Angola needs to increase power to diversify economy
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – ANGOLA must in the next five years ramp up its power transmission and distribution capacities if it is to attain its goal of industria ...
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Donors condemned for “colonial” approach to Africa
from MARVIN KELLY in London, Britain LONDON - A UNITED Kingdom (UK) think tank has labelled the lack of electricity across most of Africa, "a human-rights disaster", saying it not ...
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Wrangle hindering Zimbabwe power supply solved
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE - THERE seems to be headway in efforts to resolve legal wrangles stalling the rollout of a project to eradicate erratic power suppl ...
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Namibia diversifies energy mix to boost supplies
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, Namibia WINDHOEK - NAMIBIA’S energy future looks bright following government’s increased focus on renewables as well as an expanding participatio ...
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Zambia surplus energy supplies to uplift SADC
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Kanyemba, Zambia KANYEMBA – IN a continent synonymous with constant power cuts, Zambia has emerged a leading light, literally, in power generation. Signific ...
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Botswana augments plan to be regional energy powerhouse
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana GABORONE – A FEASIBILITY study of a power plant that will generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity from indigenous coal bed methane (C ...
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MTN invests billions amid load shedding threat
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – MTN is investing an average R11 billion (US$703,8 million) yearly to ensure a seamless network experience during the energy challenges South Afr ...
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MTN hails prosecution of battery thieves
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - MTN South Africa has welcomed the sentencing of some culprits behind the menace of battery theft. Sentences of between five and ten years have be ...
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Extra power costs could paralyse SA mining projects
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - MORE than 30 percent of South African mining projects will be terminated prematurely because of additional power costs in the absence of suitabl ...
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Anger over Lesotho project to supply water to SA
from TSOANELO MOKHAHLANE in Maseru, Lesotho MASERU – THE construction of a Lesotho dam to supply water to South Africa has lurched into crisis after it emerged nearly 8 000 people ...
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