Kenya’s Energy sector is largely to blame for greenhouse gas emissions The major shift is now being witnessed with most of the industries investing in clean energy The Bamburi Cement power project is expected to take off within this year The Kenyan energy sector is grappling with transiting to clean power as the country cannot […]
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Former Energy minister Newton Kambala was back in court on Wednesday to answer charges of corruption. Lilongwe’s Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has since directed that lawyers representing the former minister and two others should inspect for three days a gadget belonging to Helen Buluma, prime state witness in the fuel contracts case. Kambala, Aford President […]
<i>”So, aside from the increase of electricity needs of our valued customers, the new model will meet the challenging dynamics in our business operating environment.”</sub> The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (<a target=”_blank” href=”https://phed.com.ng/”>PHED</a>) said it has introduced a new business model to ensure steady electricity supply to users in its area of coverage. The […]
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Malawi: Escom Owes Egenco K18 Billion
Energy generator, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says power distributors, Escom owes the power generation company K18 billion. EGENCO says this bill has crippled efforts to fix Kapichira Power Station in Chikhwawa. Officials from the company say they have asked the government for a bail out. The Kapichira power plant which generated 130 megawatts of power […]
Eskom Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter says the power utility will ensure that the State of the Nation Address (SONA) is not disrupted by any load shedding. De Ruyter was speaking after the power utility announced that it would be implementing stage two load shedding on Monday evening to 5am on Tuesday morning. “We are […]
The federal government will today launch The Integrated Energy Planning Tool in collaboration with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL). According to a statement signed by SEforAll’s Director of Communications, Sherry Kenny, the launch, which would be performed by Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, would be held with support from the Global Energy Alliance for […]
The deadly incident happened when power cables snapped and fell on homes and a market on the edge of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. At least 26 people died on Wednesday when a high-voltage cable fell into a gutter filled with water at a market on the southern outskirts of the capital of the Democratic Republic […]
Eskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 11:00 this morning until 05:00 on Monday. This loadshedding is necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity following breakdowns of two more generating units during the night. Since the weekend Eskom has utilised significant amounts of emergency generating reserves, which […]
-Begins training of engineers, forecasts 11,000 jobs Emmanuel Addeh The federal government yesterday said its electricity deal with Siemens was on course, stating that the first phase of the programme under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) would increase power supply to about 40 million Nigerians. In addition, the contract which would see the eventual ramp […]
Financially struggling Makana Municipality defaulted on its payment to Eskom in December in contravention of a court order. The municipality was taken to court by the Grahamstown Business Forum, the Grahamstown Residents Association and other parties in June 2019. The municipality acknowledged that it owed R44 million to Eskom as at 31 May 2019, and […]
INVICTUS Energy, the Australian firm searching for oil and gas in Muzarabani, says it has started several initiatives that are already positively impacting the local communities and may transform the area entirely in the future. Managing director Scott McMillan said in an interview the initiatives had created direct employment for the locals and indirect economic […]
Leaders of 12 agencies tasked to smoothen investment process yesterday praised local experts working on phase one of the establishment of the Tanzania Electronic Investment Window (TeIW). The government believes TeIW will be a panacea for hitches besetting the investment process right from receiving applications to issuance of investment registration numbers and permits. The software […]
Households and businesses are already reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the tariff increases will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’, say Stellenbosch and Cape Town mayors. While Eskom’s proposed tariff increase of more than 20% was being deliberated at virtual hearings this week, municipalities, business chambers and community organisations rejected […]
Nairobi — Unilever Tea Kenya has announced its intentions to apply for a power generation license. In a public announcement, the firm said it intends to apply for a license for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy for use within Kericho and Bomet counties. The application for the license will be made on […]
After decades-long efforts to provide meters for electricity consumers in Nigeria, the device is yet to reach at least 8.1 million of the country’s current 12.8 million customers, new data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown. The information gleaned from a presentation made by the commission in one of its sensitisation forums, […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has tasked Nigerian engineers to key into the prospects of digital revolution by innovating competitively to ensure that the nation and the African continent did not lose out on the growth and development opportunities being offered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The former President noted that the extant industrial revolution characterised […]
A brand new OPIBUS electric bus will cost US$100,000. According to Statista, Kenya generated 1.043 gigawatts as of August 2021. OPIBUS mass production unit targets to produce 500 cars in a month. The first electric bus by the start-up OPIBUS is up and running. The Kenyan-Swedish company has hit the road into the transit industry. […]
Nairobi — Energy Principal Secretary Gordon Kihalangwa says power stations and some power lines will be designated as restricted areas in a bid to reduce cases of vandalism in the country. Speaking during a press conference on the energy sector reforms, Kihalangwa further stated that the police will be involved in the protection of infrastructure. […]