Wind power in the Middle East & Africa

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South Africa dismisses coal lobby legal challenge

By Craig Richard, 17 March 2020

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenge against state utility Eskom signing power purchase agreements with operators of 2.3GW of renewables projects successful in the country’s fourth tender round.

Middle East and African installations slow in 2019

By Craig Richard, 13 February 2020

Wind power installations slowed in Africa and the Middle East last year, according to Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) figures, but the industry body expects faster growth in the next five years.

First power from first West African wind farm

By Craig Richard, 12 December 2019

Lekela has delivered first power to the grid from its 158.7MW Taiba N'Diaye project in Senegal, the west African country's first utility-scale wind farm.

Africa set for nine-fold wind capacity increase

By Craig Richard, 8 November 2019

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects Africa's wind power fleet to increase nine-fold between the end of 2018 and 2040, but the continent's small power markets and underdeveloped grids pose challenges to managing variability as renewables' penetration increases.

Wind set for bulk of new South African capacity to 2030

By Craig Richard, 18 October 2019

South Africa's government expects 14.4GW of new wind power capacity to be installed between 2022 and 2030 under its final Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) -- more than any other energy source in this period.

Africa's first wind-solar-storage hybrid project unveiled

By Craig Richard, 2 September 2019

Developers Windlab and Eurus Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kenyan authorities for what could be Africa's first hybrid renewable energy plant.