Tag: electricity
How Africa is racing to halve its electricity access gap by 2030
Nigeria is leading the way to make Mission 300 a reality. It’s one of Africa’s boldest electrification drives yet....
Rockefeller Foundation invests $15.9m to expand electricity access in Africa
During the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, The Rockefeller Foundation announced an additional US$15.9 million to support the African...
Andrew Dickson: 10 ways to slash rising electricity costs
Across Africa, the cost of electricity is on the rise. Compounded by inflation and other economic pressures, this puts...
Tips to increase household energy efficiency
 Energy is important in our daily life, and how to efficiently utilize and store energy is a hot topic...
The role of utility, challenges of creditworthiness, infrastructure and capacity in investment in renewable energy
The lack of creditworthy off-takers is a key factor deterring investment in Renewable Energy (RE) in the Southern African Development...
New wave European climate litigation aimed at stopping African energy projects
More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is...
South Africa needs more wind power now to tackle its energy crisis
“…Persistent load shedding is impeding our recovery… We know that without a reliable supply of electricity, businesses cannot grow,...
South Africa needs more wind power now to tackle its energy crisis
“…Persistent load shedding is impeding our recovery… We know that without a reliable supply of electricity, businesses cannot grow,...
World Bank accelerating access to renewable energy in West Africa
Activities under the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) have officially kicked off in Freetown to increase...
New wave European climate litigation aimed at stopping African energy projects
More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is...
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on South Africa energy crisis
This week Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa to hammer home the message: the national...
COP27: Is it Africa’s time to shine?
Described as the ‘African COP’, the recently concluded COP27 held in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh region (November 6 -...