AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

14 May 2020

Fitch downgrades Siemens Gamesa

13 May 2020

Fitch Ratings has downgraded from stable to negative its outlook for global wind OEM Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Lockdown gives Eskom breathing space, but revenues fall

7 May 2020

South Africa’s lockdown has reduced Eskom’s revenues, but at the same time has kept load-shedding to a minimum and allowed the company to push ahead with much-needed maintenance.

AfDB find Chinese firm guilty of fraud

7 May 2020

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has banned Sinotec, a Chinese transmission and distribution equipment firm, from taking part in bank-funded projects across Africa for three years.

Eskom admits to emissions problems at Kendal power plant

7 May 2020

Eskom has acknowledged that it committed a number of environmental breaches at its coal-fired Kendal power station, with emissions levels breaking agreed limits.

Power consumption falls in Egypt

7 May 2020

Power consumption in Egypt has fallen by between 5% and 7% across a range of industry sectors