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Egypt was opting big time for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, to both expand and diversify its energy matrix, UK-based data analysis and intelligence company GlobalData has highlighted, in its most recent report, “Egypt Power Market Trends and Analysis by Capacity, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Regulations, Key Players and Forecast to 2035”. The country was accelerating its […]

Independent renewable energy developer Dimsum Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with global renewable energy company Goldwind Africa to develop Energy Fields, a large-scale portfolio of renewable energy projects in the Eastern Cape, targeting more than 2 GW of wind, solar and battery storage capacity. Through this partnership, the parties intend to develop and […]

Envusa Energy – a joint venture between diversified miner Anglo American and EDF power solutions – has inaugurated its flagship 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) cluster of renewable energy projects in the Eastern Cape. Electricity and Energy Minister Kgotsientsho Ramokgopa told attendees at the official inauguration ceremony on April 24 that this reflected government's goal of growing private […]

South Africa’s heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration sector is undergoing a significant transition as the phase-out of ozone depletion substances and phase-down of high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants accelerates, says refrigeration gas services company A-Gas. This shift, driven by global environmental regulations, affects sectors such as cold chain logistics, automotive and manufacturing, with A-Gas […]

Securing reliable, long-term gas supply is the main constraint to expanding gas-to-power and industrial energy solutions in South Africa, says electrical power solutions provider Clarke Energy commercial leader Kara Neale. She states that demand is not the fundamental issue, rather it is the availability of sufficient volumes of gas – an issue highlighted by recent […]

In an effort to support African and Caribbean economies affected by the ongoing Middle East conflict, multilateral trade finance institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) reports that it will make available $10-billion under its Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP). The bank states that the programme aims to limit economic shocks affecting countries that rely on fuel, […]

State-owned power utility Eskom says its newly established Group Investigations and Security department is in the final stages of completing an investigation into alleged irregularities relating to the procurement of diesel and storage contracts. The investigation remains subject to internal governance, legal and assurance processes, the utility states.