Gigawatt Mozambique opens 120MW gas-fired power station
RESSANO GARCIA — Gigawatt Mozambique officially opened a new $200m, 120 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power station in the border town of Ressano Garcia on Friday.
Zimbabwe hydro power dam could stop producing electricity within six months
KARIBA — Zimbabwe’s main hydro power dam could stop producing electricity in six months’time if water levels keep falling after the nation’s worst drought in more than two decades, an official said on Friday.
Electricity supply to Hartbeespoort cut, Madibeng owes R10m
The City of Tshwane cut the power supply to Hartbeespoort today after the Madibeng municipality failed to pay its debt of almost R10 million.
South Africa guarantees Eskom’s power purchase agreements
CAPE TOWN Feb 24 (Reuters) – Power purchase agreements between South African power utility Eskom and independent power producers (IPPs) are now categorized as contingent liabilities, adding about 200 billion rand ($13 billion)to government’s guarantee exposure from 2015/16, National Treasury said on Wednesday.
Queensland solar homes are using more grid electricity than non-solar
Solar-powered homes in south-east Queensland, which boasts the world’s highest concentration of rooftop panels, have begun consuming on average more electricity from the grid than those without solar, the network operator has found.
Eskom says power generation capacity at 18-month high
South Africa’s power utility Eskom said on Saturday its electricity generation capacity had reached its highest level in 18 months and that no power cuts were expected.
Treasury to transfer R3bn to Eskom this week
THE Treasury confirmed on Friday that an amount of R3bn is to be transferred to Eskom this week‚ but said this was part of R5bn that had been withheld in December.
Obama passes Act to bring electricity to Africa through co-ops
President Barack Obama has passed a law encouraging public-private partnerships to help bring electricity to 50m people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Eskom committed to reducing its carbon footprint
JOBURG – Eskom reassured the country that it was committed to reducing its carbon footprint and helping South Africa transition to a cleaner energy mix by pursuing low-carbon sources of generation capacity.
