South Africa’s statistics agency is considering including self-generated power in its monthly electricity-generation data as more households and businesses reduce their reliance on state-owned utility Eskom.Adding the metric would broaden …
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Power outages have been reported in Nairobi, Mt Kenya and Coast areas, affecting thousands of businesses. A spot-check by Capital Business revealed that building in Nairobi Town were out of power, forcing businesses …
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Shell acquires Nigeria’s Daystar power in first Africa power buy
Energy giant Shell Plc has acquired Nigeria-based hybrid solar power solutions provider Daystar Power, in its first acquisition of a power firm in Africa. Founded in 2017, Daystar Power is …
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South Africa moves to restructure troubled Eskom’s board
The South African government has announced plans to restructure the board of state power utility Eskom to address an energy crisis in the continent’s most-industrialised economy. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin …
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Eskom, the dysfunctional power company wrecking South Africa’s economy
In late June, the coldest part of the Southern Hemisphere winter, the power went out in South Africa. For as many as eight hours a day, right into early July, traffic …