A fifth 334MW turbine came online on 5 July at the Laúca hydropower plant. This means that five of the six turbines are now operating, with the last expected in H1 2020. A second powerhouse taking advantage of ecological flow will add 65.5MW,...
Independent power producer Solgas Energy says it has secured $7m for the construction of a grid-connected 5MW solar plant at Cross Mabale in Hwange and expects to complete construction by December. Solgas Energy chief financial officer Tafadzwa...
General Electric Hydro France and Freyssinet International have signed a $53.7m contract to rehabilitate the spillway of the Kariba dam. The contract was signed on 24 May but was only announced on 1 July. The only other bidder, an Italian joint...
Following an outcry over an application from a South African company for a permit to conduct feasibility studies for a hydro plant at Murchison Falls, state minister for privatisation and investment Evelyn Anite has said the site will be...
Enel Green Power RSA (EGP) announced on 2 July that construction is under way at its 140MW Garob wind farm, located near Copperton in Northern Cape province The €200m ($227m) project is Enel’s fifth wind plant in the country. Enel has stakes in...
Africa Oil Corporation’s South African subsidiary has farmed into Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin, taking 20% from Azinam as interest grows in South Africa and Namibia’s exploration potential following Total’s Brulpadda discovery. Operator...
The US Trade and Development Agency signed a grant on 25 June supporting a feasibility study for the development of a coalbed methane resource in the Waterberg coalfield in Limpopo Province. The grant was made to Anglo Operations (Proprietary)...
Eskom announced on 28 June that the 796MW unit III of the giant Medupi coal power project has begun commercial operations. The unit is the fourth to be commissioned following unit VI on 23 August 2015, unit V on 3 April 2017 and unit IV on 28...
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announced on 4 July that it has committed $2.25m in project preparation funding for off-grid solar company Apalia24. The Mauritius-based company, which was founded in 2018 by Guy Badjoko and Finn...
Africa Oil Corporation’s South African subsidiary has farmed into Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin, taking 20% from Azinam as interest grows in South Africa and Namibia’s exploration potential following Total’s Brulpadda discovery. Operator...
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