AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

20 June 2023

Africa energy transition and climate change research – new findings

19 June 2023

Energy transition research in Africa is relatively new but fast-growing. However, just 25% of academic articles on energy transitions in Africa are by researchers on the continent, analysts at African Arguments have found.

Algeria announces $1.93bn plan to cut energy consumption by 10% by 2030

18 June 2023

The Algerian National Agency for the Promotion and Rationalisation of Energy (APRUE) announced a plan to spend DZD260bn ($1.93bn) to cut energy consumption by 10% by 2030.

South Africa turns to China’s renewable energy technology to help solve energy crisis

14 June 2023

At the China-South Africa New Energy Investment and Cooperation conference on Tuesday, June 13 in Johannesburg, Ramokgopa highlighted opportunities for Chinese energy companies to become involved in South Africa’s energy development.

Mozambique agrees to supply 100 MW of electricity to energy-short neighbour South Africa

14 June 2023

South Africa will immediately start importing 100 MW of electricity from neighbouring Mozambique to help ease the intensity of blackouts (load-shedding) in the country.