AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

Global wind growth hit by COVID-19

The global wind sector added 60.4 GW of new capacity in 2019, 19% more than 2018 installations, with 6.1 GW added offshore.

US considers wading into Saudi-Russia supply war

Global power demand falls 15%

The current global COVID-19 crisis has highlighted how much the modern economy relies on electricity, the IEA has claimed.

AfDB leads DFIs in promoting private investment in energy access

The African Development Bank and a number of European development finance institutes (DFIs) have committed $160mn of initial funding for the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI)

SA regulator nudges forward IPP round

South Africa’s National Energy Regulator NERSA on March 18 issued its second consultation paper for the much-delayed IPP licensing round

South Africa’s Necsa faces financial crisis

South African nuclear operator Necsa faces running out of money as it waits for the government to approve a ZAR500mn ($29.5mn) funding allocation