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Senqu river bridge construction tender launched in early March
23rd March 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The tender for the construction of the largest of three bridges that will span the Polihali reservoir and that will be built as part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase 2 – the... 


POISON
Fossil fuels are responsible for millions of deaths globally every year
Fossil fuels found accountable for millions of deaths
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Fossil fuels are, through a marked contribution to air pollution, accountable for 8.7-million deaths globally in 2018, which adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence... 


SAVING FOR THE FUTURE
Battery storage can become a substantial contributor to maximizing the efficacy of renewable energy
Research shows promise in decarbonisation drive
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

The research of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) into accelerated decarbonisation scenarios for the South African power system confirms considerable opportunity to... 


ZANELLE DALGLISH Our vision of sustainability is holistic and ecosystemic, as it covers all environmental, social and governance topics
Sustainability leader ramps up ESG strategy
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has begun to implement its new Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) programme for 2021 to 2025, in the hopes of significantly... 


AfDB funds $530m Angola electricity project to expand renewable energy, regional connectivity
18th March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530-million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the... 


Sudan formally requests four-party mediation over Ethiopian dam
16th March 2021 By: Reuters

Sudan's prime minister has written to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and the US to formally request their mediation on the Nile water being used to fill Grand Ethiopian... 


Creecy proclaims three more REDZ
Creecy proclaims three more REDZ
12th March 2021

Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the proclamation of three more Renewable Energy Development Zones and why these are important for the... 


Egypt's Sisi ups pressure for Ethiopia dam deal on Sudan visit
8th March 2021 By: Reuters

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Saturday for a binding deal by the summer on the operation of a giant Ethiopian hydropower dam, as he made his first visit to neighbouring Sudan... 


Kruisvallei hydro project comes on line
4th March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Power project developer Red Rocket has announced the start of commercial operations at the 4 MW Kruisvallei hydropower plant, along the Ash River between Clarens and Bethlehem, in the Free State.... 


NGO International Rivers calls on SA not to support Grand Inga scheme
23rd February 2021 By: Schalk Burger

International rivers and river communities rights nongovernmental organisation International Rivers has called on South Africa to withdraw its agreement to offtake electricity from the Inga 3... 


Construction on Inga 3 hydropower project could start by year end, ambassador says
17th February 2021 By: News24Wire

Democratic Republic of Congo's ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, Jean Le'on Ngandu Ilunga has hinted that construction on the Inga 3 hydro-power project could start by the end of the... 


Filling Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam in July threatens Sudan's security - Minister
8th February 2021 By: Reuters

Any unilateral step by Ethiopia to fill its hydropower project, called the Renaissance Dam, in July would directly threaten Sudan's national security, Sudanese Irrigation and Water Resources... 


ZRA clarifies stakeholder engagement process, confirms Batoka construction has not started
2nd February 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Binational organisation the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has reiterated and clarified its Covid-19-impacted stakeholder engagement process amid preparations to start building the... 


Scatec acquires SN Power
1st February 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable power producer Scatec on February 1 confirmed that it had received all necessary approvals for its $1.16-billion buyout of SN Power from Norfund and that all suspensive conditions have... 


Moody’s upgrades Enel’s long-term credit rating
25th January 2021 By: Donna Slater

Credit rating company Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the long-term rating of energy company Enel to Baa1, from the previous level of Baa2, with a stable outlook. The ratings agency has... 


Three-way talks on Ethiopian dam reach new impasse
11th January 2021 By: Reuters

Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse, the three countries said on... 


Tembo Power appoints new financial structuring MD
5th January 2021 By: Donna Slater

Africa-focused hydropower developer Tembo Power Holdings (TPH), formerly Tembo Power Limited, has appointed Jacques Barouhiel to lead its financial structuring business as MD. TPH is an... 


Batoka Gorge site
Proposed 2 400 MW Batoka Gorge hydro scheme to have major impact on adventure tourism
2nd December 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The main environmental and social impacts of the propose 2 400 MW Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme (BGHES) on the Zambezi river, including serious negative impacts on adventure tourism and on the... 


ENERGY EVENT
The potential for hydropower in Africa is staggering
Africa’s ‘staggering’ hydropower potential discussed at event
20th November 2020

Hydropower plays a key role in all of the African Development Bank's (AfDB’s) High Five priority areas that are intended to support the continent's achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable... 


Renewables display Covid immunity with record 2020 and strong outlook
Renewables display Covid immunity with record 2020 and strong outlook
10th November 2020 By: Terence Creamer

New additions of renewable-energy capacity worldwide will increase to a record level of almost 200 GW this year, shrugging off the demand slump that accompanied the Covid-19 crisis and which... 


