Africa

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Africa’s Koeberg Nuclear Plant Unit Shuts Down After Unplanned Trip

South African power utility Eskom said on Sunday that a unit at its Koeberg nuclear power plant was shut down after experiencing an unplanned, non-technical tri…

Solar Power Plant

Airports Company South Africa Issues Tender for Three PV Plants Totaling 9.5 MW

Cape Town International AirportAirports Company South Africa (ACSA) has issued a tender for three solar PV plants to be located at three different airports in t…

Electricity Transmission

South Africa Faces Highest Level Power Cuts as Generation Units Fail

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024.South Afric…

Green Hydrogen

South Africa Unveils Green Hydrogen Atlas to Map Future Energy Hotspots

Green hydrogen atlasThe Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) in South Africa has collaborated with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für In…

Green Hydrogen

Greengo to Develop 6GW Electrolyser in Mauritania

GreenGo Energy has signed its first African agreement, for the development of a green hydrogen project in Mauritania.With this agreement now in place, GreenGo E…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Sungrow Expanding Activities in MENA Region

Global PV inverter and energy storage system provider Sungrow is currently expanding its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.We entered t…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Zim Must Produce EV Batteries

Lithium is one of the main components used to make EV batteries.Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) has encouraged Zimbabwe to construct an electric vehicle (…

Renewable Diesel

Sasol, Anglo American, De Beers Partner to Generate Feedstock for Renewable Diesel Production

Sasol, Anglo American and De Beers entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) on Feb. 4 to pilot the production of feedstock for renewable diesel. This is…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equatorial Guinea Launching New Oil & Gas Licensing Round After Six Years

Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons is set to launch a new oil and gas licensing round to up the country’s offshore exploration a…

Oil Field

Totalenergies Begins Drilling First of Two Planned Oil Prospects Offshore Namibia

Deepsea Mira rigAfter discovering more black gold resources in Namibia’s Orange Basin, France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has moved to the next wel…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

A Nuclear South Africa and Net Zero

South Africa’s Koeburg nuclear power station is currently the only nuclear plant on the continentAchieving Net Zero carbon objectives by 2050 is a complex…

Microgrid

REA, GEF Launch Mini-Grid for Farmers to Tackle Food Insecurity

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has advanced the implementation of the Africa Mini-grids Programme (AMP) in Nigeria, signing grant agreements for the dev…

Gas Pipeline

WAPCo Set to Begin Major Inspection and Maintenance Project on Its Offshore Pipeline

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), owner and operator of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is scheduled to undertake major pipeline maint…

Crude Oil

CNRI, VAALCO Complete Production Phase From Baobab FPSO, West Africa

VAALCO Energy announced a significant milestone in its Côte d’Ivoire Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) Dry Dock Refurbishment…

Microgrid

New Platform to Deploy 120 MW of Renewables in Africa

A coalition of international investors are partnering on a scalable, distributed platform that plans to deploy renewable energy solutions across Africa.PowerGen…