Why Is Abu Dhabi Buying Africa’s Power Companies?
Abu Dhabi is making a bigger bet on Africa’s electricity shortage. ePointZero, the energy platform…
Category: Electricity and Power
Kenya’s Industrial Power Costs Far Outpace South Africa and Morocco
Kenya’s industrial electricity costs remain significantly higher than those faced by major industrial users in…
Why Kenya’s Rift Valley Transmission Line Matters for the Country’s Renewable Energy Future
Kenya’s Rift Valley transmission line completion is significant because it reinforces a simple reality: renewable…
Ghana’s $34 Million Solar Project Signals Growing Confidence in Utility-Scale Renewables
Ghana is set to add another utility-scale renewable energy project to its electricity network following…
The Africa Premium Is Raising the Cost of Solar More Than the Technology Itself
Africa has some of the world’s best solar resources, yet it remains one of the…
How South Africa’s New Transmission Regulations Will Reshape the Country’s Energy Future (Explained Simply)
South Africa has just taken one of its biggest steps toward modernising its electricity grid.…
South Africa Faces Prospect of Sharp Electricity Price Increases as Court Delay Looms
South Africa may see steeper-than-expected electricity tariff increases over the next three years, as Eskom…
Kenyan Legislators Finally End IPP Moratorium as Electricity Shortages Loom
Kenya’s Parliament has officially lifted the long-standing moratorium on new Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The…
Liberia Secures $7.4 Million from ADF to Complete Gbedin Falls Hydropower Project
Liberia has received a fresh injection of $7.41 million from the African Development Fund (ADF)…
ADB Commits $68 Million to Stabilise Bamako’s Power Supply as Demand Surges
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $68.26 million in new financing to help…