South Africa: Cape Town Residents Protest New Prepaid Meters

Cape Town Residents Protest New Prepaid Meters

Minister Urges Shift from Costly Captive Power to Reliable Grid Connection

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, highlighted the importance of grid connectivity over captive power plants…

Oando Completes a $783 Million Acquisition of NAOC

Oando PLC has acquired the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Eni, the Italian energy giant,…

SparkMeter Partners with Somali Utilities to Modernise Electricity Grids

SparkMeter has secured new contracts with two Somali utilities to modernise the country’s electricity grids. This…

South Africa’s President Enacts Major Electricity Sector Reforms

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law, ushering in…

Gas Flaring in Nigeria Could Power 3 Million Homes

Nigeria’s gas flaring issue has reached alarming levels, with recent findings showing that the gas flaring…

Ramaphosa Signs New Electricity Law for South Africa

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

USDA Pushes for Flexible Biofuel Tax Credits

Under Secretary Tom Vilsack, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) actively pushes for more flexible tax…

Orsted CEO Open to Future Use of Chinese Wind Turbines

Orsted, a leading offshore wind farm developer, has confirmed that none of its current projects include…

Transparency and Fair-trade Practices Necessity in JET in Africa

Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said that…