Africa

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall As Libya Reopens Ports

Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar has pledged to reopen the country’s oil ports this weekend, the U.S. embassy in the North African country said in a sta…

South Africa

Exploring Hydrogen Resources in Africa Gains Momentum

Germany and Nigeria have agreed to establish a hydrogen exploration partnership that will benefit West Africa.

Solar thermal

Bokpoort CSP Project Achieves 21.7GWh Production Record in Winter

The South African-based Bokpoort CSP project, now in its fifth year of production, celebrated yet another huge production record.

Solar Power Plant

GreenYellow to Complete Two Solar Projects for 31.2 MWp

GreenYellow, the Casino Group's subsidiary specialized in photovoltaic solar energy production and energy efficiency, seems to have found the winning solution f…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Rig Platform Arrives in Mossel Bay Ahead of Drilling

The rig platform, the Deepsea Stavanger, arrived in Mossel Bay on 21 August ahead of its deployment to the Outeniqua Basin, where it is scheduled to work on the…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

South African Fuel Cell Technology Company to be Developed

The Development Bank of South Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation have committed project development funding to create a South African stationary …

Solar Power Plant

Droogfontein 2 Solar Park Begins Full Operation in South Africa

The Droogfontein 2 Solar Park situated near Kimberley in the Northern Cape, has reached full grid code compliance and commercial operation.

Energy Investment

Saud Electricity Signs $2.4bn Medium-Term Financing Agreement With 7 Banks

Saudi Electricity Company, the largest utility company in the Middle East and North Africa region, signed on Aug. 26 a syndicated financing agreement worth SR9 …

Crude Oil

Angola Aims to Ramp up Oil Production

Angola, Africa’s second-largest oil producer after Nigeria, will need foreign and government investments to discover up to 57 billion barrels of crude oil by 2…

Market Analysis

South Africa Sees Worst Power Cuts on Record in 2020, Research Shows

The power cuts by ailing state utility Eskom are one of the biggest challenges facing President Cyril Ramaphosa as he tries to revive investor confidence in Afr…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Camden Power Station Back Up, But Eskom Emissions Continue

Eskom’s Camden Power Station, close to Ermelo in Mpumalanga, resumed operations on Thursday after a four-month shutdown.

Nuclear Power Plant

Are African Countries Ready for Nuclear Energy

As the population grows and urbanization increases, African countries need to close the existing energy gap as well as prepare for future demand.

Power Construction

South Africa Seeks to Boost Grid System with Dispatchable Power

South Africa has been experiencing power supply issues and is now looking into available options including dispatchable power to boost the grid.

Power Construction

Another 500MVA Transformer Unit to Aid in Supporting Eskom Grid

In South Africa, a local Pretoria-based transformer manufacturer’s high voltage unit effectively passed all factory acceptance tests at the end of July.

Solar Power Plant

Botswana, Namibia Set to Sign 5 GW Solar Energy Plan

Botswana and Namibia are set to sign an agreement to develop solar projects of as much as 5 GW through installations built across their mostly flat, sunny lands…