SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa to Allow Private Generation

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to Extend Load Shedding

Eskom extends load shedding Urges consumers to reduce consumption Weak infrastructure to blame The state-owned electricity…

World Bank to Invest an Additional $150 billion in Africa

World Bank to invest in the development of the continent Plans to invest at least $150…

The Minister Versus Downstream Energy Regulator: Is Zero Influence an Option? (Part 1)

The Regulator is a key actor in the liberalised energy market. The aims of liberalisation are…

Puma Energy Energizes Ghanaian Terminals With Solar Energy

Puma Energy’s Future Energies Business unit has deployed solar systems at 14 project sites across Ghana.…

Saudi Solar Company Plans to Scale Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Desert Technologies (DT) has said it plans to provide large-scale financing for the electrification of communities…

Emesco Set to Install Solar PV System for Trevali’s Namibian Mine

Emesco will build a solar power plant to supply clean energy to Trevali’s Rosh Pinah lead…

Zambia Set for First PPA Solar Plant

The pilot project will have a capacity of 10 to 40 MW. The project intends to…

MIT Scientists Develop a Solar Cell with 25.2% Efficiency

Researchers at MIT have produced a solar cell that they say has a power conversion efficiency…

Global PV Demand Set to Increase to 150GW in 2021

Growth will be driven by favourable policies in China and Europe that are expected to add…