominating Race

Solomon Shenkutie, a ride-hailing driver in Ethiopia’s bustling capital, Addis Ababa, made a life-changing decision six months ago: he swapped his gasoline-powered car for a Chinese-made electric vehicle. “I spent most of my earnings on fuel, and prices are only expected ...

South Africa’s Largest Private Solar Project to Power Chinese Chrome Smelting Factory

A Chinese consortium is developing a 100-megawatt solar power project in South Africa’s Limpopo Province to provide renewable energy to Samancor Chrome, one of the region’s largest minerals-processing companies. The project is a partnership between Samancor, CGN Africa Energy—a Chinese ...

Could China Provide the Renewable Energy Investment Indonesia Needs?

By Joan Aurelia During his first state visit as Indonesian president, Prabowo Subianto oversaw the signing of a $10 billion investment deal in Beijing last November. While the agreement spans sectors such as health, biotechnology, manufacturing, food security, and finance, renewable energy ...

In-Depth: China’s Finance for African Renewables Rebounds After Two-Year Lull

By Anika Patel New data reveals a rebound in Chinese financing of renewable energy projects in Africa in 2023, following a lull over the past few years.

Discontent Shadows Kenya’s Biggest Chinese-Funded Solar Power Project

Although the community initially agreed to the plant and were paid for their land, Abdi says that without the other promised benefits, they now regret their decision.

UN’s Guterres Says China-Africa Ties Can Drive ‘Renewable Energy Revolution’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders Thursday that expanding ties between China and the continent could "drive the renewable energy revolution." Guterres and more than 50 African leaders are attending this week's China-Africa forum, according to state media.

Chinese Consortium Joins Botswana’s Renewable Energy Coterie

A Chinese consortium, Sinotswana Green Energy, is building a 100MW solar plant in Jwaneng, one of Botswana’s diamond mining towns some 170 kilometers west of the capital, Gaborone. The two Chinese members of this consortium are China Harbor Co ...

FOCAC Should Focus on Promoting Green Energy Projects: Standard Bank

Energy issues are widely expected to be very high on the agenda at the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit that gets underway on September 4th in Beijing. Most African countries are facing chronic power shortages that are increasingly exacerbated by ...

Coal-Free Future: A Diary From China-Indonesia Energy Field Trip

Do you remember when the weather was small talk? It used to be a conversation you would have with a stranger at the bus stop, perhaps about the imminent rain or how unusually hot today is before it became quiet again and your ride arrived.

Egypt’s Chinese Green Hydrogen Project Could be a Blueprint for Africa

Egypt and China are seeking to consolidate economic and investment cooperation in various areas of common interest, including clean energy through the China hydrogen project. The China International Energy Group (CIEG) intends to establish a $5 to $8 billion project ...
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