WINDHOEK-Namibia has recorded a sharp rise in electrify imports from its neighbours in the Southern African Power Pool (sapp) as the region intensifies efforts for generation and supply of power which is vital for industrialisation. Read more.
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Eswatini will be a double-beneficiary from the $2.5 million grant for the advancement of the intra-regional harmonization of electricity regulations and drive cross-border power trading.
A week ago, Eskom announced the completion of the Medupi power station after 14 challenging years of construction and an estimated R135 billion in overall cost. Read more.
The project will also see the upgrade, rehabilitation and extension of 1,720 km of low voltage network, and distribution of transformers in secondary cities with high load.
About 790 million people worldwide did not have access to electricity in 2020, most of them living in sub‐Saharan Africa and developing Asia a new energy report has said.
Solar and wind energy are now the cheapest sources of new power generation in Africa and countries like Morocco and Kenya have made impressive progress, Anton Eberhard, from Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town has said. Read more.
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe yesterday unveiled the preferred bidders for generating 2 000 megawatts (MW) of emergency power. Read more.
