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Nigeria rolls out gas-based plan to reach net zero by 2060

25 August 2022

Nigeria’s government has rolled out a new plan for bringing net carbon emissions down to zero by 2060. The initiative, which calls for using natural gas as a bridge fuel, is both ambitious and expensive.

Ghana’s president commissions 13MW solar power plant at Kaleo

25 August 2022

The project, which sits on a 20.4-hectare land, began in February 2020 and forms part of the first phase of the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) Renewable Energy Programme.

Nigerian politicians criticise country’s electricity generation companies for low output

24 August 2022

Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Finance has criticised officials from the country’s Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) after they failed to explain why so few megawatts are being generated by Power Generation Companies.

Zambia power utility, ZESCO launches tender for the building of three 50MW solar projects

22 August 2022

Zambia power utility, ZESCO launches tender for the building of three 50MW solar projects

Zimbabwe, Zambia plan revival of long-delayed $5bn Batoka Gorge Hydropower Plant

19 August 2022

Zimbabwe, Zambia plot revival of a long-delayed $5bn hydropower plant

Record global coal prices boost South African energy group Exxaro Resources' H1 2022 results

19 August 2022

Record global coal prices boost South African energy group, Exxaro Resources' H1 2022 results

UK’s TuNur plans to invest $1.5bn in a solar power plant in Tunisia

19 August 2022

The British TuNur group, a renewable energy developer, plans to invest $1.5bn in an export-oriented solar power plant in Tunisia’s south, mainly Gabes and Kebili.

South Africa: Municipal debt to Eskom rises 10% since March to $2.9bn, government orders municipalities to pay up

19 August 2022

South Africa: Municipal debt to Eskom rises 10% since March to $2.9bn, government orders municipalities to pay up

Nigerian electric workers suspend strike after country plunges into darkness

18 August 2022

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) aborted a one-day strike part way through following a meeting with the country’s Minister of labour and employment.

Nigeria’s BEDC Electricity Plc posts loss following business dispute

18 August 2022

The restructuring and takeover of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has led to a monthly loss of NGN750mn ($1.78mn), the company’s Managing Director Funke Osibudu has revealed.

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