South Africa Declares ‘State of Disaster’ Over Energy Crisis

On Thursday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national “state of disaster” over his country’s…

S Africa Plans New Law to Hasten Energy Projects

South Africa is developing new legislation to speed up energy projects to add generating capacity and…

South Africa: Stage 6 Load Shedding to be Implemented at Night

Eskom has escalated load shedding to Stage 6 between 4pm and 5am until further notice. The…

SA Gov’t Withdraws Ministers Free Utility Access

 The intention behind the action was not nefarious.  The DA gave Ramaphosa an ultimatum to retract…

BII, Standard Bank Concludes Financial Agreement on Africa’s Biggest RE Project

Standard Bank and British International Investment partner with Scatec and H1 Holdings for large-scale solar PV…

[South Africa] Eskom Set to Reduce Load Shedding

Eskom will begin implementing “Stage 1” load shedding. Eskom has seen improved generation capacity. South African…

Cameron to Deploy Solar Systems Ahead of AFCON 2022

Cameroon is set to deploy two solar power plants to boost the  power supply to the…

Horticulture Firm to Install 1.9MW Solar Plant in Zimbabwe

Nhimbe Fresh, one of Zimbabwe’s largest horticultural firms, has completed the development of a 1.9MW solar…

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…

SOUTH AFRICA: Interest Groups Call for Resignation of Eskom CEO Ruyter

Interest groups call for resignation or sack of Eskom CEO De Ruyter responds to calls for…