Energy Transition

KEY POINTS A robot designed to inspect South Africa’s powerlines has earned Eskom international recognition, after being patented in both South Africa and the United States. The Powerline Inspection Robot, …

KEY POINTS Cooking gas prices across Nigeria have continued to soar despite repeated assurances from marketers that the commodity would soon revert to its pre-October range of N950 to N1,000 …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s oil magnate Tein Jack-Rich has called on African nations to take charge of their own energy future by using the continent’s immense gas reserves and market potential …

KEY POINTS Eskom Holdings SOC Limited has announced a sweeping reconstitution of its Board of Directors, unveiling seven new appointments effective 1 December 2025, in what officials describe as a …

KEY POINTS Eskom has begun installing smart meters across KwaZulu-Natal as part of a nationwide drive to overhaul South Africa’s ageing electricity infrastructure and address persistent load reduction.  The initiative …

KEY POINTS The Federal Government has secured about N700 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to fund the installation of 1.1 million electricity meters nationwide by December 2025, …

KEY POINTS The South African state-owned utility Eskom has announced a streamlined process for homeowners and small businesses to register their small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems, such as rooftop solar …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has reached an extraordinary milestone, 161 consecutive days without loadshedding as of 23 October 2025, signalling the country’s longest uninterrupted power stretch in …

KEY POINTS QatarEnergy has strengthened its presence in the eastern Mediterranean after completing a farm-in deal with Italy’s Eni, acquiring a 40% participating interest in the North Rafah offshore exploration …

KEY POINTS Africa’s biggest refinery, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, is embarking on an ambitious expansion plan that will more than double its current output. The Lagos-based plant, which only began …