KENYA: Electricity Bills Surge as Fuel Prices Hit a Two-Year High

Fuel prices hit a two year high Consumers to pay more for electricity as electricity prices…

KENYA: Stop Hiring External Private Auditors – MPs to Kenya Power, KETRACO

The Kenyan Parliament has ordered the public energy companies under the Ministry of Energy to stop…

Keep the Lights On; Transcontinental Super-grids

The future of universal energy access lies in the fate of super grids. Super grids are…

AFD to Finance 150 MWp Solar PV Plant in Tanzania

AFD will provide €137 million in total for the project. The project is expected to diversify…

Firm to Set Up 1GW Solar Panel Manufacturing Factory in Nigeria

Solmont Technologies plans on setting up a solar panel manufacturing facility in Nigeria. The facility will…

Niger Joins World Bank’s Solar Scaling Initiative

Niger has joined the World Bank’s Scaling Solar initiative. The World Bank will help the country…

SOUTH AFRICA: Ministry of Environment Suspends Environmental Assessment for Karpowership Project

Ministry of Environment suspends environmental assessment for Karpowership project. Green Connection NGO alleges Karpowership breached EIA…

NIGERIA: We Have All it Takes to Have One of the Most Stable and Cheap Power Supply in the World – Al Mustapha

Nigeria has what it takes to have stable electricity, Al Mustapha says He says electricity supply…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Miners Lament Eskom Load Shedding

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) affected by power cuts Advocates licensing for embedded generation South Africa has…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Losses R25 billion to Load Shedding

R25 billion lost to load shedding Eskom implementing stage 4 load shedding Amendment to Electricity Act…