SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa to Allow Private Generation

South Africa to allow private generation of electricity Up to 100MW approved for private investors The…

Group Urges G7 Leaders to End Oil and Gas Financing in 2021

The economists believe that G7 countries should end oil and gas financing as they end coal…

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Begins Stage 4 Load Shedding

Eskom announces stage 4 load shedding Had earlier on Wednesday began stage 2 load shedding Eskom…

Drought Threatens Electricity Generation in Brazil

Brazil faces worst drought in 92 years Asks industrial consumers to reduce consumption Seeks emergency and…

NIGERIA: DisCos Reject Load Despite Availability

DisCos reject load despite load availability 4,219.31MW load rejected in the third week of May Load…

NIGERIA: Lagos Begins Retrofitting Street Lights

LASG begins retrofitting of street lights To convert existing street lights to LED The Lagos State…

Solar Hybrid Power Plant to be Deployed for Burkina Faso Gold Project

Orezone has signed a PPA with Genser Energy for the supply of energy from a solar…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

A tale of Two Electricity Markets

Across the continent, electricity markets currently deal with rising debt, inadequate generation, poor network infrastructure, and…

Three Off-Grid Power Plants Set to Power Three Cities in the D.R. Congo

A consortium of Gridworks, AEE Power, and Eranove will deploy three off-grid projects in the DRC.…