Police in South Africa have used stun grenades to disperse a crowd calling for more and better official aid for victims of the lethal floods earlier this week.
African start-ups raise US$1.8bn in Q1
African start-ups set up a new record in the first quarter of the year (2022) by raising over US$1.8bn. This is two and half times what they managed to raise…
Addis Ababa - After nine years of construction, the first unit of the China-built Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Station in Nigeria was put into operation in late March, with the other three units…
South Africa’s economy is shifting from heavy industry to service sectors, allowing for deeper carbon cuts, but coal lingers in the energy mix.
South Africa is proposing to deepen its emissions cuts…
Electricity blackouts in South Africa not only leave millions in the dark, they cost companies millions of dollars in lost business.
Electricity blackouts in South Africa not only leave millions in…
Adds plans on power procurement, background
CAPE TOWN - South Africa will soon procure additional renewable energy to ease electricity shortages, ramping up generation capacity outside struggling…
JOHANNESBURG - The African Energy Chamber has congratulated Togo for breaking ground on its 50 megawatt Mohamed Bin Zayed photovoltaic (PV) solar power complex in Blitta.
The project was launched in…
South Africa's embattled state power firm, Eskom, is taking legal action to reclaim $14m (£11m) from multinational consultancy Deloitte, accusing it of being awarded contracts improperly.
Eskom said…
World Bank loan condition to Eskom was to install several clean energy projects in South Africa.
On 9 October 2019, the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities, and Tourism convened.…
Environmental groups calling current levels of pollution in the Highveld Priority Area a violation of people’s constitutional rights.
South Africa’s government is being sued for failing to crack…
Moving to what is termed a just transition is not an overnight event. It requires careful planning, implementation, oversight and high-level political guarantees. Thankfully, in South Africa, we can…
HARARA (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s state power utility imposed the worst rolling blackouts in three years on Monday, with households and industries including mines set to be without electricity for up to…
Botswana has partnered with the World Bank to develop a renewable energy strategy that would allow the country to be more independent on energy supplies.
For years, Botswana has been relying on…
Aid agencies are scrambling to reach survivors of Cyclone Idai, which swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe last week, destroying towns and villages in its path.
Hundreds of people have been…
OHANNESBURG – With more electricity disruptions likely to occur in the next few years as state utility Eskom struggles to meet demand, South Africa should look at concentrated solar power (CSP)…
At least 115 people were killed in Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa after heavy rains affected 843,000 people across southeast Africa, officials and the UN said, prompting calls for emergency aid…
What do you picture when you think about climate change? Perhaps you see failing crops, rising sea levels or melting glaciers. But what about struggling small businesses?
With more than 640 million people in Africa with no access to energy and investors looking for cheaper and reliable sources of power, there is no doubt that renewable energy is the future for Africa…
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