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Development finance may unlock Moz–Malawi interconnector

By: Marcel Chimwala 9th March 2018 The European Union (EU) and the German Development Bank (KfW) are to extend a E20-million grant to Malawi to partially finance the $127-million Mozambique–Malawi electricity interconnector project. Malawi is keen to fast-track the project so that it can start importing electricity from... →

Contract to restart stalled Kenyan transmission project

By: John Muchira 9th March 2018 Kenya has contracted a consortium of Chinese companies to complete the construction of a major transmission line that will evacuate electricity from the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project, which stalled in 2016, when the previous contractor, Italian company Isolux Ingeneria, went bankrupt.... →

Eskom to conduct own investigation on SAP, Gupta contracts

By: African News Agency 8th March 2018 South African power utility Eskom said on Thursday that it was aware of damning findings of an investigation by German software maker SAP into its dealings with state-owned entities as a third party SAP said that it had finished its investigation by the law firm Baker McKenzie into South Africa's... →

New rules needed to facilitate transition to decentralised electricity system – Tau

By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2018 South African Local Government Association (Salga) president Parks Tau has called for an overhaul of the policy and regulations governing electricity supply in South Africa to facilitate a transition towards a more decentralised electricity system. Addressing a well-attended Salga Energy Summit... →

Salga president Parks Tau discusses the benefits of transitioning to a decentralised electricity supply model. Video and editing: Nicholas Boyd.

Undoing State capture in South Africa will face stiff resistance, sabotage – Gordhan

By: African News Agency 6th March 2018 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday said the new political dispensation in South Africa and the reversal of the “bad things” which led to the capture of key state institutions by private interests will be regularly opposed by the beneficiaries of the corruption. “I think we all... →

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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan

Eskom accepts Maritz’s resignation, cancels disciplinary hearing

By: Schalk Burger 1st March 2018 State-owned power utility Eskom on Thursday noted that it had received a resignation letter from suspended group executive for information technology Sean Maritz, in which he resigns with immediate effect. Eskom said in a statement on Thursday that the resignation comes against the backdrop of... →

Eskom turns 95, says more than 100 000 new households on grid

By: African News Agency 1st March 2018 South African State power utility Eskom said on Thursday it was celebrating its 95 year anniversary with 100 380 households which had been connected to the national grid over the past six months. Eskom, which provides about 95% of South Africa's electricity, but has been dogged by cash... →

Eskom signs a $2bn short-term loan with seven lenders

By: Reuters 28th February 2018 South Africa's State-run power utility Eskom said on Wednesday it has signed a R20-billion ($2-billion) short-term credit facility with a consortium of seven local and international banks. "The funding provides Eskom with sufficient liquidity to allow the company time to continue resolving its... →

Eskom says will engage with ratings agencies following downgrade by S&P’s

By: Anine Kilian 28th February 2018 Power utility Eskom will continue to engage with ratings agencies and various stakeholders on the implementation and progress of its turnaround strategy, the State-owned entity’s acting CFO said on Wednesday. This follows after Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) downgraded Eskom to CCC+. →

Gabon accuses France's Veolia of polluting amid concession dispute

By: Reuters 28th February 2018 Gabon accused French environmental services group Veolia on Tuesday of widespread pollution at SEEG, the power and water utility it operates there, amid a growing dispute over the company's concession. Veolia, which has already threatened legal action after the government seized SEEG earlier this... →

African projects require integrated delivery models

By: Nadine James 23rd February 2018 The integrated delivery model is the best means of realising complex, multidisciplinary projects in Africa timeously, says AECOM Civil infrastructure MD Darrin Green. This is primarily because the market in Africa is less mature and project developers frequently have to deal with challenges when... →

Utilities should embrace technology and innovation – Eskom’s Govender

By: Anine Kilian 21st February 2018 The fourth industrial revolution presents an opportunity to embrace technology and innovation in the energy sector, State-owned Eskom transmission and sustainability group executive Thava Govender said on Wednesday. Addressing delegates at the Africa Energy Indaba in Johannesburg, he said that... →

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Eskom transmission and sustainability group executive Thava Govender

