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South Africa must prioritise decarbonisation, as $1.5bn of exports to EU are at risk
2nd March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as it has a carbon intensity much higher than most countries, and $1.5-billion of exports to the European Union (EU) are at risk in the... 


Eskom's Tutuka power station
Eskom confirms load shedding schedule for next few days
26th February 2023 By: News24Wire

Stage 4 loadshedding will continue until 16:00 on Monday afternoon, Eskom confirmed. It will be followed by Stage 5 from 16:00 to 05:00 on Tuesday morning. Loadshedding will then be reduced to... 


Solar panels on a roof
Govt aims to stimulate renewables investment with R9bn in tax incentives, reworked bounce-back scheme
22nd February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s 2023 Budget includes tax incentives worth R9-billion to support businesses and households invest in renewable energy, including rooftop solar, in a bid to offset the impact of... 


World’s largest man-made dam weighs using floating solar panels
17th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

The authorities in charge of the world’s largest man-made lake are considering using floating solar panels to generate power after plummeting water levels deepened power outages in Zambia and... 


Irena director-general Francesco La Camera
Global installed hydropower capacity could double by 2050
14th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Installed hydropower capacity could double by 2050 and play a key role in supporting the introduction of more variable renewable power, global industry organisation the International Renewable... 


Company gets UK grant to help develop new-generation pumped hydro system
10th February 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Tailings dam material could be one of the waste materials that could be used to create high-density fluids (HDF) that would enable a new-generation and much more capable form of pumped hydro-energy... 


LHWP II Commercial Centre in the preparatory stages of construction
10th February 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Preparatory stages of construction of the Polihali commercial centre at Masakong are under way after the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) awarded the M11.3-million contract to Unik... 


Minerals Council stresses mining industry's role in mitigating climate change
6th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In sharing its stance on climate change at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, the Minerals Council South Africa has acknowledged that the mining industry can, and should, play a... 


Four West African nations get $311m from World Bank for renewables
2nd February 2023 By: Reuters

The World Bank has signed an agreement with four West and Central African nations worth $311 million to fund renewable energy projects. The funds will finance around 106 MW of solar power... 


Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms
10th January 2023 By: Reuters

Zambia has started rationing electricity supply to mining firms following reduced power generation after a big drop in water levels in lake Kariba, the chairman of state-owned power utility Zesco... 


€25m loan pledged for 44 MW Côte d’Ivoire hydroelectric plant
10th January 2023 By: Donna Slater

Infrastructure development funds, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) and Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), have announced a €25-million finance facility to Ivoire Hydro... 


Zambia to engage Zimbabwe over use of hydro plant at Kariba Dam
10th January 2023 By: News24Wire

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema says he will engage his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a private "family conversation" over the use and management of the hydro plant at Kariba... 


Climate change effects weighing heavier on African citizens – EIB
20th December 2022 By: Donna Slater

An Africa edition of the '2022 Climate Survey' conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) has found that 88% of African respondents believe climate change is already affecting their everyday... 


Bumper green aluminium output is good news for carmakers, and climate
18th December 2022 By: Reuters

Aluminium makers are set to boost low-carbon metal output by 10% in 2023 and churn out even more in the years ahead, driving down the cost for carmakers seeking climate-friendly supplies and... 


Uganda says will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year
9th December 2022 By: Reuters

Uganda said on Friday it would not renew South Africa power firm Eskom's licences to run two hydropower stations when they expire in March next year, as part of plans to bring the electricity... 


The expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine may be affected by the collapse of Clough.
Clough's collapse leaves more than $8bn in projects in limbo
6th December 2022 By: Reuters

More than $8-billion worth of gas, power, rail and mining projects across Australia, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea face delays following the collapse of engineering firm Clough on Monday. Projects... 


Depleted Kariba dam leaves Zimbabweans without power for 19 hours a day
6th December 2022 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabweans are being subjected to 19 hours of power cuts a day, because there is insufficient water in the Kariba dam to drive the nation’s main hydropower plant. The worst outages since 2019 are... 


Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation
28th November 2022 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's prolonged power shortage is set to worsen after the entity that manages southern Africa's biggest dam ordered suspension of electricity generation at its main hydro plant because of a... 


Southern Africa’s largest man-made dam drains to record low
23rd November 2022 By: Bloomberg

Water levels at the Kariba reservoir, Southern Africa’s largest man-made dam, have dropped to a record low. The dam had 5.63% of usable storage on Monday compared with 27% at the same time last... 


