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Firms and households tap rooftop power as load-shedding risk lingers
21st January 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Improving technologies, which reduce deployment costs, as well as lower tariffs and thousands of hours of sunshine every year, along with the continued challenges of State-owned power utility... 


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LHDA awards Katse village, lodge upgrade construction tenders
8th December 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Development agency the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded a M131-million construction contract for upgrades to the Katse Village and increased capacity at Katse Lodge. The... 


Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years
21st October 2021 By: Reuters

Water-scarce Egypt aims to more than quadruple desalination capacity by granting private companies concessions from its sovereign wealth fund to build 17 plants over the next five years with... 


Zambia's State power firm Zesco has $3.5bn debt - energy minister
15th October 2021 By: Reuters

Zambia's State power utility Zesco had a total debt of $3.5 billion as at September 2021, Energy Minister Peter Kapala told parliament on Friday. He added that Zesco had made $400 million in loses... 


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Opinion: Combatting climate change with green energy solutions for Africa
15th October 2021

In this opinion article, Standard Bank head of sustainable finance, wholesale clients Greg Fyfe and head of power, wholesale clients Rentia van Tonder write that Africa has no choice but to join... 


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Hydro project set to boost green credentials of giant DRC copper complex
8th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

While Kamoa Copper, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is on track to become the second-largest copper mining complex globally, and the biggest in Africa, it is also poised to be among the... 


China's CMOC eyes solar and hydro for Congo copper/cobalt expansion
5th October 2021 By: Reuters

China Molybdenum Co (CMOC) is looking to tap more hydropower projects and potentially use solar energy as it expands its production of copper and cobalt in Democratic Republic of Congo, its... 


Congo reviews $6.2bn China mining deal as criticism grows
28th September 2021 By: Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) began reviewing a $6.2-billion minerals-for-infrastructure deal with China that’s faced growing criticism since President Felix Tshisekedi came to power... 


Sefa provides $1m to modernise Africa’s hydropower fleet
17th September 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

African Development Bank (AfDB) managed fund, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Sefa), has approved a $1-million grant for the modernisation of Africa’s aging hydropower fleet. The grant will... 


Zimbabwe turns to Mozambique, Zambia to Ease 12-Hour Power Cuts
16th September 2021 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe asked Mozambique and Zambia to supply it with more electricity as it tries to fill a power shortfall that’s led to outages of 12 hours a day. “We are in discussions with Mozambique for the... 


UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks
16th September 2021 By: Reuters

The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to resume African Union-led talks to reach a binding deal "within a reasonable timeframe" over the operation of a giant... 


Zimbabwe utility to cut power by 12 hours a day amid shortage
13th September 2021 By: Bloomberg

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution said Sunday it has begun daily 12-hour power cuts due limited generation at its thermal plant and repairs on the dam at Kariba Hydro Power... 


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Eskom offers business customers a trial Renewable Energy Tariff
1st September 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

State-owned power utility Eskom has launched the Renewable Energy Tariff pilot programme to assist businesses who have corporate renewable energy commitments. This, the entity said on September 1,... 


Zimbabwe private power industry held up by currency dispute
24th August 2021 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe’s State electricity company is awaiting the outcome of international arbitration in a currency dispute with the country’s biggest private power producer that’s holding up other... 


Treasury publishes draft renewable energy premium rates
11th August 2021 By: Donna Slater

To allay uncertainties associated with the renewable energy (RE) premium rates of the Carbon Tax Act, the National Treasury has published a new draft RE Premium Notice, proposing the removal of the... 


Polihali dam construction tender marks start of final water transfer component
10th August 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says the Polihali dam construction tender process marks the start of the final construction phase of the water transfer component under the second... 


LHDA calls for tenders for the construction of Polihali dam and appurtenant works
6th August 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has called for the submission of tenders for the construction of Polihali Dam and appurtenant works under phase 2 of the multibillion rand... 


Fund lends €25m to Côte d’Ivoire clean energy hydropower project
27th July 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), owned by the Private Infrastructure Development Group, is lending €25-million over 18 years to Ivoire Hydro Energy (IHE), which will build a 44 MW... 


Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete
20th July 2021 By: Reuters

Ethiopia has completed filling the reservoir of its huge dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year and the plant may start generating power in the next few months, a minister said on Monday, a... 


ATI provides Malawi solar PV plant with liquidity support
16th July 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Insurance agency African Trade Insurance (ATI) Agency has provided the 60 MW Salima solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, in Malawi, with a revolving liquidity guarantee that can be drawn following any... 


