Africa’s electricity systems are under growing strain as demand accelerates alongside population growth, rapid urbanisation, and industrial policy ambitions. While governments are expanding generation capacity—particularly in renewables—the transmission and distribution backbone, as well as the specialised skills required to operate it, are not keeping pace. This widening gap is emerging as a critical constraint on…
Botswana’s talks over the possibility of acquiring a 30% equity stake in Angola’s $6.6 billion Lobito refinery project signal a new direction in the downstream energy sector in Southern Africa, as governments increasingly look to infrastructure-based energy security.The talks, confirmed by Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, are still in the exploratory phase following recent…
The African Development Bank Group has approved an $11.3 million initiative in the form of blended finance to support the acceleration of decentralised renewable energy deployment in some of the African continent’s most underserved and high-risk markets. As part of the approval, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa is set to contribute $5.65 million towards…
Senior-level talks between Algeria’s Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies and the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) have highlighted the rising commitment to strengthening cooperation on the continent in terms of both conventional and renewable forms of energy. The Algerian Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Mourad Adjal, received the APPO Secretary-General in a strategic…
Sun King’s expansion into the Zimbabwe market is not only indicative of growth in the market but also of a technology shift in the decentralised energy space. At the heart of Sun King’s expansion into the market is the Powerhub, a modular inverter-based product designed to supply up to 30 kW. This positions it well…
Earth Hour was commemorated over the weekend at Mukuvisi Woodlands in Harare, where conservationists, government officials and community organisations gathered for an intimate event organised by WWF Zimbabwe. Proceedings began with a guided trail walk through the reserve, allowing participants to reconnect with nature in one of the city’s last remaining green spaces. Known for…
Zimbabwe has moved to shore up its strained power system by securing a long-term offtake agreement for the 30 MW Vungu Solar project, signalling a more deliberate push towards utility-scale renewables. The 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA), signed between Vungu Solar Private Limited and the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), commits the national…
South Africa needs to accelerate the development of its domestic oil and gas resources in order to enhance energy security, according to Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe. Mantashe, who was addressing the Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Cape Town, said that the development of oil and gas resources locally is…
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