The 7 MW Bethlehem Hydro IPP
Sasol unveils first carbon-offset deal as it seeks yet more projects
2nd November 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol reports that it has secured more than 100 000 carbon credits in a transaction concluded under the South African Carbon Offset Administration System (COAS), set up... 


Ethiopia slams pressure after Trump remark on destroying dam
26th October 2020 By: Bloomberg

Ethiopia slammed international pressure regarding its long-running dispute with Egypt and Sudan over a hydropower dam on the Nile River, after US President Donald Trump suggested Cairo could... 


Scatec Solar advances growth strategy through hydropower developer acquisition
16th October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

European photovoltaic (PV) company Scatec Solar will be acquiring 100% of the shares in hydropower developer and independent power producer (IPP) SN Power from Norwegian investment fund Norfund for... 


Ethiopia says GERD dam will begin generating power in next 12 months
5th October 2020 By: Reuters

Ethiopia's giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile will begin generating power in the next 12 months, the country's president said on Monday. “This year will be a year where the Grand Ethiopian... 


Ethiopia bans flights over dam for security reasons - aviation chief
5th October 2020 By: Reuters

Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for security reasons, the head of its civil aviation authority said on Monday. Ethiopia is locked in a dispute... 


Solar retains top jobs spot as renewables employment climbs to 11.5m
Solar retains top jobs spot as renewables employment climbs to 11.5m
29th September 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Renewable-energy jobs rose to 11.5-million globally last year, from 11-million in 2018, with the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry retaining its leading position with 3.8-million jobs, a new study... 


Cameroon seeking to build $3bn dam to export electricity
18th September 2020 By: Bloomberg

Cameroon will build a $3-billion hydropower plant as part of an ambitious plan to make the central African nation an exporter of electricity by 2035. The 810 MW Grand Eweng project on the Sanaga... 


Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Scheme site
Zambezi River Authority gears up for community consultations on proposed 2 400 MW Batoka Gorge hydro scheme
1st September 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is preparing to conduct disclosure meetings with communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe whose land or livelihoods could be affected by the construction of the proposed... 


Ethiopia seeks US clarification on reports of planned aid cut
31st August 2020 By: Bloomberg

Ethiopia asked the US government to clarify reports it may withhold about $130-million of aid in a bid to pressure the Horn of Africa nation to review its plans to fill a new dam that have... 


Sudan and Ethiopia pledge to push for deal on Blue Nile dam
26th August 2020 By: Reuters

Ethiopia's prime minister and Sudan's leadership said on Tuesday they would make every effort to reach a deal on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter dispute between... 


Congo hydrogen plant being considered by European turbine maker
21st August 2020 By: Bloomberg

German turbine makers and natural gas companies are exploring producing green hydrogen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to what could become the world’s largest hydropower complex. Should... 


JAMES TRUDEAU
It is “very critical” that Eskom increases its energy storage capacities to support a more diversified energy portfolio
Noncarbon future epitomises ideal energy mix
21st August 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

In about 2060, the ideal energy mix would be one with only non-carbon sources, such as wind, solar, pumped hydro and hydrogen, says global energy advisory UL. 


Madagascar solar roll-out to address access issues, reduce fossil fuel dependency
Madagascar solar roll-out to address access issues, reduce fossil fuel dependency
18th August 2020 By: Donna Slater

Renewable energy, real estate and free zone project developer Groupe Filatex is rolling out a series of renewable energy power projects in Madagascar in partnership with Canada-based energy... 


World Bank approves $300m for promotion of electricity trade in West Africa
30th July 2020 By: African News Agency

An amount of $300-million has been approved by the World Bank Group from the International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants to support reforms that will help promote electricity... 


The Kaptis project site in Kenya
Run-of-river hydropower partnership extended to Burundi projects
21st July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Africa-focused independent power producer Tembo Power has announced that its strategic partnership with WK Construction has been extended to the 7.5 MW Dama and 12 MW Siguvyaye run-of-river... 


Ethiopia starts filling Grand Renaissance dam, minister says
15th July 2020 By: Reuters

Ethiopia has started filling the Grand Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project it is building on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt... 


Talks over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam remain deadlocked
10th July 2020 By: African News Agency

Negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling and operation of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have produced no results after seven straight days of... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Shift from high- to low-carbon must be systematic and just – Mantashe
9th July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, used the platform created by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Clean Energy Transitions Summit on July 9 to stress that... 


African countries urged to allocate 25% of stimulus spending to renewable energy
African countries urged to allocate 25% of stimulus spending to renewable energy
8th July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

African countries should aim to invest 25% of their Covid-19 stimulus budgets in renewable energy, Sustainable Energy for All CEO Damilola Ogunbiyi said on Wednesday, noting that renewable energy... 


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