Power Utility Eskom Confirms Five Candidates for Next CEO Position Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana has revealed that the power utility has narrowed down its search for a new CEO to five candidates, reports News24. Former CEO André de Ruyter joined the utility in late 2019 and resigned in December 2022 and was due to leave office several […]
Abuja — Power generation to the national grid dipped below the 4,000 megawatts mark over the weekend leaving customers across the country with limited electricity supply. Checks on data provided by the National System Operator, NSO, an independent arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, showed that only 18 of the 25 power plants in […]
The management of APL Electric Company Limited, Aba, a subsidiary of Geometric Power Company, has attributed the poor power supply in Aba, Abia State, to the huge debts owed by its customers, vandalism of power equipment, metre bypassing and assault against Aba power staff carrying out their legitimate duties in the city. Residents of Aba, […]
Electricity Minister Paints a Bleak Picture of South Africa’s Power Supply Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed concern about the country’s electricity supply ahead of the winter season, reports SABC News. He drafted an action plan to reduce rolling blackouts and presented it to the Cabinet and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) National […]
From 3 to 4 May, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Rabat (UM6P) is organising, in collaboration with the University of Aix-Marseille and the CNRS, the 13 th edition of the Arbois and Mediterranean Round Tables (TRAM) in Aix-en-Provence, on the theme of ” Hydrogen tomorrow: myths and realities “. This edition will bring […]
The TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria says it will stop routine gas flaring in 2023 to actualise energy security and sufficiency. Mr Victor Bandele, the Deputy Managing Director, Deepwater TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria, said this in Abuja, when he featured at the Chief Executive Officers Roundtable, at the ongoing Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2023). Bandele said the […]
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says global primary energy demand is forecast to increase by 23 per cent in the period to 2045, which necessitates utilising all forms of energy. The OPEC said based on its World Oil Outlook (WOO) forecast, resultantly, many of its Member Countries had invested heavily in renewables, which […]
Latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown that the rate of metered electricity customers stood at 5.13 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 5.02 million in Q3 2022, indicating a 2.00 percent growth rate. Nevertheless, on a year-on-year basis, this grew by 7.37 percent from 4.77 million in Q4 2021. […]
A leaked document purporting to be the original version of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel Tweah, committed Liberia to while on a visit to the UAE has contradicted the government’s pronouncement about a very lucrative carbon deal. The leaked document, which began circulating widely on social media last […]
Namibians will soon find out if they are going to have to fork out more of their hard-earned dollars, just to keep the lights on. This is after Namibia Power Corporation requested a 16.87% increase in electricity tariffs for the 2023/24 year. If approved, an increase in electricity prices could drain pockets, and according to […]
Eskom has been caught red-handed in a shocking revelation — they failed to disclose that the nation was plunged into Stage 8 load shedding last week. Did they really think South Africans wouldn’t notice? The embattled power utility then announced that Stage 6 would be continued “indefinitely” after Unit 2 at Koeberg Power Station tripped […]
Rwanda has been singled out as a significant player in shaping Africa’s future, according to a recent World Bank report. The report titled ‘Africa’s Pulse: Leveraging Resource Wealth During the Low Carbon Transition’ is a publication of the Office of the Chief Economist in the World Bank Africa Region, focuses on the short-term economic prospects […]
State power utility, Eskom, says it is working hard to address the causes of persistent breakdowns at power stations and ensure that the higher stages of load shedding are reduced. This as the power utility implemented Stage 6 load shedding this week going into the weekend. Stage 5 is expected to be implemented between 5am […]
Nairobi — Kenya is the third country on the African continent with the highest generation of electricity from solar and wind. Latest data from energy think tank Ember shows that the country only trails with 16 percent of renewable energy sources, followed by Namibia (25 percent) and Morocco (17 percent). With other sources of power […]
The lawsuit is the latest phase of the clash between Seplat Energy’s CEO Roger Brown and some stakeholders. Nigeria’s biggest oil and gas company by market value, Seplat Energy, said Thursday there is a court action initiated by the Nigerian government alleging a breach of immigration law by the company and some of its directors. […]
IFC and OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer, today announced a partnership through a landmark green loan to build four solar plants to power OCP’s Morocco operations to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and help green its fertilizer production. Under the agreement, announced during the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Spring Meetings in […]
Four men have been arraigned before a local magistrate for theft of solar lithium batteries from two rural clinics, which have been left without power sources. Forgive Mupanganyemba (36), Tapiwa Dumba (32), Samuel Makazhu (48) and Innocent Mushangwe (43) this Tuesday appeared before Chinhoyi Magistrate Langton Ndokera facing theft charges as defined in section 113 […]
A $1 million (Shs 3.7 billion) project to ensure reliable electricity supply to consumers in Butabika, Mutungo, Luzira and Kitintale has gone live. This follows the installation and energising of a new transformer at power distributor Umeme’s substation in Port Bell, Luzira. The development means consumers such as the Uganda Prisons Service (Luzira Maximum Prison), […]