The newly appointed Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, said that he is “very confident” that there…
Category: Southern Africa
Solar Backpacks Lights Up Botswana School Children’s Night Studies
For 32-year electronic engineer Kedumetse Liphi from Botswana, a chance encounter with a poor student on…
Tlou Energy Announces Interim Results
Tlou Energy has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2022. The Company…
Namibia Focuses on Green Hydrogen Ambitions
On Wednesday, Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board executive director of investments and new ventures, François van…
Rossing Uranium to Construct 15 MW AC Solar PV Plant in Namibia
Namibia’s oldest commercial uranium mine, Rossing Uranium, recently announced plans to construct a 15 MW AC…
Zimbabwe’s Energy Crisis Obstructs Water Supply
Many residential areas have been without water for more than two weeks as a result of…
South Africa Appoints New Minister to Tackle Power Crisis
South Africa’s President has appointed the country’s first electricity minister to address the unprecedented power shortages…
Shell and Qatar Energy Discover Oil Offshore Namibia
Qatar Energy discovered light oil in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well drilled in the PEL-39 Exploration…
South Africa: Guateng to Construct 800MW Solar PV to Solve Load Shedding
Despite new leadership at the helm of state-owned Eskom and the establishment of a ministry devoted…
SA and Eswatini to Build Dams in Komati River Basin
The governments of South Africa and Eswatini are planning to build more dams in the Komati…