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Load shedding likely to resume in South Africa in May
- 2020-04-20 06:46:05.749099
- David Flin
Bheki Nxumalo, Eskom’s head of power generation, has said that load shedding in South Africa will probably resume in May, once the lockdown has been lifted, and will continue until August 2021.
Covid-19 lockdown allows Eskom to maintain its system
- 2020-04-06 07:16:14.196430
- David Flin
South Africa’s power utility Eskom has said that the low electricity demand during the lockdown has given it an opportunity to carry out much needed maintenance on its aging power stations.
Kenya’s Kaptis hydropower project to see financial closure in 2020
- 2020-03-26 07:10:38.456806
- David Flin
The 14.7MW Kaptis run-of-river hydropower project developer, Tembo Power, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Metier, a private equity fund manager, together with its partner WK Construction.
Fault at Koeberg nuclear plant exacerbates South Africa’s power crisis
- 2020-03-11 06:12:13.788008
- David Flin
South Africa’s power utility Eskom has disconnected Koeberg Unit One from the national grid due to a fault on the turbine side, exacerbating South Africa’s power crisis.
Siemens Gamesa signs contract to build first renewable energy installation in Djibouti
- 2020-02-26 06:02:08.533430
- David Flin
Siemens Gamesa has signed a contract to build the first renewable energy installation in the Republic of Djibouti, in the horn of Africa.
USA approves grant for Nigeria to build 1350MW gas-fired power plant
- 2020-02-12 06:12:10.621683
- David Flin
The US Government has granted Nigeria over $1 million for technical and financial work on a power plant project in the capital Abuja, the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has said.
GE to supply gas turbine for Azito power plant in Côte d’Ivoire
- 2020-02-07 06:28:27.534907
- David Flin
Azito Energy has selected GE to provide gas turbine technology and services for Azito phase IV power plant, located in the Yopougon district of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire.
Namibia’s Arandis Power offers Eskom 120MW
- 2020-02-06 07:44:37.713197
- David Flin
Arandis Power, a Namibian IPP, has shown interest in entering the South African power market by offering 120MW to Eskom.
Togo engages NTPC as project management consultant for 300MW solar projects
- 2020-01-29 05:30:44.811952
- David Flin
Togo’s Power Ministry has appointed Indian power giant NTPC as its project management consultant for about 300MW of solar power projects in the country.
Eskom CEO says getting IPPs onto South African power grid will be costly
- 2020-01-28 06:11:13.740471
- David Flin
Andre de Ruyter, CEO of Eskom, said that while he is in favour of allowing companies generate their own power, there will be significant initial costs if they are to sell their excess generation into the South African grid.
