Vandals hit Zambia power generation infrastructure
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) reports net losses of over K645,457 (US$23 934) this…
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Nigeria emergency response shifts to renewable energies
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – COMMUNITIES in northern Nigeria can now better access vital medical devices, medicines and hospital…
MTN empowers SA via renewable energy, connectivity
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN is empowering South African communities through renewable energy and connectivity. This comes amid an increasingly digital…
Schneider Electric, Humana collaborate on energy access
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SCHNEIDER Electric Humana People to People have formalised their intent to collaborate on sustainable energy access initiatives.…
Kala sets Southern Africa’s first gas-fired data centre
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – THE technology company, Kala Data, is to establish a data centre in Botswana, with a pledge to…
DRC’s Altech seeks more UK funding for solar rollout
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE United Kingdom-based impact investing platform, Energise Africa, has launched a new bond offer to…
Load shedding returns to haunt SA
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ONE of the main parties in the coalition government has called on the administration to open the electricity supply sector, as…
Landmark Eswatini power project receives financial boost
from SAMBULO DLAMINI in Mbabane, EswatiniEswaziland BureauMBABANE, (CAJ News) – STANDARD Bank has announced the close of a R567 million (US$29,95 million) deal to fund…
Electricity load shedding back to haunt SA
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – LOAD shedding has returned to haunt South Africa, ten months after it was suspended. On Friday, the power utility, Eskom,…
Leaders meet to address Africa energy woes
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaTanzania BureauDAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN leaders and stakeholders have met in Tanzania to commit to a pledge of…