The most comprehensive and transparent analysis of China’s role in the global energy transition shows a significant shift to renewables compared to the past decade, dominated by mega solar projects in Asia and Africa, but varying to include niche areas like biomass in some places
Author: Markel Zilla
First held in 2014, AIX Power & Renewables has become one of the meeting places of choice for Africa’s power sector stakeholders, including leading private and public sector investors, African officials and project developers
Africa’s renewable rise & the shift from climate policy to energy security While global investment in renewables and hydrogen saw a cooling period in 2025 — with global deal counts sliding by nearly 27 per cent — Africa emerged as a resilient outlier. According to new data from Fieldfisher, African renewable deal values quadrupled from…
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The EU has an opportunity to build a win-winenergy partnership with Africa. It is well placed to be part of Africa’s power choice at a critical moment in global energy contestation. As the United States seeks to dominate trade in fossil fuels and China leads in renewable energy production, both the EU and Africa need…