China wants to increase its new storage capacity to 30GW by 2025. The country believes it…
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BOTSWANA: Four Firms Shortlisted for 300MW Coal Project
Four firms shortlisted for the 300MW project The project could cost $1 billion Winning bidder…
Mexico Plans to Construct ‘Latin America’s Largest PV Plant’
The Mexican government plans to construct what it calls Latin America’s largest PV plant. Teh plant…
High Operating Costs, a Setback for the Manufacturing Sector – COMESA
Operating costs too high for manufacturing expansion says COMESA Unreliability of electricity a contributory factor to…
ETHIOPIA: AfDB Approves $83.6 Million Funding for Cross-Border Electricity Trade
The AfDB approves $83.6 million funding facility To boost cross-border electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti…
GHANA: Brace for More Power Outages – IES
IES says consumers should brace for more outages The government owes approximately $1 billion to IPPs…
Oolu Solar, RP Global Set Up New Solar Venture
Oolu and RP Global set up a new solar venture, Westa.solar. Westa.solar will deploy commercial and…
SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Losses R25 billion to Load Shedding
R25 billion lost to load shedding Eskom implementing stage 4 load shedding Amendment to Electricity Act…
Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas
In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…
BOTSWANA: Minister Calls for Private Sector Participation Electricity Sector
Minister calls for private sector participation Suggests the use of PPP. Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources,…