President Ramaphosa’s recent announcement that all licensing requirements for private energy projects will be dropped has heralded what we hope will be a much-needed, new era for the country’s ongoing energy crisis. But while these advancements...
A partnership between Nedbank and Hohm Energy is making it easy and affordable for anyone to install solar power in their home. The recent spate of intensive load-shedding has made life and work unpredictable and very difficult for most South...
Pioneering South African solar energy provider SolarAfrica has been named the continent’s leading solar energy firm, scooping the Africa Solar Industry Association’s (AFSIA’s) African Solar Company of the Year award. AFSIA’s annual Solar Awards...
Eskom is expected to close four power stations with 8 800 MW of installed capacity over the next 10 years, which will cost 30 000 direct jobs and have a multiplier effect of potential loss of 70 000 indirect jobs mainly in the transport and storage...
In June 2018, Bouake, the second largest city of Cote d’Ivoire, suffered it’s first-ever shutdown of domestic water supply. The country’s dammed lake, which supplies 70% of the city’s water supply completely ran dry and according to many experts,...
Mozambique offered a portfolio of small renewable energy projects to foreign investors this week which it hopes will attract $500 million in investment and give everyone in the southern African country electricity by 2030. Reuters reported on...
Residents of Feldheim, a village south of Berlin, decided to go off grid and produce their own energy from wind and sun at the local biogas plant. This made them famous around the globe. Their solution has brought visitors from around the world who...
Plans to build South Africa’s new nuclear power stations have been delayed by the government due to a slowdown in economic growth. This was announced by the Department of Energy which presented a draft copy of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)...
UK Newspaper, The Independent, recently reported that George Airport in South Africa was a leader on the continent after becoming the first solar powered facility of its kind in Africa. The following story looks into the viability of this model for...
