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Lighting Africa solar lantern project in Burkina Faso
The Lighting Africa initiative was set up to address the limits to education and economic opportunity that come with lack of access to modern energy services. Part of the World Bank Group’s contribution to SEforAll, Lighting Africa has expanded basic electricity access through off-grid solar solutions to 32.3 million people across the continent, starting with pilot projects in Ghana and Kenya in 2009. Part of the Lighting Africa’s USD 1.5 million effort to expand off-grid solar access in Burkina Faso is a programme to offer solar lanterns to libraries in rural schools through partnerships…
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First NDC of South Africa
South Africa aims at capping its GHG emissions at a range of 398 to 614 MtCO2e over the period 2025 - 2030 .
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South Africa’s Low-Emission Development Strategy (SA LEDS) 2050
South Africa’s Low-Emission Development Strategy (SA LEDS) 2050 is based on years of work on climate change in the country. To support SA’s climate change response, the country published a National Climate Change Response Strategy in 2004 (DEA, 2004). This was followed by extensive scientific research and analyses to inform SA’s policy approach on climatechange.
The SA LEDS 2050 aims to succinctly build upon this foundation and articulate the path going forward in order to place the country on a low-carbon trajectory, while at the same time ensuring broader socio-economic development.The Strategy narrates… -
South African - German Energy Programme
The South African-German Energy Programme (SAGEN) is part of the bilateral cooperation between South Africa and Germany. SAGEN is funded by the German Government and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Additional funding for energy efficient streetlights in provided by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). SAGEN is focused on improving the implementation of policies and strategies to stimulate investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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South Africa Green Fund
The goal of the Green Found is to support high impact green projects that fall under umbrella of three main initiatives that reflect national policy priorities:
Green Cities and Towns
Low Carbon Economy
Environmental & Natural Resource Management
The allocation of found is broken down as follow:
75% for project development and investment in green projects;
20% for capacity building;
5% for policy and regulation.
Funding instruments available from the Fund include:
Capital grants
Soft loans
Equity
Ficial guarantees
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Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa
South Äfricas Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) was adopted on 19 March 2003. It focuses on South Africas energy needs from a holistic prospective and seeks to determine to what extent reliance should be placed on different energy sources such as coal, gas, renewable energy and nuclear energy. It addresses energy demand balanced with energy supply, transformation, economics and environmental considerations in concurrence with available resources. In addition, the IEP highlights the need for government to promote energy efficiency management and technology, lessen reliance on imported liquid fuels by exploring and developing oil and gas deposits and to continue with existing…
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Algeria
Algeria is a large oil and gas producer and exporter. In 2015, the country updated its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan to 2030, and put greater focus on the deployment of large-scale renewables, including solar PV and onshore wind installations, through various incentive measures.
- Overview
- Energy mix
- Emissions
- Electricity
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East African Community harmonised Minimum Energy Performance Standards
Six East African Community Partner States harmonised in 2025 Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and labelling requirements for room air conditioners and residential refrigerators.
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South African Renewable Energy Masterplan
This plan has a vision to 2030 and aims to develop renewable energy in the country. Key objectives are to foster renewables energy and battery storage project, to expand the industrial capacity in the renewable energy and storage value chain to create and sustain decent employment across the value chain, to shift to a more low-carbon electricity supply industry.
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South African National Standard SANS 941; SANS/EN 54511
The Mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling must meet the ASANS 941 SANS/EN 54511-3 standards while in Energy Consumption cooling mode only. The standard specifies test methods for the rating and performance of air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps using either air, water or brine as heat transfer media, with electrically driven compressors when used for space heating and cooling. This standard was adopted by law on the 28th of November 2014 through the notice "Compulsory specification for energy…
