Public-Private Partnerships Aim To Build Clean Energy Projects In Africa
At least 500 million are living in Africa without access to electricity. The continent needs billions for clean energy projects. One idea is to form a creditworthy intermediary that supports regional market integration and that creates scale to bring down green energy prices. One of the reasons why sub-Saharan Africa has so many without power […]
Warren Buffett Has Started The Biggest Energy Revolution
Did you hear the news about a “breed” of stocks that made investors the richest in 2019? It’s not housing stocks, which enjoyed a record rally last year. It’s not even everyone’s beloved tech stocks like Netflix or Facebook. This may sound like a joke if you’ve followed this sector for long, but the hands-down […]
Government Wants Foreign Companies to Build Public Infrastructure Works
The Jair Bolsonaro administration wants to allow foreign companies to bid for infrastructure projects and become government suppliers without the need for a Brazilian subsidiary. It will likely introduce a new measure soon. The Ministry of Economy thinks the measure will ease the participation of international groups in infrastructure works – such as on highways, […]
Lixo transformado em energia
A Companhia Energética de Brasília (CEB) recebeu neste mês um relatório com possíveis soluções ambientais e sustentáveis para atenuar os impactos na região do antigo Aterro do Jóquei, também conhecido como Lixão da Estrutural. O Projeto de Remediação Ambiental, Energética e Sustentável para Aterros (Raeesa), da Universidade de Brasília (UnB), estuda propostas para transformar o […]
BID empresta US$ 110 milhões para financiar GD solar
O BID Invest, braço do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, emprestou US$ 110 milhões à cooperativa brasileira de crédito Sicredi, que deverá utilizar os recursos para financiar projetos de geração solar distribuída no Brasil. O mercado de GD está em expansão no país e hoje soma 2,3 GW de capacidade instalada, com a fonte solar fotovoltaica […]