LHWP Phase II opens for bids for hydropower component
26th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has kicked off the procurement process for the design and construction supervision of the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme. Interested firms have until... 


African Presidents highlight importance of hydrocarbons as well as renewables for continent
18th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Addressing the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town on Tuesday, by means of a pre-recorded video message, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni expressed pleasure that African countries were now... 


Hitachi secures Inga-Kolwezi transmission line service agreement
14th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Electricity equipment multinational Hitachi Energy has signed a long-term service agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL) to secure power... 


Steenbras plant protected Capetonians from worse loadshedding
13th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The City of Cape Town says its electricity customers have been protected from more than 1 100 hours of the 1 900 hours of loadshedding implemented by State-owned Eskom between February and... 


Kenya’s Ruto breaks ranks, says Africa must leapfrog fossil fuel
5th October 2022 By: Bloomberg

Kenya’s President William Ruto, who took office last month, urged Africa to embrace renewable energy, breaking ranks with continental peers that are pressing ahead with plans to develop natural gas... 


Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
Cape Town proposes rewards system for customers who reduce their electricity use on demand
4th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

To protect its customers from some of the impacts of load-shedding, the City of Cape Town has issued a tender that will see customers rewarded for reducing their power use at a given time so that... 


eThekwini has R324bn plan to end power cuts
20th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

The South African municipality that includes the Port city of Durban, eThekwini, has laid out plans to attract R324-billion in power plant investments by 2035 amid the country’s worst-ever... 


Zimbabwe intensifies nationwide power cuts on supply shortage
14th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe’s State-owned electricity distributor intensified power cuts across the country because of a shortage of supply. Outages will be intensified through September 16 because of “depressed... 


Scatec to co-develop 350 MW hydropower plant with Malawi, EDF and IFC
6th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The government of Malawi, development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC), renewable energy solutions company Scatec and integrated energy company EDF have signed a... 


Image of a solar farm
Two big solar farms and a 19.9 MW hydro scheme on latest Nersa list of 35 project registrations
24th August 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published a list of the most recent 35 renewables projects – including a 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the Northern Cape – to... 


Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam
12th August 2022 By: Reuters

Ethiopia has completed the third phase of filling the reservoir for its huge dam on the Blue Nile river, the government said on Friday, a process that continues to irk the country's downstream... 


Defaults raise Southern Africa hydro project cost to $5bn
12th August 2022 By: Bloomberg

Sovereign defaults by both Zambia and Zimbabwe have escalated the Batoka Gorge hydro-electric project cost, with the estimated price climbing 23% to almost $5-billion. The plan, which is being... 


Myhydro aims to supply green power in Congo, keep fish safe
2nd August 2022 By: Bloomberg

An Africa-focused hydro-power startup has teamed up with a Californian maker of ‘fish-safe’ turbines in a bid to solve electricity supply problems in the Democratic Republic of Congo. MyHydro has... 


Lesotho’s Muela hydro power station under repair
27th July 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Lesotho’s Muela hydro power station is currently operating at two-thirds of its capacity after one of the three units that generate electricity failed to restart following a fault that caused all... 


TNPA eyes procurement of up to 80 MW of renewable energy for its ports
26th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

State-owned national ports operator Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) to the private sector as it intends to procure between 50 MW and 80 MW of... 


Africa needs all hands on deck to meet 2030 energy goals
15th July 2022 By: Schalk Burger

To achieve universal energy access by 2030, Africa will need a range of technologies and policy changes that open national grids to private participation, enable the establishment of microgrids and... 


An Image of men at a pipeline testing station
Petrol refinery closures affect testing company
8th July 2022 By: Mandisa Nyathi

The move from a hybrid petrol-producing country to a petrol-importing country is increasingly becoming a challenge for South Africa, as many companies have been shut down or bought out, says... 


hydropower
British International Investment commits $200m to hydropower in Africa
23rd June 2022 By: Darren Parker

UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $200-million over the next several years to help fund hydropower projects in Africa. This would be the... 


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WWF report calls for insurers to block high-impact hydropower projects
22nd June 2022 By: Darren Parker

Nonprofit organisation the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released a comprehensive Insurers’ Guide to Hydropower, which calls for insurers to block high-impact hydropower projects, while... 


An image of a steam boiler
Company receives a Queen’s Award
10th June 2022

Combustion management solutions provider Autoflame Engineering is delighted to announce that the company has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. 


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