The Minister and the senior departmental officials and the Independent Power Producer (IPP) officials provided a comprehensive overview of the BESS procurement process The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy received a briefing yesterday from the Department of Electricity and Energy on the Battery Energy Storage System Independent Power Producer… +
The project will nearly double Burundi’s current capacity, boost Rwanda’s by 30%, and deliver critical baseload and dispatchable power to eastern DRC During the US – Africa Business Summit in Luanda, Angola, Ruzizi III Holding Power Company Limited (RHPCL) announced the signing of an Invitation to Partner Agreement for a… +
For the first time, the 2024 ERI also assessed regional regulatory bodies, recognizing their growing role in harmonizing technical standards and enabling cross-border electricity trade Kenya and Senegal have claimed the top spots in the African Development Bank’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) (www.AfDB.org), demonstrating exceptional progress in power sector… +
The British mining company Resolute Mining, which operates in Senegal and Mali, has made a significant discovery of a gold mine in Doropo, in the northern part of the country, with a production capacity exceeding 100 tons. Resolute Mining’s CEO, Chris Eger, who announced the discovery to Prime Minister Robert… +
The work will include constructing a Main Control Centre building in Embakasi, equipped with advanced grid software solutions and the latest substation automation, monitoring, and communication equipment GE Vernova Inc.(NYSE:GEV) (www.GEVernova.com) today announced that the GE Vernova-Larsen & Toubro (L&T) consortium will build an advanced National System Control Center (NSCC)… +
The country is attracting investment in exploration opportunities, striving to mirror upstream success seen in regional basins Lanciné Conde, Director General of Guinea-Conakry’s National Petroleum Agency (SONAP), is speaking at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference. Taking place September 29 to October 3, 2025, in… +
The shift to cleaner energy must be structured in a way that allows Africa to grow sustainably without compromising its ability to provide reliable power, create jobs, and strengthen its industries By Adrian Strydom, Chief Executive Officer of the South African Oil and Gas Alliance (www.SAOGA.org.za). Africa is at a… +
The planned electrical infrastructure includes a high-voltage cross-border transmission line equipped with remote-control systems and fiber-optic communication. During the Council of Ministers meeting held on June 4, 2025, a decree was adopted to ratify a loan agreement worth approximately 68 billion CFA francs to finance Phase 1 of the WAP… +
Olu Verheijen, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Energy, will participate as a speaker at AEW: Invest in African Energies as the country undergoes major sector reforms and developments Nigeria’s Special Advisor to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, has joined the 2025 edition of African Energy Week… +
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced the successful completion of the modernization of global energy and chemical company Sasol’s Secunda power plant in Mpumalanga. The modernization included the replacement of the existing pre-combustor system with a new DLN1+ combustor supplemented by the Fuel Gas Module (FGM) skid to increase… +
