Energy Transition

KEY POINTS More than two-thirds of electricity consumers in Nigeria are bypassing their prepaid meters to use power without paying, a practice that is bleeding the already fragile electricity sector, …

KEY POINTS Eskom has warned South Africans to brace for further electricity price increases, saying that long-standing discounts given to big industrial users are shifting the burden of rising costs …

KEY POINTS The Delta State House of Assembly has granted approval for a new N18.1 billion bank guarantee in favour of Bastanchury Power Solutions Nigeria Limited, the developer of the …

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 …