The Industrial Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) Board of Directors has approved the proposed 5 MW…
Category: Southern Africa
Chinese Consortium to Build 100MW Solar Plant in Botswana
Sinotswana Green Energy, a Chinese consortium, will build a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Jwaneng,…
Malawi Cities Endorse Anti-Fossil Fuel Treaty
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative has announced that two Malawian cities, Lilongwe and Mzuzu, had…
Eskom Marks 150 Days Without Load-Shedding in South Africa
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. announced that South Africa has gone 150 days without planned power outages.…
Cape Town Faces Energy Crisis as Eskom Tariff Hike Looms
As various stakeholders continue challenging Eskom’s proposed 44% electricity tariff increase, Cape Town residents grapple with…
Municipal Mismanagement Denies 8 Million Households Free Electricity in South Africa
South Africa’s Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has criticised municipal mismanagement for preventing millions of households from…
Namibia Revives Copper Production with Tschudi Plant Restart
After a four-year break, Consolidated Copper Corp (CCC) restarted the Tschudi copper plant, restoring LME Grade…
South Africa: Cape Town Residents Protest New Prepaid Meters
Cape Town Residents Protest New Prepaid Meters
Botswana Electrification Efforts Progress with New Plans for Villages
As of the end of the eleventh National Development Plan (NDP 11), Botswana has successfully connected…
Mergence Offers R160m Funding to Solarise Africa
Mergence Investment Managers has entered into a strategic funding partnership with solar energy company Solarise Africa,…