Enugu State Aims to Boost Electricity Capacity to 700MW with Private Sector Investment.

Enugu State Government plans to increase its electricity capacity from 70 MW to 700 MW through…

Twenty States Owe Electricity Bills as Discos Face Debt Recovery Challenges

Electricity distribution companies (Discos) in Nigeria have revealed that around 20 of the country’s 36 state…

Pretoria High Court Orders Review of Municipal Electricity Tariff Increase

The High Court in Pretoria has denied the electricity regulator, National Energy Regulator of South Africa…

NERC Issues Electricity Generation Permits to MTN, Golden Penny Power and Others

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications…

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Commits to Combat Electricity Theft

On August 18, 2024, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed the Pakistani government’s commitment to addressing…

Adelabu Highlights Challenges and Reforms for Improved Electricity

On August 17, 2024, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, attributed the country’s persistent erratic…

Ramaphosa Signs New Electricity Law for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law. This act sets out…

Parliament Queries Energy Minister on Stalled Electricity Projects

Uganda Parliament has instructed the Minister for Energy and Minerals Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, to explain…

Lightsource bp and Contact Energy Secure Financing for Solar Project

Lightsource bp and joint venture (JV) partner Contact Energy have secured a financing package worth NZ$267m ($160m) for…

US Solar Group Seeks Retroactive Duties on Surge of Panel Imports

A group of US solar panel makers asked the Commerce Department to consider retroactively imposing duties…