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GHANA ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES: WHY GRIDCo REDUCED ECG POWER SUPPLY

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Gambeta News

Ghana Grid company (GRIDCo) has reduced its power supply to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which has impacted the electricity supply to consumers in parts of Tema, Kpone, Kpong and some areas in the Eastern Region. Recently, in the past months, there has been erratic power supply across the country. This has resulted with many Ghanaians demanding that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Energy Ministry release a load-shedding timetable so they…

WHY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY SUBSIDY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Gambeta News

Electricity Subsidy in Nigeria grew by 22.16 per cent from N528 billion in 2019 to N645 billion in 2023, latest figures from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has shown With the Commission projecting N1.6 trillion as electricity subsidy for 2024, total subsidy in the past 10 years is expected to hit N4.993 trillion by the end of the year. A breakdown of the total amount showed that the Federal Government was expected to have remitted…

BOTSWANA POWER CORPORATION SECURE ADDITIONAL 100MW TO RESOLVE POTENTIAL POWER CRISIS

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

Plans are in the pipeline for Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) to secure an additional 100 Mega Watts of firm power imports to avert potential power crisis. The initiative comes on the backdrop of Intermittent loss of generation at Morupule B Power Plant, coupled with non- firm power imports from South Africa posing a significant challenge to meet the country’s electricity demand. The minister of finance, Peggy Serame told parliament recently that the country could experience…

SOUTH AFRICA MINISTER OUTLINE EAP PLANS FOR ELECTRICITY

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says at least half of the actions set out in the Energy Action Plan (EAP) are either completed or on track. He was briefing the media on the progress made on the one-year implementation of the Energy Action Plan on Sunday. The EAP was introduced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July last year and thrashes out work that must be done by both Eskom and…

EXPERTS SAYS 600 AFRICANS LACK EFFICIENT POWER SUPPLY

Posted on August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Experts in the oil and gas industry said 600 million Africans, including Nigerians, lack access to power with the majority living in rural areas. They said that the continent requires much energy supply to bridge the gap in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are targeted at eradicating poverty, improving education, and promoting economic growth. Speaking at the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition, NAICE 2023, yesterday, with the theme, “Balancing energy accessibility,…

NIGERIA ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES: HOW ELECTRICITY GENERATION ARE DROPPING WEEKLY

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s electricity generation, yesterday, dropped Week-on-Week, by 16.4 percent to 3,501.20 megawatts, MW, from 4,187.6 MW recorded Thursday, last week. A local report indicated the situation occurred because of many factors, including the poor state of plants and the low gas supply to thermal plants. The development has pushed the Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, to embark on load shedding to spread the limited electricity to many at different times. This is coming as the Nigerian…

UGANDA US$1M ELECTRICITY PROJECT GOES LIVES

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Gambeta News

A $1 million (Shs 3.7 billion) project to ensure reliable electricity supply to consumers in Butabika, Mutungo, Luzira and Kitintale has gone live. This follows the installation and energising of a new transformer at power distributor Umeme’s substation in Port Bell, Luzira. The development means consumers such as the Uganda Prisons Service (Luzira Maximum Prison), Butabika Mental hospital, and businesses notably Cipla Quality Chemicals and Uganda Breweries as well as households served by the substation…

MOZAMBIQUE EDM DEMAND ALL CONTRACTORS COMPLY WITH ELECTRICITY PROJECT DEADLINE

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company, EDM, Marcelino Alberto, demanded that contractors comply with the agreed deadlines for undertaking work on electricity projects. He was speaking during a visit to monitor work on the Temane thermal power station (CTT), in the southern province of Inhambane, and on the transmission line from Temane to Maputo. When completed, the gas-fired CTT should generate 450 megawatts of power for 24 years….

ZIMBABWE MINISTER SAYS ELECTRICITY CRISIS TO AFFECT CHRISTMAS SEASON

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

Energy minister Soda Zhemu has said the nation is embroiled in a funding crisis that has made it impossible to swiftly ease the ongoing power blackouts. Speaking to the media on the current power crisis, Zhemu said the current average daily demand is around 1600 megawatts against a total available capacity, which is between 1250 and 1350 from both internal sources and imports. “The government is intervening. This is a crisis and we hope through…

CONCERN AS OVER 300,000 HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY IN NAMIBIA

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

Half of Namibia still has no access to electricity, with over 300 000 households, particularly in rural areas, unelectrified. This was revealed by the executive director of the mines and energy ministry, Simeon Negumbo, who said electricity provision remains a challenge as the country’s overall electrification rate is estimated to be about 50%. An estimated 70-80% of rural households do not have access to electricity while figures in urban localities are much better, as around…

