SOUTH AFRICA: NERSA, Mantashe Taken to Court Over Plans to Build Coal Plants

Environmental group takes NERSA, Mantashe to court over coal plant South Africa plans to build a…

ZAMBIA: ZESCO, Eskom Explain Weekend Blackout in Zambia

ZESCO says blackout is a result of a minor disturbance on its network Zambian power utility…

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…

ZIMBABWE: Hwange Expansion to Add 600MW to the National Grid

Hwange power station will add an additional 600MW to the national grid Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power…

SOUTH AFRICA: Ramaphosa Laments Eskom’s Stage 4 Load Shedding

Ramaphosa laments load shedding Admits, load shedding may continue for a while South Africa’s President, Cyril…

EGENCO Contracts Chint to Develop 10MWp Solar PV Plant in Malawi

Malawi’s EGENCO has contracted Chint to build a 10MWp solar PV plant. The plant is the…

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Begins Stage 4 Load Shedding Today

Eskom upgrades to Stage 4 load shedding Losses one unit at Arnot Power Station To downgrade…

Brazil Adds 544.3MW of Solar in October

Brazil adds 544.3MW of solar capacity to the energy mix. Brazil total generation capacity reaches 180.1GW.…

Amazon Completes 10MW Solar PV Plant in South Africa

AWS has completed a 10MW solar plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The plant will supply…

[COP26] US, UK, EU to Support South Africa’s Coal Phase Out

The US, UK and EU countries have partnered to help South Africa phase out coal. Germany…