SOUTH AFRICA: DMRE Extends Deadline for Financial Closure on Emergency Power Projects to January

DMRE further extends the deadline for financial closure Sets January 30th as the new closure date…

UGANDA: Industrial Consumers to Buy Power Directly from Electricity Generators

Industrial consumers to buy electricity directly from electricity generators Energy Ministry seeks amendment of the Electricity…

Minesto Awarded $.6m grant to Enhance Tidal Power Tech

Minesto has been awarded a grant to improve its tidal energy generation technology. The company plans…

NIGERIA: MEMMCOL Tasks Power Minister on Roadmap to Address Sector Challenges

MEMMCOL tasks power Minster on sector challenges Seeks a new roadmap to address challenges across the…

Humpty Dumpty; The Power Flop

Just like the nursery children rhyme ”Humpty Dumpty” and his great fall, it appears the siemens…

Five Things to know as the New Minister of Power for Nigeria

The Nigerian President introduced his third Minister of Power on the 1st of September. Dear Engr.…

SEFA Approves $1m for Modernisation of Africa’s Hydropower Plants

The AfDB will provide $1m to modernise the continent’s hydropower plants. Hydropower plants’ modernisation presents an…

Zimbabwe’s Electricity Generation Improves with an additional Unit

One of Hwange Thermal Power Station’s two largest boiler-turbine-generator units has gone back on track giving…

The Digest From the 62nd Power Dialogue

Waste represents a significant and underutilised resource for renewable and clean energy generation in Nigeria. The…

World Bank to Provide $380m for 1GW Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plant in Indonesia

The World Bank will provide $380m for a pumped-storage power plant in Indonesia. The plant will…