A winning energy strategy for Africa
By Kenneth Engblom, edited by Sharyn Macnamara Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way, and when it comes to building the future of energy in Africa, the [...]
Energy in Africa: Challenges, opportunities, and the way forward
By African Energy Indaba The continent’s robust and plentiful resources represent favourable gateways if proactively actioned. […]
Namibia capitalises on green hydrogen opportunities
Towards the end of 2021, following a rigorous tender process, the Namibian government issued a notice of award stating its intention to appoint Hyphen Hydrogen Energy as the preferred bidder to develop the country’s first [...]
Orion’s Prieska collaborates to target net-zero carbon emissions
Orion Minerals entered into discussions with the Central Energy Corporation (CENEC) in November 2021 to investigate the potential inclusion of the Prieska Copper-Zinc Project as part of CENEC’s landmark Prieska Power Reserve Project. [...]
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 [...]