African heads of state, attending this year’s World Economic Forum, launched a New Deal on Energy, on Thursday 21 January 2015. The deal is aimed at securing universal access to electricity by 2025. The theme for WEF 2016 is “Mastering the Fourth...
The Medupi power station has been declared a National Key Point, Eskom said on Thursday. The power parastatal held an inauguration ceremony to declare the Limpopo-based power station as a National Key Point. “The Medupi Power Station is of...
A power-generating ship was officially welcomed at Ghana’s main port on Sunday after arriving the previous day in what Power Minister Kwabena Donkor said was a bid to keep the country on track to end chronic blackouts. Power has become a...
Progress Place informal settlement in Welbedatch will soon have electricity according to the eThekwini Municipality. The Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee recommended the installation of 1000 metres of medium voltage and 5800 metres of...
The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements is set to launch the Back-to-Basics campaign on Monday. Earlier this week the provincial government said the launch aims to lay a foundation for...
Eskom is set to give an in depth report on its plans heading into the festive season. Cabinet is also expected to meet on Wednesday, 10 December to discuss the electricity crisis. The power utility switched to stage three load shedding last week...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be implementing a pilot project for non-grid solar home systems which means the installation of green electricity at shacks, making it one of the first local authorities in the country to do so. Standing...
The power utility has said that the risk for load-shedding will increase later in the week as South Africa’s power system is expected to be tight over the next few days. Eskom said is a statement, “This risk does increase later in the week as water...
Africa’s under-used gas reserves are certain to play a significant role in plugging the continent’s electricity void. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world but electricity shortages are deterring...
