Africa

ARTsolar Ltd

ARTsolar is 100% South African owned and produces photo-voltaic (PV) panels using the latest technology supplied by Swiss and German equipment manufacturers.

US Energy Department Ready to Advise Africa on LNG Opportunities

The US administration launched its Prosper Africa initiative in 2018, with the vision to open markets for American businesses, grow Africa’s middle class, prom…

$14-billion Hydropower Scheme Threatened in Congo

Serious disagreements between groups of Spanish and Chinese developers that want to build an 11GW hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo may scutt…

ADB Projects Mean Fewer Power Cuts for Cameroon

In Cameroon, the national electricity supply has been notoriously unreliable and subject to power cuts for many years. Now, three projects financed by the Afric…

Africa May Lose Billions on Inefficent Energy Plannning Over the Next Decade

Capturing the $110 Billion Africa Power-Sector Opportunity, shows that status quo energy systems could cost African nations up to $180bn over the next decade, m…

Africa Must Embrace New Technologies to Meet Rising Energy Needs

SA is facing the return of rolling power blackouts. Despite receiving a $4.9bn bailout, the largest in the country’s history, Eskom — SA’s national utility p…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Remains in South Africa's Energy Plans

The operation of the Koeberg nuclear power plant will be extended by 20 years and a nuclear new build programme will be launched as part of South Africa's e…

​Wind Dominates South African Government Power Plan

Wind will be the largest source of new power in South Africa next decade under the country’s long-awaited national electricity plan, which also confirmed a big…

Nuclear Policy

​ Africa Pushing A Synchronized Nuclear Agenda

There is a crop of new generation nuclear reactor designs that are much safer than previous models. There are also strict processes and regulations in place for…

Market Analysis

The Wind Energy Industry And Supply Chain To Transform Africa's Economy

The wind energy industry and its supply chain can be a massive game-changer, as recently reported by sector experts at the 2019 Windaba. Here's what they had to…

Talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia‘Deadlocked’in Nile Dam Talks

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to be the centrepiece of the Horn of Africa country's bid to become the continent's b…

Africa Oil & Power (AOP) 2019

Africa Oil & Power is the only conference series that embraces the entire African value chain: upstream oil and gas operators; service providers; finance; energ…

Partnership to Develop Volobe Hydropower Project

Africa50, Colas, Jovena and SN Power have signed an agreement that will see them work together to develop the 120MW Volobe hydropower plant on the Ivondro river…

Wind Farm

Southern Africa Is Moving Towards Becoming a Top Global Wind Energy Destination

Windaba 2019 kicked off with a welcome address by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, acknowledging the role of the wind sector in South A…

Egypt Says Talks Over Ethiopia's Hydropower Dam Deadlocked

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to be the centerpiece of the Horn of Africa country’s bid to become the continent’s…