Applications for the 15th edition of the Micro-Grid Academy are now open. The session, to be held between 15th and 19th February 2021, will focus on renewable energy solutions for community needs and local development. Due to the current circumstances, it will be held online through video lectures of 2,5 to 3 hours each, and will be possibly complemented […]

19th January 2021 – The eighth Steering Committee of the renewAfrica Initiative was held today, during which the main stakeholders had the opportunity to recapitulate the progress made in the past months and outline the way forward. The meeting saw the exceptional participation of representatives of the European Commission and the European Investment Bank in […]

23rd December 2020 – RES4Africa Foundation and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment of Morocco signed an agreement to formalise their cooperation on key strategic initiatives in the fields of electricity and renewable energy. Access to electricity through renewables constitutes a pillar of sustainable growth. The use of abundant and diverse renewable energy sources […]

December 2020 – RES4Africa Foundation and the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) join forces to promote sustainable energy policies, technologies and solutions in the South- and East-Mediterranean and sub-Saharan African region. The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding on 30th November 2020 agreeing to share knowledge and expertise relating to […]

renewAfrica, the initiative backed by 27 stakeholders of the European clean-energy sector and led by RES4Africa Foundation, was presented today during the 2020 edition of the Advanced Training Course. The course provides more than 200 high-achieving professionals serving in public institutions, companies, universities and research centres with technical, economic and regulatory knowledge: in this context, […]

The 14th edition of the MGA ended today, delivered through online lessons due to the limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the difficulties and the challenging new modalities, the vocational capacity building was successfully implemented and 55 participants from about ten sub-Saharan countries were trained on mini-grids engineering, components and system design. At the […]

9th December 2020 – The renewAfrica Initiative was today presented at Photovoltafrica, the International Congress of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency based in Morocco. The presentation marks a milestone for the Initiative, as it is officially presented in Africa before an African and international audience. The presentation took place within the “The challenges of financing renewable […]

7 December 2020 – With the Paris Agreement celebrating its fifth anniversary this week, all eyes are on the world’s governments to urgently scale-up climate action. In a renewed call to action, RES4Africa Foundation is among the over 100 leading renewable energy players, as members of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Coalition for Action, […]

RES4Africa welcomes Salvatore Bernabei as new President: the new CEO of Enel Green Power succeeds Antonio Cammisecra in leading the Foundation in the promotion of renewable energy in Africa. The leadership change takes place in a particularly delicate moment due to the Covid-19 pandemic; however, the unprecedented international dynamics and the urgent needs of the […]

Despite Covid-19, the Micro-Grid Academy does not stop: the fourteenth edition of the vocational capacity building project led by RES4Africa Foundation – in collaboration with AVSI Foudation, St.Kizito VTI, Kenya Power, Strathmore University and EACREEE – begins today, 30th November. This edition of the MGA, which is traditionally based in Nairobi, will focus on “Module 3: […]