Power Utility Eskom Announces Return of Stage 6 Load Shedding Power utility Eskom has announced the return of stage 6 power cuts due to the loss of generating units, reports The Citizen. The rotational power cuts – known locally as load shedding – come amid freezing temperatures sweeping across the country. Stage 4 load […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The first ride of the tourist shuttle operating an electro-solar boat SOLARIS with non-polluting energy offering tours and rides on the northern Lake of Tunis according in a defined circuit, took place on Monday evening. The boat was built as part of the Solar Fuelled Electric Mobility (SoFEM) project implemented by the National […]
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board is pleased to announce Namibia’s participation at the US-Africa Business Summit, set to take place in Botswana from 11 – 14 July 2023. A high-level delegation led by the Vice President H.E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba will be representing Namibia to highlight investment opportunities in the country’s energy and […]
The Managing Director of FBNBank Ghana, Mr Victor Yaw Asante, has urged stakeholders of Africa’s energy sector to focus on providing capacity building and finance towards the realisation of Africa’s sustainable energy needs. Mr Victor Yaw Asante, who was representing Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director of the First Bank of Nigeria, the parent bank of […]
Former deputy information minister and Zanu PF aspiring MP Energy Mutodi allegedly fired gunshots at Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members who had gathered at Baradzanwa township in Bikita awaiting leader Nelson Chamisa’s arrival. Mutodi is currently running for the Bikita South National Assembly seat on a Zanu PF ticket. The sacked minister reportedly besieged […]
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with Don Bosco Youth Technical Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi and Don Bosco Mozambique, based in Maputo and Inharrime, in which Schneider Electric will be providing professional didactic benches for training purposes to the institutions. Under the auspices of the Schneider […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) announces that new electricity connections under the World Bank-funded Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) reached 31,000 as of June 30, 2023 — up from 23,000. MEAP Manager, McDivings Longwe gave the update on Tuesday, July 4 on the project which seeks to connect 83,000 single-phase households by December 2023 […]
Almost half of the electricity produced in Uganda remains used, the Ministry of Energy has said. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, the acting assistant commissioner in charge of energy efficiency and conservation in the Ministry of Energy, Eng.David Birimumaaso said this state of affairs is appalling. “Deemed energy has cost us a lot because this power […]
Nairobi — Kenya Power has condemned rising cases of staff attacks on routine surveillance of networks. The latest incident was when its employees were attacked by Kitui East MP Nimrod Mbia while on a work mission in Kitengela on July 3, 2023. The utility firm says that it lost millions of shillings due to overloading […]
Shell has announced the appointment of Mr. Ralph Gbobo as the Managing Director of its gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited, with effect from 1st July 2023. Ralph succeeds Ed Ubong who has taken up a new position within the Shell group. Until this appointment, Ralph was the Manager, Commercial and Non-Operated Venture of […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), officials from the Yola International Airport, are seeking the federal government’s intervention to address epileptic electricity supply and Automotive Gas Oil which affect aeromatic and non aeromatic businesses in the aviation industry. The officials, who didn’t want their names mentioned, revealed that the airport maintains average of 30 […]
KwaZulu-Natal Flood Death Toll Reaches Seven as More Bodies Found The death toll from the KwaZulu-Natal floods has increased from four to seven, reports EWN. The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs reports that more bodies have been discovered by search-and-rescue teams. The remains of three people, who were washed away by […]
Harare — At least 26 Ugandans have filed a lawsuit against French oil firm TotalEnergies in Paris, France, seeking compensation for alleged human rights abuses at the company’s huge megaprojects there. According to AFP, people from the impacted areas, joined by five French and Ugandan charity organisations, say that the energy company TotalEnergies caused “serious […]
After more than three decades of electricity struggle, Cuttington University is now fully electrified in Suakoko, Bong County. Speaking at the 61st Commencement Convocation of the university recently, the President of Cuttington, Dr. Romelle A. Horton said the electrification of the Cutting University was achieved through the intervention of the United States Agency for International […]
Uganda will start selling power to neighbouring South Sudan, despite the blackouts back home. With the many complaints regarding power blackouts in the country and especially in the West Nile region, Uganda has instead embarked on a deal to sell power to neighbouring South Sudan. While it is not clear how much Uganda intends to […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, is awaiting the approval of President Bola Tinubu before a new tariff regime is made public. The review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, which happens twice a year, is expected to lead to a rate increase following the devaluation of the Naira with the flotation of the national […]
THE Supreme Court Wednesday reserved indefinitely, its judgement in a case Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is appealing against a High Court ruling reinstating businessman Wicknel Chivayo’s controversial Gwanda solar project. The case was heard by a three panel bench comprising Justice Anne-Mary Gowora, Musakwa and Chiweshe. ZPC through its lawyer Daniel Tivadar insisted that Chivayo […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the average price of 12.5kg of cooking gas dropped Month-on-Month (MoM) by 7.61 per cent to N9, 537.89 in May 2023, from N10, 323.33 in April 2023. This is even as a market survey by Vanguard showed further decline in the price of 12.5kg by 18.7 […]