Light will be the buzz word next year. The UN has proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, with the goal of raising global awareness of how ... Read more »
A project that supplies renewable, solar powered lighting helps Liberia's capital city supplement its limited, diesel-powered grid electricity. The Liberian Energy Project supplies ... Read more »
Power utility Eskom has said that the system remains constrained but the the risk of load-shedding during the festive season is low. Read more »
A "critical milestone" has been reached in plans to increase nuclear power capacity, though critics have warned it may cost the country more than of R1 trillion. Read more »
South Africans have been left in the dark during a series of power cuts which may continue into 2015. Read more »
The government intends to build 10 to 12 new power generating projects. Read more »
General Electric (GE) and Heirs Holdings (HH) have agreed to expand their existing relationship to jointly pursue opportunities in Nigeria's Oil and Gas industry. Having identified ... Read more »
In many off-grid villages in West Africa, solar power now provides energy for lighting, cooking and street light. Some remote communities are beginning to embrace: solar power. ... Read more »
Eskom, South Africa and Africa's largest energy provider, is seeing a sharp drop in profits as it struggles to keep South Africa's lights on. Read more »
The solar park, run by an independent power producer, will contribute to South Africa's erratic power supply and marks the first investment by Google in renewable energy in Africa. Read more »
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