Giant dam is messing up water in Africa even before it is filled
9th July 2021 By: Bloomberg

As Ethiopia begins diverting 13.5-billion cubic meters of water from the Blue Nile river to its controversial new megadam, residents of Sudan to the south fear a repetition of last year’s... 


Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
6th July 2021 By: Reuters

Egypt's irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam... 


IFC, Canada invest in Kinguele Aval hydropower plant in Gabon
5th July 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and various Canadian government organisations are providing a financing package for the 35 MW Kinguele Aval hydropower... 


US Security Council likely to meet next week on Ethiopia dam
2nd July 2021 By: Reuters

The United Nations Security Council will likely meet next week to discuss a dispute between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt over a giant dam built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, French UN Ambassador... 


Hydropower important for storage, just transition to low-carbon electricity – IEA
Hydropower important for storage, just transition to low-carbon electricity – IEA
30th June 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Hydropower's role in achieving a clean energy transition and in supporting the faster expansion of solar and wind generation capacity, is undervalued, the International Energy Agency's (IEA's)... 


Zimbabwe faces lengthy power outages after surge hits plants
29th June 2021 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe faces prolonged power outages after a surge in electricity imports from neighboring South Africa overloaded its network and caused generating plants to fail, Energy Minister Soda Zhemu... 


South Africa’s reliance on Inga 3 hydropower project ‘a grave risk’, organisations warn
29th June 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Civil society organisations International Rivers and WoMin African Alliance have published a report that they say provides, for the first time, an independent and authoritative account of the true... 


Civil war hardens Ethiopian Nile-dam stance, Sudan Minister says
22nd June 2021 By: Bloomberg

The carnage of Ethiopia’s civil war is making its rulers less willing to compromise with Sudan and Egypt in a dispute over the imminent filling of its giant Nile dam, a Sudan official said, as his... 


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Congo picks Australia's Fortescue to develop giant hydro project
15th June 2021 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) government said on Tuesday Fortescue Metals Group would develop the Grand Inga hydroelectric power project, including a 4,800-megawatt dam that has already... 


Sudan says it is open to conditional interim deal on Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
14th June 2021 By: Reuters

Sudan is open to a partial interim agreement on Ethiopia's multibillion-dollar Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, on specific conditions, Irrigation Minister Yasir Abbas told a news conference on... 


Egypt and Sudan urge Ethiopia to negotiate seriously over giant dam
10th June 2021 By: Reuters

Sudan and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to push Ethiopia to negotiate "seriously" on an agreement on filling and operating a giant dam it is building on the Blue Nile, a joint... 


AfDB provides $140m loan for Tanzania hydropower project
27th May 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Finance institution the African Development Bank Group and the government of Tanzania have signed loan agreements totalling $140-million to finance the construction of the 50 MW Malagarasi... 


Four energy scenarios that may define Southern Africa’s energy transition
27th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

Four vastly different energy transition scenarios, from very ambitious to the least ambitious, were posited by management advisory Africa International Advisors integrated energy practice leader... 


Ivanhoe, DRC utility partner to deliver hydropower for Kamoa mine
17th May 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

To support the continued successful performance of the Kamoa mining complex, Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC, a sister company of Kamoa Copper, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding... 


Long delay in dividend flows to renewables-linked community trusts impeding effectiveness
Long delay in dividend flows to renewables-linked community trusts impeding effectiveness
6th May 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The long lag between the establishment of community trusts that own a portion of the independent power producer (IPP) projects procured through South Africa’s renewables procurement programme and... 


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Hydrogen companies enter green economy MoU
30th April 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Green hydrogen technology company Nel Hydrogen has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global chemicals and refining industry catalysts, technology, and services supplier Haldor... 


GE, PowerChina hydro project on Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed
14th April 2021 By: Bloomberg

GE, PowerChina hydro project on Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed The developers of a $4-billion hydropower plant on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed the project until next year because of the... 


Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian proposal for data sharing on Renaissance dam
12th April 2021 By: Reuters

Egypt and Sudan on Saturday rejected an Ethiopian proposal to share data on the operations of its giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile after negotiations between the three countries in Kinshasa... 


Egypt says latest round of GERD talks are 'last chance' before second dam filling
6th April 2021 By: Reuters

The latest meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may be the last chance to re-launch talks before it is filled for the second year in a row, Egypt said... 


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