Africa

South Africa’s NERSA Gives Eskom Nod to Increase Tariffs

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved Eskom’s request to recover R13.3 billion as part of the power utility’s regulatory clearing account…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

DEFF Orders Eskom to Shut Down Kendal Power Station

South Africa's environment minister, Barbara Creecy, has rejected Eskom's objection to and confirmed the compliance notice issued to Eskom in December 2019 by t…

Nuclear Power Plant

NIASA Sets Out Funding Options for South African New Build

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa has outlined six potential options for financing new nuclear power plants in the country.

New Gas Master Plan to Boost Africa's First Offshore Gas Mega Hub

The offshore gas mega-hub will be the first such venture capital hub off the coast of Africa.

Oil Field

Somalia Readies for First Bid Round of Oil Fields

Somalia is preparing for a bid round covering seven blocks in its offshore with the official opening due on August 4.

Hydropower Plant

Duglas Alliance and Stucky Join Forces for Hydropower Development

Duglas Alliance Ltd and Stucky Ltd will cooperate in hydropower development in the Caucasus, central Asia and Africa.

Offshore Wind Power

New Joint Venture Exploring South African Offshore Wind Market

Hexicon AB and Genesis eco-energy Developments are exploring the development of offshore wind power in South Africa.

Energy Investment

UK Wants to Join Renewable Energy Market in Morocco

Morocco's Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment recently discussed with UK Minister for Investment about British investment opportunities in Morocco and the…

Geothermal Power Plant

Djibouti Launches the Geothermal Exploitation Project

The board of directors of the African Development Bank approved, additional funding of $3.22 million for the geothermal exploitation project in the Lake Assal r…

Coal Trade

China is Virtually Alone in Backing Africa's Coal Projects

Zimbabwe has been trying to break ground on a giant coal-power complex by the world's biggest man-made reservoir.

Nuclear Power Plant

South Africa: Industry Welcomes Nuclear New Build Plans

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa fully supports the plans of nuclear new build programme presented by the Minister of the Department of Minerals…

Thermal Coal

Anglo American Considers Spinning off South African Coal Operations

Anglo American, the diversified miner, prefers to spin off its thermal coal business in South Africa and list it in the next two to three years.

Solar Power for Home

COVID-19 to Accelerate Solar Adoption Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa is accelerating the adoption of solar power.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Eskom Launches Tender to ‘Repurpose’ Coal Plants with Low-Carbon Growth Tech

The debt-saddled South African utility has issued an expression of interest to seek proposals on how to refurbish three fossil fuel power plants to be decommiss…

Hydropower Plant

TANZANIA: Rufiji Dam Infrastructure Contract Awarded to Elsewedy

Erswidi technologies will install electromechanical equipment at the lujian dam hydropower station.