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The offshore wind industry saw 9.3GW of new installations in 2025, which is forecast to double in 2026 Read More at ESI Africa

The alliance was established 15 years ago Read More at ESI Africa

The single biggest threat to the continent’s energy security is transmission powerline bottlenecks Read More at ESI Africa

As South Africa expand its electricity network, local manufacturing and equipment services are becoming increasingly important for energy security and infrastructure resilience Read More at ESI Africa

A credit rating assesses a borrower’s ability to repay debt on time and in full but perceived biases, inaccuracies and high costs in international credit ratings place Africa at a disadvantage Read More at ESI Africa

To support its BESS strategy, Eskom is pairing it with a small-scale embedded generation framework to restructure the national grid Read More at ESI Africa

Data-driven solutions are helping municipalities improve efficiency, sustainability and service delivery Read More at ESI Africa

A burgeoning population is putting strain on basic services, so the country’s action plan is making for a valuable case study on how to deal with the underserved Read More at ESI Africa

While switchgear is a stable industry with mature technologies, one of the biggest environmental drivers for a change in technology approach is the need to eliminate the use of fluorine gases. While stable and inert, these gases do contribute to global warming. Rhett Kelly, Design & Development Manager for ACTOM MV Switchgear is very excited …

A mixture of technologies, as well as balancing generation and demand, can go a long way to preventing blackouts Read More at ESI Africa

Energy planning must move beyond a rural-urban binary to capture the continents urbanisng dynamics Read More at ESI Africa

Only about one third of African utilities recover their operating and debt costs, which highlights the widespread financial sustainability problems Read More at ESI Africa

African utilities are investing billions into grid modernisation project amidst pressure to balance affordability andlocalisaiton with long-erm infrastructure buildouts. Read More at ESI Africa

Having access to volumes of operational data does not automatically transition to verifying whether corrective actions have genuinely resolved identified issues Read More at ESI Africa

Africa’s fast-growing workforce, expanding trade routes and large reserves of critical minerals are limited by infrastructure gaps and fragmented trade systems Read More at ESI Africa

Mobilising climate finance for water resilience is not simply about increasing funding volumes; it is about deploying capital more effectively, reducing risk and aligning finance with long-term system resilience Read More at ESI Africa

SPVs help when building infrastructure such as transmission lines as it becomes easier to ringfence and allocate identified risks Read More at ESI Africa

Pumped storage hydropower provides more than 85% of the world’s energy storage Read More at ESI Africa

Network visibility and presenting customers with utilities serving their needs have become even more important for the survival of utilities Read More at ESI Africa

Strengthening post-deployment value realisation Read More at ESI Africa

Creating the digital value chain for utilities Read More at ESI Africa

Sovereignty and security of energy is prompting countries to rethink their generation sources Read More at ESI Africa

More than 80 million STS prepaid meters have been deployed globally, making it one of the most widely adopted standards in utility prepayment systems Read More at ESI Africa

An increase in renewables contribution can enhance the strength of electricity grids throughout the continent Read More at ESI Africa