AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

South Africa’s electricity minister defends spending billions of rands on emergency diesel

South Africa’s Eskom still probing controversial $21mn tender, 19 months after whistle-blower complaint

d.light closes $125mn funding via securitization facility to meet growing off-grid solar demand in Tanzania

South Africa launches loan scheme for households, small businesses to invest in solar equipment

AfrElec: South Africa extends grid access rights to Karpowership, Mulilo for emergency power procurement

AIM-listed Galileo Resources announces lithium discovery at licence in Zimbabwe

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development loans Tanzania $30mn to power Kagera region

South Africa: Forensic investigator threatened for reporting fraud at power utility Eskom

EU executive grants Tunisia €307mn to finance ELMED electrical interconnection to Italy

The European Commission signed a €307mn agreement with the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) to finance the ELMED electrical interconnection project between Tunisia and Italy on August 8.

Kenya seeks investors in 22-MW geothermal power plant

The Kenyan government intends to bring on board investors to implement the Paka geothermal power plant that will have the capacity to generate 22 MW.

GE Vernova starts building 1.5GW gas-fired plant in Nigeria

Uganda picks Russia, South Korea to build two nuclear plants with total 15,000MW capacity

Uganda, rich in untapped uranium deposits, plans to export electricity generated by the NPPs to underserved countries in the region including the DR Congo, South Sudan and Chad.

Kenya’s Sosian Energy starts supplying geothermal power to the national grid

Ghana approves lithium, other green minerals policy to drive higher local participation and interests

Kenya Power denies inflating electricity bills

Situation at South African utility Eskom getting worse, not better, investigative journalism group says

Two Egyptian state-owned utilities borrow total of $646bn to alleviate power shortages