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Download logo The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (bit.ly/3JQ7ilg), managed by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), has approved a $1 million grant to facilitate Botswana’s transition to clean energy. The technical assistance project supports the Government of Botswana in closing critical gaps in policy, regulatory and legal frameworks, which were identified at the Africa […]

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Today, Eskom shared its Transmission Development Plan (TDP) for the period 2022 to 2031 with various stakeholders during a virtual public forum. This is part of Eskom’s Transmission licence requirements issued by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), which calls for Eskom to publish a TDP annually.  This forum forms part of a consultative process where industry, various business sectors, local government, and other infrastructure development partners, get to influence...

Since September 2016, when Shavkat Mirziyoyev began his presidency, Uzbekistan has embarked on a process of deep economic and social reforms. We are determined to make our country more modern and our economy more efficient, to manage it in a more open and accountable way and to become an integral part, not only of the region, but also the global social, political and economic landscape.  Our commitment to this cause has already been internationally recognised. We are very proud that, firstly, ...

Eskom remains focused on recovering its operational performance March 15, 2021NEWS The power system remains vulnerable and volatile but the risk of loadshedding is expected to be significantly reduced after September 2021, when Eskom’s reliability maintenance programme will be completed. The power entity says it’s making progress in the recovery of its operational performance, with its Generation Recovery Programme (9-Point Plan) and reliability maintenance recovery (RMR) programme be...

Advertisement Eskom is making progress in the recovery of its operational performance, with the implementation of the Generation Recovery Programme (9-Point Plan) and reliability maintenance recovery (RMR) programme beginning to yield the desired outcome. Despite the initial challenges posed by COVID-19 lockdown, high levels of maintenance have been sustained with planned maintenance gradually increasing to between 5500 MW and 7000 MW or approximately 12%. “While there is an improvement on s...

Eskom group chief executive André de Ruyter has admitted that the state-run power utility was ‘not where we want to be in terms of performance’ and that power supply shortfalls can be expected for another five years. Translation: Buy candles and kiss meaningful economic growth for the next...

Guddu plant staff committed gross negligence NEPRA makes inquiry report public; recommends departmental inquiry against delinquent staff ISLAMABAD: An inquiry report of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has found officials of the Guddu Thermal Power Plant in “gross negligence” that resulted in the countrywide blackout on January 9, this year. The regulator recommended the management of the Guddu Power plant to initiate the departmental action against the delinquent st...

The company seeks to operate about 7,300MW of power supply system in the province over a period of five to 10 years. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency and the National Transmission & Despatch Company — both key federal entities — have opposed transmission licence to the Khyber Pakhtun­khwa Transmission and Grid System Company (KPTGC) that seeks to operate about 7300MW of power supply system in the province over a period of five to 10 years. In response to comments...

Unless NTDC revises its future projections and focuses more on cheaper and sustainable renewables, the chances of reduction in electricity prices will likely remain low even in the future. Pakistan’s electricity sector is in deep trouble. The recent nationwide blackout on the night of January 9 is just another reminder of the crisis facing the collapsing power sector. But for an average consumer, the most visible impact of this crisis has been their ever-increasing electricity bill. A report...