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…

Changing DisCos’ Ownership Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Power Supply Issues –Stakeholders

Stakeholders in the power sector have said that changing the ownership of electricity Distribution Companies (Discos)…

Ghana’s Sunon Power Suspends Planned Shutdown

Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited has suspended the shutdown of its plant for one week. According…

SAMWU Calls for Transparency in Power Station Lease

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Gauteng has called for the City of Tshwane…

Cape Town’s Innovative Wheeling Project Brings Solar Power Integration to City Grid

The city of Cape Town has initiated a pilot project for wheeling a process of buying…

Vodacom Partners with Eskom for Independent Power Supply

Vodacom has signed a Virtual Wheeling agreement with utility provider Eskom for independent power supply. This…

Zimbabwe to Double Power Output by 2025 to Meet Energy Demand in Mining

Zimbabwe’s state power utility ZESA aims to more than double national grid capacity by 2025 to…

NIEC 2023 Focus on Financing Namibia’s Energy & Power Projects

Under the theme, “Financing Energy&Power Projects: Trends, Outlook&Forecast,” a strategic panel examined how Namibia can finance…

Gulf Power, Lake Turkana Wind Power Accused of High Electricity Costs

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reviewed power tariffs that took effect on April 1. Kenya…

DWS Launches Hydropower IPP in South Africa

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is introducing the DWS Hydropower Independent Producer Program, which…