South Africa is aiming to finalise a long-term plan for the country’s energy mix next month, and once that is done it will launch another round of renewable energy deals, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said on Wednesday.
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Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe confirmed that the company had approved the reorganisation of the top management structure.
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Ivory Coast plans to add 643 megawatts (MW) of power to its network by 2021, the government said, in a bid to meet domestic demand and boost electricity exports to the surrounding region.
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Kibo Energy PLC (Kibo) the multi-asset, Africa focused energy company, has renewed and expanded its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mozambican state-owned electric utility, Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM), to advance the financing, construction and operation of the Benga Independent Power Project (Benga) in Mozambique.
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The concession contract for the Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) hydroelectric facility was extended for another 15 years under a government-approved decree on Tuesday, the spokeswoman for the Mozambican Council of Ministers announced.
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The electrification of the 152 district capitals of Mozambique was completed last Friday with the connection of Luabo, in the central province of Zambézia, to the national electricity grid, an official from state-owned Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM) reported.
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In a major step for a more sustainable, secure and equitable global energy future, South Africa joined the IEA family as our 8th Association country on Tuesday 6 November.
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Eskom’s newly released Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook (MTSAO) report highlights several risks to South Africa’s electricity supply for the period 2018 to 2023 and indicates that additional capacity will be required during the period to restore generation adequacy should the energy availability factor (EAF) from the coal fleet fall below 75%.
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Mozambique currently consumes about 1,000 MW megawatts of energy, a figure expects to rise to 8,000 MW by 2043, when more than 50% of production will be based on natural gas.
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Major oil and gas exporters have weathered many upheavals in recent decades but a renewed commitment to reform and economic diversification will be vital to cope with the changing dynamics of global energy. These include rising production from new sources such as shale, uncertainties over the pace of oil demand growth and deployment of new energy technologies, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
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