Renewable Energy

In the southern Tunisian city of Gabes, a green hydrogen project is in development, aiming to transform the local energy and economic landscape. However, this initiative faces objections from residents concerned about potential environmental risks, given Gabes’ history with polluting chemical industries.

Hurricane Melissa exposed the fragilities of Jamaica’s energy grid. When the hurricane hit on October 28, 2025, as a powerful category five storm, 540,000 customers, or 70% of Jamaicans on the island’s sole electricity grid, were left without power. Several transmission and distribution networks operated by the country’s only electricity provider, The Jamaica Public Service (JPS), were severely damaged.

Long known as an IT outsourcing hub, India is now emerging as a major data centre hotspot as new investments pour in. Despite generating around 20% of the world’s data, India hosts only 3% of global data centres. By the end of 2025, the country had amassed significant capital for new developments.

Africa's clean energy sector is advancing rapidly, from solar-powered villages to large-scale wind and solar farms. Africa holds vast, underutilized renewable energy potential—solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal—but is now investing in renewable energy and consolidating its share of global clean energy consumption. Though the continent is making great strides toward a greener future, it still faces significant challenges in transitioning to clean energy.

The South African public pension fund has been accomplishing this in several ways. The GEPF has invested in start-ups that add solar, wind, or biogas to South Africa’s grid, either as a sole or co-financier, since 2014.

Strive Masiyiwa, who sits on Netflix’s board , is Zimbabwe’s only billionaire but has reportedly not returned to his country of birth since 2000. However, earlier this month, he surprised market observers by announcing financing for a 300-hectare hybrid green energy and large-scale data center industrial park that will power AI and logistics operations. Startup owners are thrilled that green energy and big data infrastructure are breaking out of the Big 5 African nations (Ken