Power woes overshadow SA’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – COINCIDENTALLY, power woes are back to haunt South Africa at a time the continent’s most advanced economy, and worst afflicted by the coronavirus (C ...
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A story to be read with the lights off
Millions across Africa live without access to the grid. A businessman from Nairobi has a plan to change that, but first he wants you to turn off the lights. from HUMPHREY KARIUKI ...
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Call for global intervention in Mozambique terror
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – AN energy executive has called for urgent international support for Mozambique to combat terror in the northern Cabo Delgado region. The call by ...
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R45 billion to tackle South Africa’s energy woes
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – A multibillion-rand investment by the private sector is set to ease South Africa’s energy crisis from August next year. That is according to Pre ...
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Dough firm gives electricity problems the goosebumps
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – CONSUMERS of bread and similar foods are enjoying the benefits of a move by a proudly-South African company to move towards sustainabili ...
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Malawi to lead in renewable energy sector
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE - MALAWI is boosting its generation capacity with the addition of 20 megawatts (MW) of clean power to its grid. The Golomoti ...
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Africa energy summit preparations gather pace
by DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – THE upcoming Africa Energy Indaba will introduce attendees to some of the most influential figures in the sector. Energy experts will asse ...
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First-of-kind app tackles South Africa energy challenge
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – A NEW application is poised to improve investment decisions around energy use in lighting of buildings across South Africa. The South African German ...
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Solar orchard addresses SA fruit bowl’s power woes
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN - THE installation of a solar plant by an innovative farmer could herald the end of electricity shortages in South Africa’s fruit bowl, as the Ceres Val ...
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Technology enhances Namibia energy utility’s potential
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, Namibia WINDHOEK - NAMIBIA’S national power utility is making the most of modern technology to unlock new capacity for innovation, improve produc ...
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