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Some 250,000 households in 14 counties are set to benefit from a solar electrification programme. This is after the government partnered with the World Bank to fund the Sh15 billion project. In the announcement made by President Uhuru Kenyatta…
The Federal Government has advised electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to allow other investors if they cannot perform their responsibilities, saying the current subsidy regime is not sustainable. The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman,…
International rating agencies and investors place a premium on power generation as a major factor contributing to industrial activity and economic growth. This was evident this week when Moody's downgraded South Africa's economic growth for 2020…
Southern African electricity users will pay more under plans by regional energy regulators to let their utilities charge tariffs that reflect costs and create funds to increase power generation. There have been concerns that as governments tried to…
A new sustainability fund, using the Hydropower Sustainability ESG Gap Analysis Tool (HESG), will aid hydropower project developers and operators to benchmark and raise their social and environmental performance. The hydropower fund announced on 19…
Despite efforts of the Federal Government and operators, Nigeria is currently losing $2.5 billion yearly because of severe gas flaring from 178 flare sites nationwide, a development expected to hit $9 trillion in the next 10 years. The relatively…
Scatec Solar and its partners have both grid connected and reached commercial operation for the 86MW first phase of a 258MW PV installation in Upington, South Africa.  The first phase of the project, known as Sirius, is expected to generate 217 GWh…
Ghana's Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has charged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to improve its collection rate to help turn around the fortunes of the energy sector. The power distribution company currently has a collection rate…
Nigeria has gotten an approval from the International Court of Arbitration to resume works on its 3050 megawatts (MW) capacity Mambilla hydro power plant, the federal government has said. According to a statement from the ministry of power, a…