Land and asset sales on cards as government seeks revenue-neutral support for State firms

By: Terence Creamer 21st February 2018 Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba used his maiden Budget to reinforce President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement that stakes in cash-strapped State-owned companies (SoCs) could be sold to reduce their reliance on bail-outs and debt. Ramaphosa made the announcement in his response to the debate... →

AfDB expresses strong support for new Eskom leadership

By: Terence Creamer 20th February 2018 The African Development Bank (AfDB), which has extended loan facilities worth a collective R20-billion to South Africa’s power utility Eskom, expressed confidence on Tuesday that the new leadership at the cash-strapped State-owned company would restore the group’s governance and creditworthiness.... →

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AfDB VP for power, energy, green growth and climate change Amadou Hott

Eskom's Matshela Koko submits letter of resignation

By: News24Wire 16th February 2018 Controversial top Eskom executive Matshela Koko submitted his resignation on Friday, but did not admit to any guilt. This came out at his second disciplinary hearing, currently taking place in Sandton. →

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Eskom Executive Matshela Koko

Innovation and blockchain tech high on agenda at energy event

16th February 2018 Leading figures within the African energy scene will convene at the tenth Africa Energy Indaba (AEI), including at the World Energy Council's (WEC’s) annual Africa meeting, to discuss the importance of innovation and regional integration at a time when the energy sector is undergoing a major... →

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Achieving a robust energy future in a context of the triple transition requires different approaches guided by innovative policies

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CHRISTOPH FREI Achieving a robust energy future in a context of the triple transition requires different approaches guided by innovative policies

Event to add value to African energy sector

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 To bolster the socioeconomic development of the African energy sector, Africa Energy Indaba (AEI) chairperson Brian Statham says thinking within the sector needs to be expanded. →

BRIAN STATHAM Diversity energy sources provide an opportunity to interconnect energy systems

Company first-time exhibitor at event

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 South African electrical engineering company Power Plant Electrical Technologies (PPE Technologies) will exhibit at the African Energy Indaba (AEI) for the first time this year. →

POSITIVE GROWTH TRAJECTORY Creating awareness of companies’ capabilities will lead to positive results in trade growth

Conference to foster entrepreneurial opportunities for women

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 To assist women in being successful renewable-energy entrepreneurs, the African Energy Sector: Scope and Opportunity discussion topic at this year’s Women in Energy Conference will focus on the entrepreneurial opportunities in the energy sector and how women can maximise their participation. →

NELISIWE MAGUBANE The conference will also provide insights and opportunities for career development and entrepreneurship for women who want to participate in the energy sector

Senegal utility awards €197-million grid expansion contract

By: Nadine James 16th February 2018 Electrical transmission, engineering and maintenance provider Omexom, a subsidiary of Italian energy company VINCI Energies, has won the Société d’Electricité du Sénégal (Senelec) contract to install five new extra-high voltage (EHV) transformer stations, nearly 200 km of overhead and underground... →

Nuclear energy future imminent, despite delays in updated IRP

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 South Africa-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Lesedi Nuclear Services (Lesedi) business development executive Shane Pereira believes that there is a future for nuclear power globally, although it is being hindered locally by the delay in passing the updated Integrated... →

SHANE PEREIRA South Africa has a strong nuclear industry

Framework continues to form sector foundation

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 The economic opportunity represented by the continent’s need for energy makes the African energy industry an attractive prospect for foreign investment, says law firm Norton Rose Fulbright director Lizel Oberholzer. →

LIZEL OBERHOLZER There is an ever-increasing opportunity for private sector renewable and alternative energy projects to support energy supply

Robust energy base key to industrialisation

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 Public-private partnership South African Electrotechnical Export Council (SAEEC) CEO Chiboni Evans states that Africa's industrialisation can occur only if countries have a robust energy base. →

CHIBONI EVANS The South African government strongly supports the industrialisation of the African continent

Growing need to fuel power demand in Africa

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 Energy transformation in Africa is necessary to ensure that the 600-million people on the continent who do not have access to energy gain access, says regional event Africa Energy Indaba (AEI) MD Liz Hart, who adds that the growing population and need for African industrialisation will continue... →

