Observatoire Europe Afrique 2030

Green Hydrogen / Namibia

The Oshivela project developed in Namibia by HyIron is based on an innovative process for reducing iron ore in a rotary kiln using green hydrogen

Wind turbine blades / Morocco

Chinese manufacturer Aeolon started up a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Morocco in January 2025. Production capacity: 600 sets of blades/year.

Cables manufacturing / Kenya

Kencables Ltd (Kenya) joins “Champions of Green Industrialization in Africa”. This enterprise is an electrical cable manufacturer. The plant is located at Kinungi, at the heart of Nairobi’s Industrial Area.

Electric vehicle/Nigeria

The nigerian enterprise African Motor Works manufactures approximately 200 electric vehicles a month, including city buses, minibuses and tricycles.

The "Observatoire Europe-Afrique 2030" website is now suitable for mobile phone consultation

The “Observatoire Europe-Afrique 2030” website is now suitable for mobile phone consultation.

Plastic recycling / Kenya

Mr Green Africa is the 64th african enterprise to join “Champions of Green Manufacturing in Africa”. It is a major private player in Kenya’s recycling sector.

Bamboo Bicycle Frames / Uganda

Boogaali Bikes Uganda Ltd., bamboo bicycle frames manufacturer, joins the Directory of Green Industrialization Leaders in Africa.

Railway Equipment / South Africa

Radel Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer of railway and defense vehicle equipment. It is based in Johannesburg.

3-Wheels Electric Vehicle / South-Africa

MellowVans manufactures three-wheeled electric delivery vehicles, designed and built in South Africa at the Stellenbosch plant

Electric buses / Kenya

Kenyan company BasiGo starts assembling electric buses in Kenya. The company plans to assemble 1,000 electric buses over the next three years.

Artificial hair / Uganda

The enterprise “Cheveux Organique” has developed a pioneering approach, creating 100% biodegradable banana hair extensions.

Waste management / Tunisia

The Tunisian enterprise Eco-Gad joins the “Directory of Green Manufacturing Leaders in Africa”.

Case study #20: "Green Industrialization Leaders in Africa: What added value do they bring?"

New case study published by the Observatory: “Green Industrialization Leaders in Africa: What added value do they bring?”

Railway equipment / South-Africa

South African rail equipment manufacturers Naledi Ringrollers and Gear Rail complete the list of “Leaders in Green Industrialization in Africa”.

Solink EA Ltd. / Kenya

Solink EA Ltd. joins the list of the “Directory of Green Industrialization Leaders in Africa”.

Solar panels / Nigeria

Dutch solar module producer Solarge to produce 1 GW lightweight panels/year in Nigeria. the manufacturing project is scheduled to begin in Q1/2024 for commercial operations to begin in 2025.

Solar Panels / Nigeria

Auxano has commissioned a new 100 MW solar panel manufacturing unit in Ibeju Lekki (east of Lagos).

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium / Africa

At COP28, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Togo officially expressed their interest in joining the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium.

Solar Water Filter / Kenya

Kenyan start-up INNO-Neat Energy Solutions, founded in 2022, has designed “SafiSolar”, a solar water filter that makes water drinkable. The device is designed for rural areas.

Electrically assisted bike / Morocco

Rail Transportation Equipment / Egypt

Alstom plans to install two rail equipment manufacturing units (signalling panels, control circuits, electrical braids + various types of mobile units for metro lines, streetcars, light rail, monorail and express trains). Location: Borg al-Arab.

Electric vehicle / South-Africa

From 2024, BMW will manufacture the X3 hybrid model at its Rosslyn plant.

Hydrogen sector / Africa

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center is bringing together stakeholders from Africa’s green hydrogen sector for a discussion on Wednesday, June 21^st at 13:30 GMT (3.30pm french time)

Nigeria / Main manufacturers of photovoltaic panels in Africa

The three main manufacturers of photovoltaic panels in Africa are ART Solar (South Africa Durban factory), Sunprism (Egypt) and Borno (Nigeria)

Egypt / Solar concentrators

Absolicon will install a solar collector production line for Creative Power Solutions. Start-up expected in 2024.

Egypt - Railway manufacturing

Egypt - Electric buses

The Egyptian Minister of Transport has signed contracts with two of the country’s public companies for the manufacture and procurement of 100 locally produced electric buses (Ecofin – 06/12/2022).

Togo - Solar panels

A young self-taught entrepreneur (Lallé Nadjagou) manufactures intelligent solar panels, called “Solar Tracker” and “Panel Cleaner”. The panels are made from materials that are allowed to be recycled (Our Voice – 05/12/2022 – Togo).

Africa / Investment in renewable energy

Investment in renewable energy in Africa is at an “alarming” level despite the continent’s enormous potential, according to a report by the consulting firm BloombergNEF (Le Monde – 10/11/2022).

Ghana - Project "One District - One Factory" (1D1F)

125 factories have already broken ground under the One District – One Factory (1D1F)

Electric minibuses - South-Africa

GoMetro, MiX Telematics, HSW, ACDC Dynamics are working to deploy electric minibuses in the Stellenbosch Municipality (Western Cape Province) by January 2023.