The Tale of Two Blackouts

On Tuesday, 18th of May, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) made an announcement that the…

ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe Power Races to Complete Hwange Power Station

Hwange Power station now 65% complete The project has a combined capacity of 1520MW The station…

JGC Set to Develop Waste-to-Power Plant in Ghana

A Florida-based company is set to construct a waste-to-power plant in Dawa, Accra, Ghana. The public…

SOUTH AFRICA: NERSA Approves Tariff Increase for Eskom Customers

NERSA approves 15.06% tariff increase for Eskom customers Municipalities to announce individual tariff increments Economists warn…

SON Releases New Standards for RE/EE Components

SON has released new energy standards for energy meters, solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, inverters, batteries and…

KENYA: Kenya Power Launches 33/11kV Substation

Kenya Power adds a substation to the network portfolio The completed substation is part of the…

REA Signs SHS Agreement With 6 Renewable Energy Companies

The REA has signed agreements with six companies to deploy SHS under the Output-Based Fund component…

TANZANIA: TANESCO Experiences Vending Glitch

Technical issues at TANESCO to blame Residents queue for hours to purchase tokens Major cities like…

RWANDA: Energy Sector Suffers a Budgetary Shortfall

The electricity sector suffers a budget deficit REG sees Rwf23 billion reduction from previous year Weiss…

Light at the End of the Tunnel

We are all conversant with the popular phrase ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ used…