In a 2015 report, McKinsey estimated that if every country in Africa had to build to meet their current electricity demand, the region would require about $490bn of capital for new generating capacity - and a further $345bn for transmission and distribution infrastructure...
Paul Grota 11 Jun 2019
The advent of renewables, new storage technologies present Africa's utilities with an opportunity to increase capacity and efficiency while re-kindling their appeal to investors...
11 Jun 2019
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century.
János Besenyo 3 Jun 2019
Climate change needs urgent action by all countries, and by all means...
Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019
The Australian mining industry is a force to be reckoned with, playing a prominent role in the country's economy, accounting for 7% of its gross domestic product (GDP)...
Scott Harris 30 May 2019
Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, has granted a welcome deviation from South Africa's existing power generation licensing regulations that allows additional power to be fed into the local grid...
29 May 2019
Vedanta Resources is seeking at urgent meeting with Zambia president Edgar Lungu ahead of a High Court hearing on Friday to rule on an application to provisionally liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) which Vedanta controls...
22 May 2019
Ethiopia's former state minister in the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy Wondimu Tekle Sigo was among the winners at the annual African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards...
20 May 2019
A team of students from Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya walked off as the inaugural winners of the African Utility Week and PowerGen Africa conference and exhibition's first Initiate! Impact Challenge...
Alicestine October 20 May 2019
Production levels in Angola are expected to soar by 2020 following the reorganisation of the state oil company Sonangol, and a drastic revision of country's legislation related to oil and gas...
13 May 2019
The finalists in the this year's African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards have been announced...
13 May 2019
Large scale gold mining in sub-Saharan Africa has reduced infant mortality in nearby communities, with rates falling by 50% among those born within 10km of a gold mine...
3 May 2019
Whenever I visit the Sahara I am struck by how sunny and hot it is and how clear the sky can be...
Amin Al-Habaibeh 26 Apr 2019
A 1,758-carat diamond, second only in size to the famous Cullinan diamond, has been unearthed by Lucara Diamond Corp at its Karowe mine in Botswana.
26 Apr 2019
ExxonMobil has increased its offshore exploration acreage in Namibia with the addition of approximately 28,000km2.
25 Apr 2019
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in minerals such as coltan, tantalum, tin and gold. All are coveted for their widespread use in modern technologies, like semiconductors for cars and mobile phones...
Peer Schouten 23 Apr 2019
The biggest blue diamond discovery ever made in Botswana has been unveiled to the world by Okavango Diamond Company (ODC)...
18 Apr 2019
Australian companies dominate African mining. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade counts 175 ASX-listed companies operating in 35 African countries...
Julia Dehm 17 Apr 2019
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ) has resulted in 100,000 Zambian households having gained access to clean energy...
10 Apr 2019
The adoption continues for the .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gLTD) as Africa's biggest multi-industry website, Bizcommunity, announced the launch of its dotAfrica website...
dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019
