Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare Services Doctors in Johannesburg are facing concerns regarding diesel supply following a day-long power outage that affected vital health facilities, including the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, Park Lane Hospital, Brenthurst Clinic, and Rand Clinic, reports News24. The outage, which occurred due to a burned […]
The collapse of the national grid on Monday morning was caused by a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, leading to a sudden generation loss of 25 MW and 305 MW, respectively. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has fully restored the collapsed national electricity grid. The TCN General Manager, Public […]
Nairobi — Kenyans will now enjoy cheaper electricity bills after Kenya Power announced a 13.7 percent power cost cut starting this month. The utility firm links the drop to the strengthening of the Kenyan shilling against the American dollar as well as a decline in fuel prices. According to the company, the fuel cost charge […]
It has been just over two (2) weeks since the deadline for comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE) draft 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2023). T he Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) assessment is that the draft IRP does not provide a realistic assessment of the costs of nuclear power […]
Nairobi — The Senate Energy Committee has asked Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, to arrest Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over failure to heed their summons. The committee has accused Sakaja of frustrating a probe into February’s gas explosion in Embakasi’s Mradi area that left six dead and scores injured. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna said […]
Fewer than half of households enjoy a supply of electricity that works “most” or “all” of the time. Key findings Access: On average across 39 countries, about two-thirds (68%) of Africans live in enumeration areas (EAs) served by an electric grid, ranging from just 29% in Madagascar to 100% in Tunisia and Seychelles. o Rural […]
Abuja, Nigeria — A sudden hike in electricity rates in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, has sparked a backlash. Until now, Jude Okafor has spent an average $25 on electricity to run a frozen fish and meat business that he started in 2021. But since last week, when the government announced a rate hike of […]
Nairobi — Energy consumption in electric mobility has surged in the past year signaling increased adoption of electric mobility options in the country. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reported a rise in energy consumption from 29,097 kWh in July 2023, to 75,729 kWh in December 2023 in a report released on Tuesday. “Notably […]
Players in the energy sector value chain on Saturday held a crunch meeting to discuss the erratic power supply in the country. Convened by the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, the meeting was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Energy, the Electricity Company of Ghana, the Ghana Grid Company, the Volta […]
… ask President Tinubu to intervene The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the hike in electricity tariffs across Nigeria by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), describing the act as insensitive, inhuman, and evil. According to a statement by the leader of the caucus, Kingsley Chinda, in Abuja on Friday, the […]
The Ministry of Energy has sustained a suspension of a 40.9 percent electricity tariff adjustment. The ministry’s energy officer, Austin Theu, has disclosed this. “The December 2023 directive is still in force. Official communication from the government will be provided in due course,” he said. Last year, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) approved the […]
The price of electricity will increase this week, following Eskom’s implementation of its new electricity tariff of between 12.72% and 12.74%. This after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) determined the increases in December last year. The increases are as follows: Local authority tariff charges: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025: 12.72% […]
The power cut affecting Ethiopia “except Bahir Dar and surroundings” is over, the Ethiopian Electric Power announced. “Due to a problem in our system, the power has been interrupted,” their statement read, not giving reasons for the power failure. Most of the country was without power for about 18 hours on March 28. This incident […]
Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Charles Umehai, revealed that the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is fully dedicated to advancing Liberia’s clean energy sector, which is crucial for attaining the country’s 2030 climate change objectives. Speaking at the USAID-funded West Africa Power Energy Program (WAEP) Productive Use of Energy Trade Fair in Monrovia […]
Uganda is taking significant strides towards achieving universal electricity access by 2040, with the launch of a groundbreaking financial project aimed at improving access to off-grid solar products in underserved refugee communities and their host districts. Currently, the country boasts a 57% reach and access to electricity through both on-grid and off-grid connections. However, a […]
700 houses targeted in sting operation Dozens of homeowners from Mayibuye township in Midrand marched to Rabie Ridge police station on Tuesday, after City Power cut electricity to nearly 100 houses where meter boxes had been tampered with. Public Order Police warned the protesters not to destroy any infrastructure. The power officials came with a […]
The Government of Liberia, with funding from the World Bank, West Regional, is expected to construct Liberia’s first solar farm and expand the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Louisiana, Montserrado County, from 88 Megawatts to 126 Megawatts. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the NEW DAWN over the weekend after an assessment tour of the […]
Eskom Group Executive for Generation, Bheki Nxumalo, says although challenges continue, at least five power stations identified for attention and intervention are beginning to show improvement. Nxumalo was speaking during an Energy Action Plan (EAP) media briefing on Monday. “One of the stations identified was Kusile Power Station, where we were running one unit and […]