The use of encroacher biomass as a source of renewable electricity has a large potential for the energy sector and the economy in Namibia, as Nampower prepares to generate electricity from invader bush.
ABB, the Zurich-based power and automation technology group, has won orders worth over $300 million to construct two new ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) power transmission links in China.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported that renewable energy will represent the largest single source of growth in power generation over the next five years, as a result of falling costs and aggressive expansion in emerging economies.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional trade bloc, will invest between $114 billion and $233 billion from 2012-2027 to improve electricity generation, as part of plans to ramp up renewable energy projects, according to the 2015 SADC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency status report.