AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

19 November 2021

South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says he is willing to take his coal fight to court

18 November 2021

South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has said that the government should go ahead with its plans to build 1,500 MW of new coal-fired capacity, despite South Africa’s headline $8.5bn climate finance deal at COP26 in Glasgow.

IEA stresses efficiency improvement needed to reach net zero

18 November 2021

Rapid improvements in energy efficiency technology are needed to keep global climate pledges within reach, the International Energy Agency said in a recent report.

Morocco’s gas supply woes

18 November 2021

Against the backdrop of tight gas markets in Europe, Morocco has lost access to gas from Algeria, its main supplier.

Kenya to engage IPPs on energy costs

18 November 2021

Private firms generating electricity for sale to Kenya’s national grid are required to express to Ministry of Energy formal interest to negotiate sustainable energy innovations.

French start-up Zembo secures $3.4mn investment into Uganda electric motorcycle business

16 November 2021

Consortium of investors has committed to investing $3.4mn to support growth of French start-up Zembo’s electric motorcycle business in the capital of Uganda.

Projects in Africa retire over 63mn voluntary carbon credits

16 November 2021

Over 63mn voluntary carbon credits have been retired by projects in African countries with forestry and land use activities accounting more than half of transactions.

Coal emerges down, but not out, from Glasgow

16 November 2021

The COP26 conference finished 26 hours late on November 13, with a last-minute intervention by India watering down the final agreement’s commitment on coal.