The African Energy Chamber, AEC, serving as the voice of the African energy sector – has…
Category: Southern Africa
South Africa: Load Shedding to be Suspended Where Possible
While generator capacity has partially recovered over the weekend, Eskom says it will stop load shedding…
South African wind farm reaches financial close
African Clean Energy Developments has reached financial close with its lender Rand Merchant Bank on the 69MW Msenge Emoyeni…
Vestas Wins 373 MW Order for Three Wind Farms in South Africa
South Africa awards a fresh order to Vestas Wind Systems. The independent power producer (IPP) Red…
Escom Starts Fixing Power Infrastructure Damaged by Cyclone Freddy in Malawi
Officials from Escom have started fixing damaged electricity infrastructure and restoring power in some of the…
Africa DC signs 12MW Solar PPA in South Africa
Africa Data Centres (ADC) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Distributed Power Africa (DPA)…
Electricity Outages and Explosions Leave Nelson Mandela Bay Facing a Week Without Water
In South Africa, a sizable substation in the industrial growth zone of Nelson Mandela Bay exploded,…
Inspired Evolution Raises $199 Million for the Energy Transition in Africa
One of the greatest obstacles to the growth of renewable energy in Africa is access to…
Renewable Energy Could Solve South Africa’s Energy Crisis-Scatec
South Africa’s energy crisis has considerably impacted the country’s economy, with load shedding affecting food security, infrastructure and communication networks, and various…
Moagi Calls for a Nondiscriminatory Green Energy Transition
On Friday, Lefoko Moagi, Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, stated that as much as Botswana…