South Africa’s crippling electricity problem
In 2021 Ramaphosa offered an action plan to develop additional power generation capacity in the short to medium term...
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South Africa prides itself on enhanced electricity generation
A South African solar power plant has refinanced debt at better terms, allowing cheaper electricity to be fed into the grid...
Chile sees China step into its utilities with stake buy
State Grid Corporation of China will pay $3 billion to acquire 96 percent stake in Compania General de Electricidad...
4th Annual Power Tech Africa to boost Africa’s renewable energy market
Kenya aims to produce 19,200 MW of electricity exceeding the demand of 15,000 MW by 2030...
Thailand to become the power trade hub of Southeast Asia
The country plans to buy more electricity from Laos and resell to Malaysia, Cambodia or Myanmar...
The true power play in utility companies today
A fluid customer base, increased media coverage of costs and shifting customer preferences have made digital more important than ever before for utilities and power companies...
Total enters into an agreement for the acquisition of Direct Energie
The acquisition will help Total to accelerate its ambition in gas and electricity in France and Belgium...
Cochin airport takes off on solar power
World’s first solar powered airport has more electricity than it needs Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 10, 2016: As the plane hovers over Cochin airport in India, you will be astonished to see a large number of solar panels in the vast compound. There are more than 46,000 of the reflective panels tapping the rays from...
Saltwater presents flooded homeowners with added challenge after blizzard
This has left many exposed to electrical dangers January 27, 2016: A powerful weekend blizzard that brought unprecedented flooding to southern New Jersey has soaked homes in brackish saltwater, leaving many families exposed to electrical dangers, including fire. Residential energy company AP Gas & Electric LLC urges homeowners to exercise care when dealing with saltwater floods, as...
Why everyone is talking about Africa
Over the past two decades, Africa has grown from a region dominated by problems, risks, and hazards to one of opportunity and possibility Miriam Mannak February 13, 2015: Up until recently, Africa was a place best avoided. Apart from its natural resources, the continent was deemed pretty much insignificant. This notion has changed fundamentally over...