generation
Business and markets
Globeleq expanding into Nigerian power business
Independent power generation company Globeleq will take a 74% stake in Nigerian power business CPGNL Limited.
Generation
Cost of low-carbon generation increasingly lower than fossil fuel
The levelised costs of electricity generation of low-carbon generation technology are falling and increasingly below the cost of conventional fossil fuel generation.
Energy Efficiency
Eskom goes back to televised Power Alerts
Eskom has relaunched the televised Power Alert initiative, which informs the public of the real-time status of the national electricity network.
Solar
Chilean solar PV plant to be used for ancillary services
Chile’s Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional says the 141MW Luz del Norte PV power plant is the first utility-scale solar facility to deliver ancillary services.
Generation
South Africa: Local LNG market heats up with first-ever auction
South Africa’s first ever Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) auction is about to go live. Domestic LNG produer Renergen will host the auction in August.
Generation
Nigerian GenCos threaten shutdown over fees
Electricity generation companies (GenCos) have said they might be forced to shutdown their plants nationwide over a ‘new policy’ of the NBET.
Future Energy
Global power demand to climb to 62% by 2050
Bloomberg NEF’s New Energy Outlook report predicts that global power demand will grow by 62% between now and 2050, equating to 1.5% a year.
Generation
Eskom finally fills head of generation position
Eskom has appointed Bheki Nxumalo as group executive for generation business, who has over 20 years’ experience in various positions within generation business.
Event News
Experts mull over Eskom’s future as South Africa awaits IRP
African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa Day 1: Experts mull over Eskom’s future as South Africa awaits IRP
Finance and Policy
Message to governments and utilities: “protect your private investors”
interview with Zelda Weitz, Chief Operating Officer at SYMBION POWER LLC, an experienced and independent power producer on the continent.
