Southern Africa 16/08/2019 REGIONAL PROGRESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT A round-up of progress on energy-generating projects around Southern Africa, with updates of schemes that are either in the pipeline or have been...
Southern Africa 15/08/2019 PRIVATE PROGRESS Financiers are finding new ways of attracting private investors to African power projects. James Gavin takes the pulse.
North Africa 15/08/2019 Power transmission - MAKING THE CONNECTION Progress is finally being made on African transmission infrastructure. Neil Ford charts the moves under way to boost capacity.
Southern Africa 14/08/2019 INNOVATION IS ON THE AGENDA IN SOUTH AFRICA An interview with Rentia van Tonder, Head of Power at Standard Bank. Since joining the company five years ago, Rentia has been the driving force...
Southern Africa 14/08/2019 IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, COAL REMAINS KING – FOR NOW The region is trying to shake its addiction to fossil fuel, writes Neil Ford.
West Africa 14/08/2019 GRID-SCALE RENEWABLES: RISING TO THE CHALLENGE African states are seizing the opportunity to meet fast-rising power demand with clean energy, writes Ian Lewis.
East Africa 13/08/2019 FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICIES INTENSIFIES Africa may not be responsible for the global climate emergency, but the continent’s energy sector needs to be part of the solution.
East Africa 13/08/2019 FINANCING POWER PROJECTS IN AFRICA: FROM PIPE DREAM TO PROJECT... Many energy schemes across Africa wither because of the absence of effective financing structures. However, both development finance institutions and...
East Africa 13/08/2019 Energy Integration: POOLING POWER Energy integration is firmly on the agenda, as intra-African trade gains ground as a catalyst for economic growth and poverty reduction. ...
Southern Africa 12/08/2019 FINANCING AFRICA’S ENERGY TRANSFORMATION Interview with Vera Songwe, Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