TCN BLAMES DISCOs, GENCOs FOR POOR ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

The electricity Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said that the lack of capacity in the electricity Generation Companies, GENCOs, and Distribution Companies, DISCOs, is the main reason for the incessant collapses in the national grid. The country’s power grid has collapsed about seven times this year, with the last collapse on September 26. At the backdrop of this the chairman, of the Technical and Monitoring Committee of the TCN governing board, Mr. Nsima Ekere,…

NIGERIA POWER GENERATION ROSE BY 3% BUT CITIZENS STILL SUFFERING

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s power generation, yesterday, rose by three percent to 4,735.1 megawatts, MW, from 4,594.6MW recorded last week. The Nigeria Electricity System Operator, a semi-autonomous body under the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, responsible for operating the transmission system disclosed this in its report obtained by Vanguard. The report showed an improvement from an average of 4,000MW, which the nation recorded for a greater part of 2022, but over 200MW less than the federal government’s 5,000MW…

ESKOM SET TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY SECURITY PLAN IN SA

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom says it is focusing on implementing all projects to meet the required 53GW of new additional energy for the period up to 2032 which will ensure energy security. The power utility said the new additional capacity needed will come particularly from renewable energy sources and takes into account the current energy deficit of between 4 000 and 6 000MW. Eskom Transmission Managing Director, Segomoco Scheppers, described the next five years as “very critical” for…

ESKOM LAUNCHES POWER PURCHASE PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom launches power purchase programme to secure 1 000MW to bolster constrained generation capacity As part of the broad measures to address the load-shedding crisis, Eskom has today launched three programmes to procure much-needed power for the national grid. Initially, the programmes will focus on generators capable of supplying more than one Megawatt to the grid. Over time the threshold will be lowered to enable smaller producers to participate. The combined impact of the programmes,…

ELECTRICITY CHALLENGE: HOW ESKOM STAGE 6 IS CAUSING PANIC

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

The future looks gloomy for South Africans after Eskom announced on Sunday morning that stage 6 will remain in place indefinitely. And Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter said there is a risk that load shedding may be extended beyond stage 6. “We will definitely have a high stage of load shedding for the week,” he said during a virtual media briefing on Sunday morning. De Ruyter promised that, “all hands are on deck” as…

EXPERTS SAYS AFRICA TO HAVE QUICKER ENERGY TRANSITION THAN OTHER CONTINENTS

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

Africa is set to achieve a quicker transition to renewable energy than any other continent, Mikir Shah, CEO of reinsurer Africa Specialty Risks (ASR). Shah is Kenyan and a former CEO of AXA Africa Specialty Risks. His role in Africa-focused reinsurance gives him a unique perspective on energy investment and projects on the continent. He has been seeing an increase in enquires related to solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric power projects. Solar is leading the way, with interest spread…

NIGERIA NATIONAL GRID RESTORED AFTER COLLAPSED

Posted on July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the restoration of the national grid was almost completed following its collapse. Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. Mbah said that the national grid experienced system disturbance at about 11:27 a.m., but that its restoration was almost completed as of 11:00 p.m. ”The incident was a result of a sudden drop in system frequency from…

USTDA GRANTS TO TRANSFORM MORORCCO POWER DISTRIBUTION

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Gambeta News

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded today a grant to Marrakech’s electricity and water distributor (RADEEMA) for a feasibility study that aims to transform the power distribution facility into a smart grid. Africa Climate Solutions, a Washington-based sustainable development firm, is set to conduct the study for Morocco’s unprecedented project, which will serve as a model for other Moroccan cities, USTDA said in a press release. The project seeks to reduce RADEEMA’s technical and non-technical…

NAMPOWER RENEGOTIATE 100MW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM ESKOM

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

NamPower managing director Simeon Haulofu confirmed that the power utility has renegotiated and extended its electricity supply agreement with Eskom for another three years. ESKOM, which is currently faced with frequent power cuts, will continue to supply Namibia with 100MW electricity. This follows NamPower’s five-year agreement with Eskom for the supply of 200MW and additional non-firm supply dependent on transmission capacity. Haulofu said the agreement can be extended based on future requirements. “Namibia has been…

RWANDA GOVT. TO ROLL OUT 43-MEGA WATT POWER PLANT

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Government of Rwanda has embarked on the Nyabarongo II hydropower plant public project which will be established on River Nyabarongo in a bid to boost the country’s efforts to ensure universal access to electricity by 2024. Located 27 kilometers from Kigali at the junction between the Southern and the Northern provinces, the groundbreaking for the construction was launched recently. The $214 million project will be the first phase of the Nyabarongo II Multipurpose Development Project…

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