Tunis/Tunisia — During a telephone conversation with President Kais Saied on Monday afternoon, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his country’s willingness to invest further in Tunisia, particularly in the fields of water and renewable energy. During this conversation, the two parties discussed the distinguished relations between the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic […]
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The National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) has granted Eskom a postponement to meet the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) at the Kusile Power Station, subject to certain strict conditions. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) said the postponement is from 5 June 2023 to 31 March 2025. “The postponement application was necessitated by […]
Minister Says R210 Billion Needed for Updating Electricity Grid Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that approximately R210 billion (about U.S.$11 billion) is needed to upgrade the electricity transmission grid infrastructure to accommodate future renewable energy projects, reports IOL. At a Sunday June 25, 2023 briefing, he said that the government planned to find “creative ways” […]
Energy Generation Company (EGENCO) is now generating adequate energy to supply to various sectors, including manufacturing and agriculture, Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Energy, Alfonso Chikuni, said on Saturday. Chikuni made the remarks during a press briefing organized to update the nation on the progress made in the energy sector. The PS said […]
Power Utility Eskom Suspends Head of Security Eskom, the South African electricity power utility, has placed its acting head of security, Karen Pillay, on precautionary suspension, reports News24. The suspension is related to an R500 million emergency security contract awarded to Fidelity Services to investigate coal theft at the utility. It is reported that […]
The organised labour yesterday kicked against the plan by the federal government to increase electricity tariff describing it as callous and insensitive to the well-being of consumers, especially the poor Nigerians. The plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent is expected to start by July 1, 2023. Although the federal government explained that […]
South Africans may be enjoying the best two weeks of 2023, with the lowest levels of load shedding so far recorded in winter. But that joy will be short-lived, according to Eskom boss Vally Padayachee. When Eskom introduced Stage 6 load shedding in the summer months, the nation feared the worst, with talks of Stage […]
The Komati Power Station’s transition from a coal fired station to a repurposed, multifaceted hub is well underway, with Eskom issuing a tender notice for a service provider to drive the socio-economic development plan for the transition from fossil to renewable energy. Komati was officially taken off the grid in October last year after serving […]
Chairman of the Management Committee National Rationalised Specifications (NRS) Association of South Africa, Vally Padayachee, says the country remains very distant from an electrical blackout even in the face of higher stages of load shedding. Padayachee was speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday morning. “To give assurance to the media and the public […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the enthusiasm of the Netherlands and Denmark in working with South Africa to strengthen economic relations, including exploring opportunities in green energy sectors. “Both countries have shown great interest in becoming key trading partners in the green hydrogen and green energy sectors,” President Ramaphosa said on Tuesday at the SA-Denmark-Netherlands […]
Police Open Inquest into Death of MP Tina Joemat-Pettersson The police have confirmed that they have opened an inquest docket into African National Congress MP Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s death, reports News24. The cause of Joemat-Pettersson’s death is still to be declared in a final report from the Department of Health, which will only be communicated […]
Nairobi — Alten Kenya Solarfarms (Alten) has commissioned a 44 megawatt (MW) solar facility in Kesses, Uasin Gishu County. The project was in partnership with the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), the Standard Bank Group through the Standard Bank of South Africa, and Stanbic Bank Kenya. It will provide […]
THE Supreme Court has postponed to next Wednesday, the hearing of an appeal by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) which is contesting a High Court ruling reinstating businessman Wicknel Chivayo’s controversial Gwanda solar project. The case was set to be heard Monday but could not kick off after it emerged that ZPC papers were not […]
Three Police Generals Charged with Corruption in Recruitment Scandal Three South African Police Service (SAPS) generals, including two retired and one serving, have been accused of corruption by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), reports TimesLive. The trio were part of a selection panel that was responsible for conducting interviews and recommending candidates for […]
The police in Kano State confirmed the arrest of 12 illegal immigrants from Mali and Niger Republic and 33 other suspected criminals. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, made this known while addressing newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. The suspects, Usaini-Gumel said, were arrested to rid the state of all forms of crimes and […]
Solar energy solutions provider, Africa Go Solar, AGS, is bringing a pay-as-you-go solar solution aimed at lighting up the streets of Nigeria. AGS says the solution will provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable lighting to communities to solve Nigeria’s electricity challenges and meet the people’s demand. At a launch at the Abraham Adesanya Housing Estate, Ajah […]
Cape Town — A total of 1,000MW will be supplied to South Africa from Mozambique as a means to ease the country’s energy crisis. While hosting Mozambique’s Mineral Resources Minister, Carlos Zacarias, in Pretoria on Monday, South African Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopasaid said the nation had to turn to its neighbours to stabilise the national […]
National power utility NamPower management and board members resolved to put its plans on hold to disconnect defaulting customers until the end of August 2023. The decision follows after NamPower and public enterprises minister Iipumbu Shiimi met last Thursday, where government articulated its interventional measures, aimed at assisting the company to collect money owed by […]