Energy Transition

KEY POINTS South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom is expected to spend about R4-billion in the current financial year compensating renewable energy producers for electricity they are instructed not to supply …

KEY POINTS Merafe Resources has restarted operations at two ferrochrome smelters in South Africa following new electricity pricing agreements with state-owned power utility Eskom, raising hopes of a recovery in …

KEY POINTS South African civil rights organisation AfriForum has called on state-owned power utility Eskom to reduce the financial burden on electricity consumers following its announcement of a R30.3 billion …

KEY POINTS The Presidency has stressed the need for affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to support Nigeria’s climate commitments, economic growth and national resilience, with solar power identified as an …

KEY POINTS The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored the Ikeja-West/Omotosho 330-kilovolt transmission line after an outage disrupted bulk electricity supply to parts of Lagos. The line tripped at …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has announced a nine-hour electricity outage in Braamfischer, Soweto, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, to allow maintenance work on its distribution network. The …

KEY POINTS The Federal Government has commissioned 640 megawatts (MW) of electricity transmission capacity and six new substations in Kano and Katsina states as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s …

KEY POINTS The Federal Government has added 544MW of wheeling capacity to the Kano power grid following the commissioning of four transmission substations across the state. The projects were delivered …

KEY POINTS The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has launched a public sensitisation campaign in Kebbi State to tackle vandalism and encroachment on land reserved for electricity transmission infrastructure. The …

KEY POINTS Parts of Lagos and Abuja are experiencing electricity disruptions as distribution companies blame reduced power allocation from the national grid and technical faults for the interruptions. Ikeja Electric …