Africa

Hydropower Plant

South Africa, DRC Forge Ahead with Inga 3 Hydropower Project

The Democratic Republic of Congo recently concluded a week-long conference on the beleaguered Grand Inga 3 hydropower project.

South Africa

The Future of South Africa’s Coal Industry is Not What it Used to be

The future of the once-booming South African coal industry is no longer what it used to be or, to use another well-known old saw, the ‘winds of change’ seem t…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Problems with Water Licences Delay South African Coal Power Project

South African non-profit environmental organisation, groundwork, has challenged two water use licences granted to ACWA Power for the development of a new coal p…

Wind Power Project

China Energy in South Africa Holds Open Day Event on Wind Power Project

​An Open Day to showcase operations, COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, and resumption of work at the De Aar wind power project, South Africa's…

How to Bring Affordable, Sustainable Electricity to Africa?

How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa?

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Bambili to Play a Key Role in South Africa’s Hydrogen Future

Bambili Energy, part of South African investment firm Bambili Group, has said it will provide guidance on accelerating the deployment of hydrogen fuel cell tech…

Oil & Gas Trade

Libya's Oil Blockade Will Help Clear the Global Supply Glut

Libya's port blockade is set to keep the North African country's oil off the market until at least the fourth quarter of 2020

Hydropower Plant

Tanzania is Constructing Africa's LARGEST Hydro-Power Dam on River Rufiji

Tanzania is building the $3.6 billion Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station.

Energy Storage Battery

South Africa Launches Tender for Large Scale Storage Battery

South Africa Utility firm Eskom has announced a tender for a large scale storage battery for the Skaapvlei substation at Vredendal, in the Western Cape.

Microgrid

EAST AFRICA: EACREEE Joins Forces with RES4Africa to Promote Micro-Grids

The RES4Africa Foundation announced on July 29, 2020 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable E…

Nigeria

Nigeria Govt Reiterates Pledge to Unlock Opportunities in Gas Sector

The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has said Africa, particularly Nigeria, has huge gas resources which can…

Mozambique

AfDB Takes Stock of Water Projects that Have Benefited 20m Africans

From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and urban areas of Africa have gained access to clean drinking water for the fi…

Electricity Trade

World Bank Programme to Enable Electricity Trade in West Africa

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a total of $300 million in International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants to support reforms that wil…

South Africa

Eskom Wins Tariffs Hike Case, Overruling Energy Regulator

The judgement on the Eskom board review of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s decision on the Multi-Year Price Determination 4 was delivered on Tu…

South Africa

Sasol to Sell World's Biggest Oxygen Production Site to Air Liquide

Air Liquide, an industrial gases company that has been present at the site since 1979 and already owns and operates one other air separation unit.