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Total and Marubeni to Build 800MW Solar Plant in Qatar Ahead of World Cup

GreenTechMedia

French oil major Total and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have won the rights to build Qatar’s first utility-scale solar PV project, due online in time for the 2022 World Cup. Qatari national power firm Kahramaa has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement for the output of the project. Lowest-ever solar PPA price.

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Enlit Africa gathers stakeholders to discuss Africa’s energy transition

Smart Energy International

Enlit Africa – formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa – returns from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2022. The highlights will focus on the changing energy sector, the energy transition and the technology bringing light to millions across Africa.

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Europe’s ‘Destination Earth’ to deliver climate data for energy planning

Smart Energy International

The Destination Earth initiative has launched with the prospect of becoming a key input for the increasingly important climate data into planning in the energy sector among others. There are currently more than 300,000 users of the Copernicus data, primarily for energy applications and commonly for 4D reanalysis (i.e.

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Commitment to key strategies for investment-ready green infrastructure projects

Smart Energy International

Africa is full of potential infrastructure project opportunities in the pipeline. This is according to Hendrik Malan, CEO and partner at Frost & Sullivan and one of many expert speakers who will address the upcoming Africa’s Green Economy Summit taking place from 22–24 February 2023. Infrastructure investment opportunities.

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Enlit Africa and industry leaders showcase power and energy industry development

Smart Energy International

On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Yet, there is another side to this tale of darkness – one in which electrification, light, new interconnections and power developments are springing up all over the continent and innovative technology is being adopted at a rate never seen before.

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Laison delivers water meter solutions to Tanzania

Smart Energy International

As an active player in the African smart water metering field, the Company showcased a wide range of water meter solutions. Laison’s smart water meter solutions will help water utilities to effectively reduce NRW and ensure easy access to safe and affordable water. Smart Water Meter Solutions. Credit: Laison.

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From banks to bunds: how Africans are harnessing satellite data to financially derisk pastoral livelihoods

Planet Pulse

Although Africa as a whole has contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions, no continent has been more affected by climate change-induced natural disasters like flooding and droughts. Natural resources and energy sources. By: Njeri Maina and Megan Zaroda. How does that work? © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved.

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