AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

17 June 2022

Global offshore capacity nearly doubled in 2021: RCG

15 June 2022

Against a backdrop of renewed focus on energy security and the transition to low-carbon energies, new research from the UK-based Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) found that global offshore wind development capacity grew 89% in 2021.

Hydrogen at risk of being the great missed opportunity of the energy transition, says DNV

15 June 2022

DNV predicts that the amount of hydrogen in the energy mix globally will be only 0.5% in 2030 and 5% in 2050. But to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, hydrogen uptake would need to triple to meet 15% of energy demand by mid-century, says DNV.

South Africa load-shedding can be stopped by 2024 with immediate 'drastic' interventions, Meridian Economics says

13 June 2022

South Africa: Meridian Economics report says load-shedding can be stopped by 2024 with immediate “drastic” interventions

Mauritius to finish soliciting expressions of interest for LNG-to-power project this week

13 June 2022

The Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius will wrap up the process of accepting expressions of interest for an LNG-to-power contract this week.

Legislators want Ketrco probed for KES18.5bn loss

10 June 2022

A parliamentary committee has recommended an investigation of the management of a state agency over a delayed power project that saw taxpayers lose KES18.5bn ($158mn)