Energy Transition

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved ₦30 billion for the third phase of the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF), aimed at providing free electricity meters to unmetered …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has announced that Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town has successfully passed a major containment leak test, …

KEY POINTS Electricity customers in parts of Delta State will experience a six-hour power outage on Wednesday, November 11, as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) carries out scheduled maintenance …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has urged the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to regulate the prices at which telecommunications licences are resold. The proposal …

KEY POINTS The Federal Government plans to begin replacing ageing infrastructure across Nigeria’s national electricity grid in January 2027, as part of efforts to address persistent power supply challenges. Joseph …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, and state-owned power utility Eskom are preparing to advance the country’s nuclear energy programme at a joint nuclear and …

KEY POINTS The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has accused Ikeja Electric of misleading customers over recent power interruptions in parts of Lagos, insisting that reduced electricity generation and faults …

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO, has blamed inadequate gas supply to thermal power plants and reduced water levels at hydroelectric stations for the decline in electricity generation …

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 …