Namibia’s overall electrification rate is estimated to be about 50%. Under 4,000 houses are connected to…
Category: Southern Africa
Total Energies Seeks to Explore for Oil and Gas- South Africa
TotalEnergies EP South Africa (TEEPSA) and its partners have applied for Environmental Authorization to undertake exploration…
Red Rocket Announces Financial Closure for Wind Farm Projects
Red Rocket South Africa and its partners are completing financing for its Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf…
Ncondezi Energy Scales Solar Project
The operation is expected to scale from an initial 100MW to 300MW. These results are derived…
EDF Finances Wind Projects in South Africa
EDF Renewables closes the financing of two wind projects in South Africa. The Phezukomoya and San…
R1.2 Trillion Needed to Mitigate Energy Crisis in South Africa
South Africa needs at least 50GW of generation capacity to achieve energy security. The country has…
Botswana: Lithium Batteries Theft Surge
The southern African nation’s biggest mobile network operator has lost more than $100,000 worth of lithium…
South Africa Woes Continue as Eskom’s Diesel Budget Runs Dry
Eskom power utility’s budget to buy diesel is running on empty. Eskom burns 9 million litres…
EIB and DBSA to Co-Finance €400m for Clean Energy in SA
The European Investment Bank (EIB) signs a partnership with the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA)…
South Africa in for Another Six to 12 Months of Undulating Blackouts
South Africans to experience extensive load shedding until next year. Significant repairs and capital investment projects…