Tanzania announced it would import electricity from Ethiopia via Kenya to address persistent power shortages in its Northern Zone. Ethiopian electricity, it said, would be cheaper than power sourced ...

Power cuts have been a regular feature of life in South Africa for more than a decade, with outages reaching record levels in 2023 when they occurred on more than 300 days in the year. The power ...

Ramokgopa urged financial stakeholders to devise cost-effective borrowing solutions for Africa’s energy development, climate ...

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, said it has managed to restore eight units at power plants after implementing its highest stage of controlled power cuts early on Sunday. The power utility ...

A unit at South Africa’s sole nuclear power facility unexpectedly tripped, taking the whole facility offline and further ...

Johannesburg, South Africa — Power was abruptly cut to large parts of South Africa Sunday and the national energy provider announced days of power blackouts in Africa’s most industrialized nation.

A unit at South Africa’s sole nuclear power facility unexpectedly tripped, taking the whole facility offline and further stretching supply to the nation’s already-constrained grid. Unit 2 at ...