Eskom Withdraws Grid Access for Karpowership

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned power utility, has withdrawn transmission capacity (grid access) reservations…

South Africa Opens Bids for 5GW Renewable Power Generation

South Africa has launched bidding rounds for 5,000 megawatts (MW) of new power generation capacity from…

South Africa Pushes 3GW Gas Power to Tackle Energy Deficit

South Africa is tackling its energy deficit with a swift move towards 3 gigawatts (GW) of…

ESKOM to Receive Power Generation Boost from Mozambique

On Monday, electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa hosted Mozambique’s Mineral Resources Minister, Carlos Zacarias, in Pretoria to…

The Impacts of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Electricity Pricing and the Power Sector in Nigeria

Nigeria’s fuel subsidy has been a significant policy and economic issue for several decades. The country…

Tanzania Hydropower plant gets $300m from AfDB, France and EU

The African Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union (EU) have agreed…

Tunisia Acquires New Combined Cycle Power Plant

Rades C is now the highest efficiency plant in the country. The Rade C combined cycle…

LIBYA: GECOL Carries Out Tests Turbines at the West Tripoli and Ubari Plants

GECOL tests steam turbine at West Tripoli plant West Tripoli is the oldest power plant in…

GHANA: GRIDCO Explains Recent Gas Shortage at Thermal Plants

GRIDCO explains gas shortages at thermal plants Gas leak at the Takoradi processing plant to blame…

IVORY COAST: Citizens Bemoan Power Outages

Consumers angered by frequent power outages Severe outages have affected several businesses Energy Ministry blames low…