GREEN Solar launches internship programme
GREEN Solar Academy and Peak Power Solutions, a well-established solar company based in Pretoria, announced that they now offer practical experience alongside training on the job. […]
The future of renewable energy in Africa shines bright
Africa is blessed with access to an almost unlimited source of solar energy and abundant hydro, wind, and geothermal energy sources, which points to the continent’s enormous potential in the renewables space. […]
Mining benefits from energy boom
Attracting foreign investment into mining and developing the mining sector in an African country is similar to getting investors to develop oil and gas resources. In an interview with African Mining, NJ Ayuk, chairman of [...]
WPI pulls out the stops to install switchgear
WPI Power Solutions, a division of Actom, brought together all management and technical personnel from three of its branches to form a single large team to perform an unusually rapid installation of new switchgear panels [...]
Electricity during a pandemic
Electricity continues to be a huge problem in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic, where further load shedding is being experienced due to cable theft. This not only impacts the residential sector, but also both [...]
Energy storage a game changer for remote mining
As a very affordable form of electricity generation, solar PV is being widely adopted by businesses globally. However, is it applicable for remote mining operations? In Africa, an abundance of solar resources makes this an [...]
Africa’s oil man honoured
The president of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, will be bestowed with the prestigious ‘Africa Oil Man of the Year’ award during the Africa Oil & Power conference, to be hosted October 9 to [...]
Oil companies line up in Angola
Luanda, the capital of Angola, recently hosted a plethora of global CEO’s and energy investors, and over 1000 oil industry stakeholders at the Angola Oil & Gas 2019 Conference, organised by Africa Oil & Power. [...]
Modular blocks empower mines
Having a power supply serving only the mine, fully independent of the grid, to provide the company with reliable and economic electricity has not always been a viable solution. Remote [...]
Somalia to implement oil and mining framework
The Somalian government has made considerable progress in regulating the country’s petroleum and mineral resource sectors. […]