South Africa: How a Basic Solar Grant Brought Cheaper Electricity to One Shack Settlement in South Africa

In South Africa, 47% of the national population is energy poor, meaning that they spend more than 10%-15% of their income on power and still do not have nearly enough for their… Read more »

Africa: Fossil Fuels Still Dominate in Africa's Electricity Future - Study Tracks 3,139 Power Plants

Only about 57% of the people in Africa have access to electricity, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. To meet the United Nations goal of everyone having access to… Read more »

South Africa: Johannesburg Has Taken a Big New Loan to Help Fix Its Electricity Problems, but the Results Will Take Time

Just over a third (38%) of the residents of South Africa's commercial capital, Johannesburg, reported being satisfied with their electricity services in a survey conducted in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Raised Electricity Prices to Improve Supply. Why It Hasn't Worked

Nigeria's electricity regulator triggered a big tariff shock in April 2024. It increased rates for some consumers by over 240%, citing the cost of producing and delivering power. Read more »

Africa: Shifting From Fossil Fuels Will Fail Without Funding for African Industry and Energy Infrastructure

Moving to renewable energy will fail unless wealthy nations help finance cleaner energy systems, industrialisation and local mineral processing across the African continent. This… Read more »

Africa: The Race to Mine Critical Minerals for AI and Clean Energy Is Creating 'Sacrifice Zones' That Harm Water and Health of World's Poor

There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies - everything from AI to wind turbines, as… Read more »

Africa: Finance for Clean Energy Doesn't Reach Projects in Africa - the Credit Rules Are Out of Date

In African countries, there's a gap between the financing available for renewable energy and the projects its meant to reach. Funds are not reaching the right places and even as… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Want Solar Power but They Worry Panels Will Be Stolen - Study

South Africa would seem like the perfect place for widespread uptake of solar energy. Read more »

South Africa: South African Court Orders Eskom to Disclose R70 Billion Coal and Diesel Contracts - Why the Ruling Matters

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal recently ruled that the country's state-owned electricity utility Eskom must disclose its contracts with coal and diesel suppliers. This is a… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Electric Motorbike Future Can Be Built Locally and Powered By Solar - Our 6,000km Ride Shows What's Possible

Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people,… Read more »

Africa: Could This Energy Crisis Be Worse for the Global Economy Than Covid?

Despite reports of negotiations between the US and the Iranian regime, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most oil tankers, with only a small number of vessels… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Power Utility Eskom Wants to Cut Electricity to Municipalities That Haven't Paid - Households May Pay the Price

South Africa's state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110… Read more »

Africa: Heatwaves Will Be Worst for Rural Parts of Africa - New Model Shows Tens of Millions Face Dangerous Warming By 2100

Ask people where heatwaves hit hardest and most will probably say cities, which trap heat in concrete and metal and generate warmth from traffic and industry. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mini-Grids Can Supply Electricity, but What About Demand? a Private DR Congo Project Shows How It Can Work

More than 560 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity. About 384 million live in countries classified by the World Bank as conflict-affected, where poverty,… Read more »

Kenya: Power Cuts Are the New Normal in Kenya - What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity supply since late 2024 owing to production shortfalls. President William Ruto… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Power Utility Eskom Tried to Block a Gold Mine From Going Solar - but Lost in Court

South Africa's national energy policy says: build more renewable power facilities and build them fast. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Solar Power in Rural Zimbabwe Hasn't Reduced Women's Unpaid Work - Can Policy Do Better?

Zimbabwe's 2019 renewable energy policy envisions a transition to green energy in which women and men participate equally and benefit equitably. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Move to Greener Energy Is Creating New Jobs, but Benefits Aren't Evenly Spread

South Africa's green transition is creating jobs. But not for everyone. Read more »

Africa: Fish Use More Energy to Stay Still Than Previously Thought

Many fish appear to hang effortlessly in the water while they wait for prey, defend a nest or pause between bursts of activity. But our research shows that this quiet stillness is… Read more »

Malawi: Solar Power Is Taking Off in Malawi - but Poor Households Need Financial Help to Make It Work for Them

Access to electricity is widely seen as a cornerstone of sustainable development. It improves quality of life, enables household income generation, and raises living standards.… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Is Moving Away From Coal - How Mines and Power Stations Could Be Used for Green Energy and Farming

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world's coal industry. When… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa and a Stable Electricity System in South Africa - the Devils Are in the Detail

The strategic significance of the reference to energy reform in South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address cannot be overstated. Read more »

South Africa: Does South Africa Have a Future Without Power Cuts? Ramaphosa Intervenes, but the Drama Isn't Over

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his 2026 State of the Nation address, announced that the country's electricity transmission assets would move out of state-owned Eskom.… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Are Leaving the Electricity Network - but Are Solar Mini-Grids a Fair Solution?

South Africa's electricity system is changing. After years of blackouts until 2024, the state-owned energy company Eskom is being unbundled into smaller companies, and the sector… Read more »

Africa: Connecting Home Solar and Electric Vehicle Batteries to the Grid Could Boost South Africa's Clean Energy and Strengthen the Electricity System

South Africa has committed to reaching phasing out human-caused carbon pollution by 2050. To get there, it needs to push as much renewable energy as possible into the national… Read more »