Industry Dynamics

Angola is calling interested companies and individuals to invest in its Lobito refinery. The public tendering process was launched on Friday by the country's oil minister.

Several details have emerged regarding the Moroccan government’s plans to study, and at a later date implement, the country's first national electric mobility plan that will advance the intersection of sustainability, transportation, and energy.

Egypt’s exports of iron and steel increased by 179 percent in the first five months 2021 to record $584 million compared to $209 million in the same period of 2020, according to a monthly Export Council for Building Materials report.

Notable figures such as Morocco’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Digital Economy, and the President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) will be speaking at the event.

Ivory Coast is one of West Africa's major energy players, exporting power to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Fasso, Mali and Liberia.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that renewable energy will contribute 22 per cent of Africa’s total energy consumption by 2030.

This came as Naivasha-based Rift Valley Roses and Ecoligo Solar Company launched the floating solar project in the country. The solar system has been installed on one of the reservoirs in the farm and can produce 69 kilowatts of power - providing the flower farm with clean energy.

Bui Power Authority installing 250MW peak solar plant to hybridize 400MW hydropower plant.Additionally, he indicated they were expanding this to a 5MW peak.

A May 2021 report by Charity Christian Aid says that by 2050 the changing climate will slash Kenya's optimal tea production conditions by over a quarter. This would hurt farmers and workers alike.