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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference on the day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels. Source: Reuters/Johanna Geron

Germany is willing to spend on Nigeria energy

Felix Onuah and Andreas Rinke 29 Oct 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the EU-Africa summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium in 2022. Source: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via Reuters

Germany knocks on Africa's energy door

Andreas Rinke, Sarah Marsh, Thomas Escritt and MacDonald Dzirutwe 27 Oct 2023

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Embedding technology into the grid could secure energy future

Tobie van Schalkwyk 27 Oct 2023

Collaboration will ensure smooth ride into clean mobility future

Collaboration will ensure smooth ride into clean mobility future

26 Oct 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking at Africa Energy Week.

Ramokgopa: 'South Africa is beginning to turn the energy crisis corner'

23 Oct 2023

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visiting Kusile in September. Source: x.com

Eskom announces that load shedding remains suspended

22 Oct 2023

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#AEW2023: Nuclear could solve Africa's energy poverty

20 Oct 2023

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

19 Oct 2023

Karpowership Mehmet Bey. Source: Karpowership.com

Karpowership cuts Guinea-Bissau supply for unpaid bills

Alberto Dabo 18 Oct 2023

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Wendell Roelf 17 Oct 2023

South Africa advances green hydrogen economy with BMW trial

South Africa advances green hydrogen economy with BMW trial

Lindsey Schutters 16 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

Data centres urged to adopt standard metrics for environmental sustainability

Data centres urged to adopt standard metrics for environmental sustainability

13 Oct 2023

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How load shedding is impacting the property market in South Africa

12 Oct 2023

The hydrogen economy is about more than just energy transition

The hydrogen economy is about more than just energy transition

Viren Sookhun 11 Oct 2023

Makwana steps down as Eskom chairperson, Nyati takes over

Makwana steps down as Eskom chairperson, Nyati takes over

10 Oct 2023

Oil rigs are seen at Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina. Source: Reuters/Agustin Marcarian

Oil prices jump as Middle East turmoil roils markets

Natalie Grover and Andrew Hayley 9 Oct 2023

hevron and Astron Energy will extend the existing Caltex Usage Rights and Debrand Agreements (URDA) for South Africa and Botswana until December 2026. Source: Supplied

Chevron and Astron Energy agree to extend Caltex brand license

9 Oct 2023

Sun rises behind the cooling towers of Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, near Witbank. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Vodacom gets ready for first virtual wheeling project in SA

Nqobile Dludla 8 Oct 2023

Kusile units return, load shedding drops to stage 2

Kusile units return, load shedding drops to stage 2

2 Oct 2023

Public-private collaboration key to expanding Eskom's transmission, says Minister

Public-private collaboration key to expanding Eskom's transmission, says Minister

27 Sep 2023

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AGL named official logistics sponsor for Africa Energy Week 2023

21 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

18 Sep 2023

Minister Ramokgopa at a recent visit to Kusile. Source: x.com

Kusile Unit 4 returns, load shedding down to Stage 4

18 Sep 2023

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Solar panel geysers for disabled

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Your ultimate power solution to tackle load shedding

Your ultimate power solution to tackle load shedding

Bluetti 11 Sep 2023

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Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill

Dawit Endeshaw and Moaz Abd-Alaziz 11 Sep 2023

Karadeniz Powerships KPS Orka Sultan, KPS LNG Anatolia and KPS Orhan Ali Khan are pictured at Altinova port in the Gulf of Izmit, Turkey. Source: Reuters/Yoruk Isik

Karpowership switches off supply in Senegal because of unpaid bill

Umaru Fofana 8 Sep 2023

Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas. Source: Reuters/Nick Oxford

Oil price breaches $90 as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend supply cuts

Natalie Grover, Katya Golubkova and Andrew Hayley 5 Sep 2023

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