South Africa: What's Stopping Sunny South Africa's Solar Industry? Court Case Sheds Light On the Wider Problem

A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable… Read more »

Nigeria: Attacks On Nigeria's Energy Systems Weaken the Country

Energy systems are coming under attack globally because disrupting power or fuel supplies offers strategic, economic or political leverage. This can be in local conflicts or… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Water, Energy and Food Crisis - Why Fixing One Means Fixing Them All

South Africa faces serious water, energy and food problems. Drought, overuse and ageing infrastructure strain water supplies. Coal-fired electricity is not sustainable in the long… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's G20 Presidency Is Over - What Did It Achieve for Climate and Clean Energy in Africa?

South Africa opened its G20 presidency with an ambitious message for a world divided by conflict and economic strain: solidarity, equality and sustainability. The Johannesburg G20… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia's Factories Burn Too Much Coal - How Reusing Hot Water Can Cut Energy Use

Zambia wants to cut its national greenhouse gas emissions almost in half by 2030. But its 8th National Development Plan aims to transform the country into a "prosperous… Read more »

Zambia: COP30 - Zambia's Forest Communities Need Finance for Solar Power - So They Don't Have to Cut Down Trees to Pay for It

Across rural Zambia, small solar home systems and lanterns have transformed daily life. Between 2018 and 2022, more than one million small solar devices were sold across the… Read more »

Africa: Sulfur-Based Batteries Could Offer Electric Vehicles a Greener, Longer-Range Option

Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That's much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on the U.S. market, according to… Read more »

Zimbabwe: COP30 - Zimbabwe's Forest and Energy Projects Reveal the Downside of Carbon Credits

Carbon offsets are a way for companies or countries that pollute the air to "cancel out" some of their carbon emissions by funding projects that protect forests, plant trees, or… Read more »

South Africa: Secret Electricity Price Hikes in South Africa to Be Curbed in a Game-Changing Court Ruling

A recent high court judgment could be a game changer for the setting of municipal electricity tariffs in South Africa. In late October 2025, the court ruled that the process used… Read more »

Africa: Dams for Development? Unpacking Tensions in the World Bank's Hydropower Policies

Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank's approach to development for many decades. From the bank's early years in the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale infrastructure projects such… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Scores Well On Electricity Reform Rankings, but Power Supply Isn't Affordable and Reliable. Here's Why

Nigeria's electricity sector remains fragile. About 85 million Nigerians (43% of the population) lack access to grid electricity. This is one of the biggest energy access gaps in… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Could Be Turning Waste to Energy - Study Uncovers Why It's Not, and Sets Out Solutions

Many African cities still struggle with litter and garbage that is not properly disposed of. This poses serious public health risks. It attracts vectors of disease like mosquitoes… Read more »

Africa: Regulating AI Use Could Stop Its Runaway Energy Expansion

Generative AI promises to help solve everything from climate change to poverty. But behind every chatbot response lies a deep environmental cost. Read more »

South Africa: Woman-Headed Households in Rural South Africa Need Water, Sanitation and Energy to Fight Hunger - G20 Could Help

Rural homes headed by women in South Africa have many problems getting water, sanitation and energy. Electricity from the grid, flush toilets and piped water are't always… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Electricity Price Is Soaring. Why Protests Are Often the Only Way for People to Be Heard

Millions of unemployed South Africans, many of whom survive on a Social Relief of Distress Grant government grant of R370 (about US$21) per month, are not able to pay for… Read more »

Africa: Green Energy and Protecting Nature Get the Thumbs Up in Climate Change Study in 68 Countries

Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare… Read more »

Africa: We Don't Need Deep-Sea Mining, or Its Environmental Harms. Here's Why

Deep-sea mining promises critical minerals for the energy transition without the problems of mining on land. It also promises to bring wealth to developing nations. But the… Read more »

Africa: Can You Trust Climate Information? How and Why Powerful Players Are Misleading the Public

Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing… Read more »

South Africa: Battery Swapping Stations Powered By Solar and Wind - We Show How This Could Work for Electric Vehicles in South Africa

Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Runs On Mostly Green Power, but Households Use Polluting Cooking Fuel - Study Suggests How to Fix This

Zambia, like many African countries, is facing a crisis over clean cooking fuel. Over 80% of the population still relies on polluting fuels like charcoal and firewood. This exposes… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Big Rooftops Could Power 6 Million Homes - How to Make It Happen

South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals - big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for… Read more »

South Africa: How Technology Could Help Rural South Africa Turn Sunshine Into Income

The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from carbon-based energy production. Technological development in the production of… Read more »