Kenya is now the 7th highest producer of geothermal power as it unveiled the biggest geothermal plant in the world which added an extra 280MW to the national grid. Immediately after the commissioning, by Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President’s...
The City of Johannesburg has announced plans to change the face of the informal housing market by rolling out an alternative rental accommodation strategy as part of a broad Sustainable Human Settlements Urbanisation Plan (SHSUP). Addressing the...
Work will start soon on a pedestrian and cycling bridge that has been planned to cross the M1 highway. The Great Bridge, a Johannesburg Development Agency project, will offer a quick route for pedestrians and cyclists to move between Alexandra and...
Mercedes-Benz Trucks product manager Christo Kleynhans talks to Frances Ringwood about what it takes to be a leader in the supply of waste management vehicles. Vehicles account for some of the largest business investments made in many sectors. This...
It will take 20 to 30 months before power utility Eskom has caught up with maintenance and is back on the right track, energy department director general Wolsey Barnard said on Tuesday. “It’s going to take time, it’s going to take...
Zimbabwe has looked at Namibian financial institutions for the expansion of the Kariba South Hydro Power Plant. Standard Bank Namibia will provide a loan facility of N$500 million to the Zimbabwe Power Corporation (ZPC) for the 300 MW extension of...
As we witness utilities across the continent struggling to acquire and evacuate electricity sufficient enough to reach a base-load, transmission is fast-proving the biggest barrier to energy access across Africa. Presently, there are...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of US $144.9 million, to the Kenya–Tanzania Power Interconnection Project. The project will allow the two countries to exchange...
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has urged the private sector, government and research institutions to collaborate in elevating the recognition of home-grown technologies to service the country’s markets and address...
