Eskom Sees Energy Transition as Solution to Recent Crisis

Eskom plans to replace ageing coal plants with renewables and gas. Western countries have committed $8.5bn…

Should Consumers be Penalised for Energy Wastage?

Should electricity customers be penalised over energy wastage when they pay for the power consumed? The…

TANZANIA: Kigoma, Katavi to Get Grid Access in 2022

  Kigoma and Katavi to be connected to the grid ETDCO to construct 776 kilometres transmission…

NIGERIA: TCN Begins Nationwide Network Rehabilitation

TCN begins network rehabilitation To carry out works on substations that are more than 20 years…

NIGERIA: BEDC Receives 459,000 Consumer Complaints as of November 2021

FCCPC hosts consumer complaints forum with BEDC The MacArthur Foundation sponsored the event BEDC urged to…

NIGERIA: NBET Boss Answers Questions on Nigeria’s Electricity Export

Nigeria sells only 6% of electricity generated to neighbouring countries Electricity exports are necessary to avert…

KENYA: Private Sector Market Participants, IPPs Launch Association

Kenya’s IPPs, private sector participants launch association ESAK aims at improving private sector participation in the…

Nigeria’s Energy Transition: Lessons from the Telecommunications Sector

  Twenty years on, and the revolution in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry cannot be forgotten in a…

Burundi’s 7.5MWp Mubuga Solar PV Plant Now Operational

Gigawatt Global has commissioned a 7.5MWp Mbuga Solar PV Plant in Burundi. Gigawatt will supply the…

Was There an Electricity Tariff Increase in September?

  As global energy prices skyrocket, there has been a markedly increase in electricity tariffs. Unfortunately,…