Tag Archives: Green economy

SA and Egypt leave the rest of Africa in the dust with their wind power pipeline and potential(DM)

South Africa and Egypt are leading Africa with their installed capacity for clean wind energy, followed closely by Morocco. However, a significant number of potential wind energy projects across Africa are at risk because of a lack of finance, unstable policy regimes and grid constraints. This is according to the first Status of Wind in Africa […]
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Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy (TDN)

Mining operations account for some 4%-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. But some miners are moving to reduce use of fossil fuels in extracting and refining, partly due to pressure from downstream customers that want more sustainable supply chains. Click here to read the full article

Government and Land Bank launch funding initiative to provide alternative power solutions for farmers (DM)

Farmers have been thrown a lifeline with a blended finance instrument that aims to tackle the negative impacts of rolling blackouts on productivity faced by agricultural producers, said Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, at a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday. The R1.21-billion Agro Energy Fund — a partnered […]
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Senegal secures $2.7bn in climate finance from G-7 nations (Moneyweb)

The deal is modeled after one South Africa is pursuing with G-7 countries and several institutions to access $8.5 billion in climate finance. Senegal has secured 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) of funding from Group of Seven countries to transition to cleaner energy, making it the first country that doesn’t rely on coal for electricity […]
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Battery Metals 2023: Powering the green economy (EN)

The clean energy transition has unleashed unprecedented demand for key minerals and metals. Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite are crucial to battery performance, longevity and energy density. Rare-earth elements are essential for permanent magnets used in wind turbines and electric vehicle (EV) motors, while copper underpins electricity-related technologies. These so-called critical minerals and metals are considered the building blocks for the green and digital economy, […]
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Nedbank sees R10bn pipeline of green energy projects (Moneyweb)

SA still has enormous potential, despite the ‘material challenges in the short-to-medium term,’ says the bank’s CEO. Nedbank has increased its green finance pipeline to more than R10 billion as more South African businesses invest in private power generation after the government lifted restrictions to help resolve the country’s energy crisis. There are very strong […]
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Investing in South Africa roadmap 2020 (Deloitte)

The Investor Roadmap provides both foreign and domestic investors with a broad overview of the social, regulatory and economic environment in which they can expect to operate, highlighting the key features and investment incentives that we believe make doing business in South Africa an attractive proposition.  Download report here..

Doing business in Africa 2020 (World Bank)

The Doing Business 2020 study shows that developing economies are catching up with developed economies in ease of doing business.  Main findings for Doing Business 2020: Doing Business captures  294 regulatory reforms implemented between May 2018 and May 2019. Worldwide, 115 economies made it easier to do business. The economies with the most notable improvement in Doing Business […]
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