The solar plant was financed by the German Development Agency (KfW). The plant has a capacity…
Category: Southern Africa
South Africa launches 140MW Wind Farm in Roggedveld
The wind farm has a capacity of 147MW and 140MW. The project now has 750MW of…
Campaigners Calls for Just Energy Transition in Africa
Campaigners spoke at the launch of Kenya’s green energy transition strategy. Mithika Mwenda says vulnerable people…
Cape Town, Johannesburg Experience Unscheduled Blackouts
Eskom’s overhead line fault causes power outages in the Southern, Northern, CBD, and Atlantic seaboard suburbs.…
Zimbabwe: Feasible Tariff Key to Reliable Power – Energy Minister
Zhemu Soda notes that the absence of reliable power in Zimbabwe is due to the lack…
Namibia’s Development Bank to Finance Solar Power Plant at Zinc Mine
DBN approves funding for solar deployment in Namibia. The solar park will contribute 30% of the…
South Africa: Eskom Implements Stage 4 Load Shedding
Eskom releases a press statement notifying electricity customers of stage 4 load shedding. The load shedding…
South Africa: Eskom Handles Electricity Crises
Eskom Initiates 2nd wave of load shedding. Load shedding begins at 5 pm Monday and ends…
DBN to Finance the Deployment of Solar Plant in Namibia
A 5.4MW solar power plant is expected to be developed at the Rosh Pinah Mine. DBN…
Siemens, Desert Technologies Launch Capton to Invest in Solar Energy
Both companies aim to develop a portfolio of 1000MW of solar energy Capton Energy plans to…