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Private equity firm C5 Capital to build South Africa’s first mini nuclear reactor within next three years
Private equity firm C5 Capital plans to build South Africa’s first mini nuclear reactor within next three years
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Regional development bank DBSA seeks alternative auction model for South Africa’s REIPPPP
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Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates electric power substation to boost airport operations
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Africa’s geothermal sector will attract at least $35bn in investments by 2050, according to Rystad Energy’s latest projections. This investment will see Africa’s installed geothermal capacity surpass that of Europe by the end of the decade.
South Africa accelerates plans for 3 GW of gas-to-power projects, says minister
South Africa is accelerating plans for two projects with a combined gas-fired power generation of 3 GW to help address the country’s energy deficit that is hurting the economy.
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Ethiopia has commenced the release of water from the middle corridor of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – the $5bn hydroelectric dam being built near the source of the Blue Nile river – as part of preparations for its fifth filling.
South Africa’s Finance Minister optimistic about state power utility Eskom’s future
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana believes there is hope on the horizon for the county’s embattled state-run power utility Eskom.
Globeleq's 19-MW / 7-MWh solar-plus-storage Mozambique project starts commercial operations
Globeleq, a British independent power producer focused on Africa, has said its $36mn combined solar and battery storage plant in Mozambique has started commercial operations.
South Africa power utility Eskom transfers load shedding operations to City Power Johannesburg
South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom will hand over operations to implement power outages, or load shedding, to City Power Johannesburg.
South Africa’s DFFE grants environmental authorisation to Karpowership
Turkish generator Karpowership has received environmental authorisation for one of its three ship-mounted power plants to connect to the South African grid.
Kenyan electricity generator KenGen mulls geothermal drilling projects in Malawi and Tanzania
South Africa’s power utility Eskom reports $1.2bn loss in FY 2022/23
South Africa’s embattled power utility Eskom reported a ZAR23.9bn ($1.2bn) net loss after tax for the past financial year following record electricity outages, or load shedding, which intensified in the fourth quarter of 2022.
IFC invests in PEPT’s first securitization to back access to electricity drive in Ivory Coast
Westa.Solar boosts installed solar capacity in Nigeria to 3MWp
Stoppage of Israeli gas exports to Egypt hits LNG export plans, domestic electricity supplies
South Africa utility Eskom's costly logo design tender amid energy crisis draws sharp criticism
A recently announced multi-million-rand tender to design a new company logo and develop a new corporate identity for the struggling national power utility Eskom has attracted much controversy.
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