Government’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will result in thousands of South Africans dying prematurely because of pollution from coal fired power stations. This is according to a written and oral submission from environmental justice organisation...
A new World Bank report draws from experiences in five African countries to explain why independent power projects (IPPs) are crucial to help deliver electricity to the 600 million people without it in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa’s power sector...
Nigeria has been one of the shining stars in the African economy over the last decade. And has significant potential for sustainable growth. But one area which needs immediate attention and investment is the power sector, where the low availability...
With massive power shortfalls across the continent, Africa must look to increased generation, alternative energy and better grid management for economic growth. Electricity consumption and economic development are closely linked – growth will not...
Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson has signed an historic agreement with her counterpart Kapandji Kalala, Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This inter-governmental agreement paves the...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $1 billion loan for the Angola Power Sector Reform Support Program in support of the Angolan government’s of efforts to reform the power sector. The reform support program aims to promote...
Murray & Roberts (M&R) has positioned itself to provide operation, maintenance and efficiency enhancement services to the power sector. Last week M&R chief executive Henry Laas said the group had entered into a joint venture...
