Corruption, Crime, Rolling Blackouts, Unemployment, Poverty, Inequality - - Anything to Celebrate? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The reality for many South Africans is one of disillusionment as they cannot celebrate their freedom because the political elites have amassed wealth at the expense of the… Read more »
Liberia Establishes Energy Sector Working Group to Address Power Supply Challenges
FrontPageAfrica
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has launched the Energy Sector Working Group (ESWG), aimed at ensuring coordination, information sharing, intended to make the energy sector more… Read more »
8 Counties to Experience Power Black-Out Due to Maintenance Works
Capital FM
Eight counties are set to experience power interruption Wednesday following maintenance works by the Kenya Power Company. Read more »
Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare - South African News Briefs - April 23, 2024
allAfrica
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Renewable Energy
GroundUp
We asked the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in Joburg
GroundUp
Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday Read more »
Solar Lights Mean Shack Dwellers Can Walk to the Toilet At Night
GroundUp
About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in a move to make the area safer Read more »
Over 200 Communities to Benefit From U.S.$66 Million Electricity Project
The Point
The National Water and Electronic Company (NAWEC) with funding from the World Bank last week laid a foundation stone for a US$66 million electricity project called ECOREAP, which… Read more »
South Africa's Electricity Crisis - a Series of Failures Over 30 Years Have Left a Dim Legacy [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa's first ever democratic elections, promising "Electricity for All" as part of its Reconstruction… Read more »
Namibia's Nama Community Rejects Green-Hydrogen Port Expansion
VOA
Namibia's port authority, Namport, has proposed a port expansion on Shark Island, a heritage site that is sacred to the indigenous Nama ethnic group of southern Namibia. Read more »
Ethiopian Electric Utility, Huawei Sign MOU to Provide Alternative Electricity to Communities in Off-Grid Areas
Addis Standard
The summit also brought together government officials from Ethiopian Electric Utility, Ethiopian Electric Power, Petroleum and Energy Authority alongside private sector players Read more »
EPRA Reports Rise in Energy Consumption Linked to E-Mobility
Capital FM
Energy consumption in electric mobility has surged in the past year signaling increased adoption of electric mobility options in the country. Read more »
Crunch Meeting Over Energy Crisis
Ghanaian Times
Players in the energy sector value chain on Saturday held a crunch meeting to discuss the erratic power supply in the country. Read more »
Reverse the Electricity Tariff Hike
Daily Trust
In line with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration's policy on subsidy removal, Nigerians last Wednesday received the rude shock that the Nigerian Electricity Regulation… Read more »
South Africa's New Energy Plan Needs a Mix of Nuclear, Gas, Renewables and Coal - Expert [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country's coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience… Read more »