Botswana Oil Limited to boost security of petroleum products
Botswana government says it has found it important to secure the supply of petroleum products as seen by the creation…
Energy
Eskom suspends disconnections to three Free State municipalities
Eskom says it has suspended bulk electricity disconnections to the three Free State municipalities, which would have been at midday…
‘Global clean energy investment on the rise’- Bloomberg New Energy Finance
World clean energy investment in the first three quarters of this year was 16% ahead of the same period of…
Scottish independence will damage clean energy investment—Bloomberg
A vote by Scotland in favour of independence from the UK would be likely to damage clean energy investment, at…
CRONIMET Mining Power begins EPC contract at Namibia’s PV plant
CRONIMET Mining Power Solutions officially broke ground and began its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting activities for Namibia’s largest…
African Energy applies for first 300MW Sese mining licence
African Energy Resources says an application for a mining licence for the first 300MW Sese Integrated Power Project has been…
ZESCO confirms interest in buying 300MW from African Energy
ZESCO, the Zambian State Electricity utility, has executed a Letter of Intent with African Energy Resources Ltd (African Energy) confirming…
South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya lead renewables spurt in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is emerging as one of the most exciting new markets for renewable energy technologies such as onshore wind,…
Tshediso Matona named new Eskom Chief Executive
The South African cabinet has approved the appointment of current Department of Public Enterprises Director-General, Tshediso Matona, as the Chief…
EAPIC expo in Nairobi to offer free technical workshops energy efficiency
Two days of free practical workshops on energy efficiency, plant maintenance and clean energy solutions for the utility and large…