SOUTH AFRICA: Grid Under Severe Pressure – Eskom

Eskom says South African grid under severe pressure Seeks consumer cooperation on consumption efficiency To implement…

GHANA: AfDB, KOAFEC Fund Database System for Ghana’s PURC

AfDB, KOAFEC funds database for Ghana’s PURC The database aims to improve the operations of the…

Is Regulatory Uncertainty Still Considered a Barrier to Investment in the NESI?

Is there a gap in the Nigerian Energy sector? Yes, there is. Are there existing challenges…

Trina Solar to Launch New Distribution Facility in South Africa

Trina Solar plans a new distribution facility in South Africa. Trina is looking to expand in…

A Disruptive Innovation that Could End the Grid 

From the discovery of X-rays in the 19th Century to Uber and Netflix, disruptive innovations continue to change the trajectory…

NIGERIA: Experts Call for Electricity Subsidy Removal

  Financial analysts back electricity subsidy removal Call for the diversification of energy sources Financial analysts…

Swiss Researchers Develop Transparent Solar Panels for Agrivoltaics

Swiss researchers develop transparent solar panel. Solar panel can let in up to 78 per cent…

U.S. Utility Firm to Quit Coal Generation by 2025

Consumers Energy plans to quit coal generation by 2025. This new date 15 years earlier than…

Jinko and JA Solar to Acquire 9% Stake Each in Polysilicon Facility

Jinko Energy and JA Solar plan to invest in polysilicon manufacturer Xnite.  The deal will see…

Namibian Bank Raises Over $16m from Country’s First Sustainability Bond

Bank Windhoek issued US$16.72 million worth of sustainable debt. The country had issued its first green…