Africa

SolarAid confirms Department for International Development funding, as Macquarie Capital and Low Carbon fund £29m in new solar projects

Department for International Development and White House sponsor index aiming to drive clean investment in 55 developing countries

Completed 120MW Ashegoda wind farm is expected to produce 400 million kWh of electricity a year

Desertec's grand vision may have been dealt a blow, but desert solar power could still play a major role in the world's clean energy mix

Company teams up with local firm Momentous Energy to form Solarcentury Africa joint venture

Foundation separates from Dii following disputes over strategies and 'managerial style'

Google dishes out £500,000 to charity committed to distributing zero emission solar lighting technologies

Politicians from 10 countries promise to highlight benefits of a transition to a low-carbon economy

SolarReserve, the Kensani Group, and Intikon Energy close $260m financing for 96MW Jasper Power Project

Kenyan island aims to become free of the disease thanks to solar-powered, insecticide-free mosquito traps