Zambia to impose blackouts over low dam water levels
Lusaka – Zambia warned on Friday it would impose nationwide blackouts of up to six hours a day as... Read more
3 Dec, 2022
Switzerland fines engineering giant $4.3 million over South Africa bribe
Geneva – Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB has been fined four million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) over bribery linked to... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Engineering giant to repay South Africa over ‘criminal conduct’ at utility
Johannesburg – Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB, which helped construct a huge power plant near Johannesburg, will pay reparations to... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Uranium-rich Niger struggles despite nuclear resurgence
Niamey – Prospects for the world’s nuclear industry have been boosted by the war in Ukraine and mounting hostility... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
South African power supplier runs out of cash for diesel
Johannesburg – South Africa’s government was scrambling on Monday to find money to buy diesel and avoid severe nationwide... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
Algeria to help Cuba as energy shortages bite
Algiers – Algeria said on Thursday it would restart energy supplies to Cuba and donate a solar plant to... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Lithium batteries theft a headache for Botswana’s mobile firm
Gaborone – Botswana’s biggest mobile operator said on Thursday its telecoms towers were being plundered for lithium batteries, whose... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Algeria signs gas supply deal with Slovenia
Algiers – Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach on Tuesday signed a three-year deal to sell gas to Slovenia via... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Sun-soaked North Africa pushes for cheap energy
Tunis – Solar panels glint in the sun on a Tunisian lagoon, part of a long-delayed drive to harness... Read more
14 Nov, 2022
Research shows Africa’s renewable energy investment at 11-year low
Sharm el Sheikh – Investment in renewable energy in Africa fell to its lowest level in more than decade... Read more
10 Nov, 2022