LIZ HART The growing population and need for African industrialisation will continue to fuel the demand for power

WSP to develop 330 kV Zambia-DRC electricity transmission line

By: Donna Slater 13th February 2018 The Southern African Power Pool has appointed UK-based engineering consultancy WSP to develop a proposed 330 kV electricity interconnector between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). →

Criminal charges laid against Molefe over R30m pension payout

By: African News Agency 6th February 2018 Trade union Solidarity on Tuesday laid criminal charges against embattled former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe and former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane over the R30-million pension awarded to Molefe when he left the struggling state-owned power utility. “The charges focus specifically... →

PIC advances R5bn bridging loan to fund Eskom through February

By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2018 The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) announced on Monday that it is advancing R5-billion to cash-strapped power utility Eskom in the form of bridging finance to fund the company’s operations during February. The one-month loan, which has been advanced on behalf of the Government Employees... →

Former Eskom boss Brian Molefe plans to appeal court order to repay pension benefits

By: African News Agency 31st January 2018 The former boss of state power utility Eskom, Brian Molefe, is seeking leave to appeal a high court order compelling him to repay a pension payout it said he was not entitled to. →

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Brian Molefe

AfDB renews commitment to connect 29.3m Africans to electricity grids

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 30th January 2018 The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to provide 29.3-million people on the continent with access to electricity by 2020. Speaking during meetings of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, in Addis Ababa, at the weekend, AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina pledged support for the New... →

Brown says boards of State-owned enterprises must shape up

By: African News Agency 30th January 2018 Embattled Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown on Tuesday told MPs she expected the boards of South Africa's corruption-stricken, cash-strapped parastatals to perform or be replaced. "The message to the boards of all SOCs is that they must shape up or ship out. If they are unable to instill... →

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Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown

Akuo secures €78m to build Mali solar plant

By: Schalk Burger 29th January 2018 French independent power producer (IPP) Akuo Energy has secured €78-million in financing to build the 50 MW Akuo Kita Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant, in southern Mali. Private sector infrastructure funding organisation Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) reports that the plant will be... →

Prish Govender quits SAfrica's Eskom

By: African News Agency 24th January 2018 Eskom's acting head of group capital Prish Govender resigned on Tuesday, South Africa's power utility said. Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe first Tweeted, and later confirmed the news on the phone that Govender had left the embattled power utility with immediate effect. →

I can start State capture inquiry as soon as Zuma gives me terms of reference – Judge Zondo

By: News24Wire 23rd January 2018 Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who will chair the commission of inquiry into allegations of State capture, says he is ready to get going, but still needs to receive the terms of reference from President Jacob Zuma. During a press briefing in Midrand on Tuesday, Justice Zondo told reporters... →

Nersa to host hearings into R66.6bn Eskom claw-back applications in May

By: Terence Creamer 23rd January 2018 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will hold public hearings across all of South Africa’s nine provinces between May 7 and May 25 to consider three revenue claw-back applications, collectively valued at R66.6-billion, submitted by cash-strapped power utility Eskom. The... →

Suspended Eskom CFO resigns

By: African News Agency 23rd January 2018 Suspended Eskom chief financial officer (CFO), Anoj Singh, resigned on Monday, South Africa's power utility said. "Eskom has today [on Monday] received, through Mr Anoj Singh’s attorneys, a formal letter of resignation by Mr Singh from his position as the Chief Financial Officer, in line with the... →

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Former Eskom CFO Anoj Singh

Botswana to spend $495m to extend power grid to northwest

By: Reuters 22nd January 2018 The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) on Monday launched a P4.8-billion ($495-million) project to build an electricity transmission line to connect the northwest of the country, a centre of copper mining and tourism, to the national grid. Domestic consumers in the region currently rely on imports... →

New Eskom board will provide 'comfort' to markets – Phasiwe

By: News24Wire 22nd January 2018 The newly appointed Eskom board will provide the reassurance markets have been seeking around issues of corporate governance at the power utility, said spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe. Speaking to Fin24 by phone on Monday, Phasiwe explained Eskom and Treasury would be approaching financial... →

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