South Africa in the news: KenGen partners with NMS to develop garbage-powered electricity plant in Nairobi: For over a decade, solid waste management has been a challenge for the Nairobi City County. The city generates about 3,000 tonnes of solid waste per da …: “South Africa” – BingNews Bravo to AfDB governors for standing their …
South Africa in the news: ECA Holds a Series of Regulatory Reviews of the Electricity Sector in Africa: The Economic Commission for Africa’s Energy, Infrastructure and Services Section (EISS) of the Private Sector Division has undertaken a series of validation meetings related to implementing regulatory …: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa Gold Miners Seek …
South Africa in the news: Higher electricity tariffs on the cards as court rules in Eskom’s favour: Eskom was allocated R69 billion in three tranches to help the ailing state-owned power generator service its debt. Those funds have now been added to its allowable revenue.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africans love travelling in their …
Energy isn’t just electricity – the common mistake obscuring the mammoth task of decarbonisation: Dtram/Shutterstock One of the first things I teach students is the difference between energy and electricity. Electricity is a particular form of energy, but often the two words are used interchangeably. Britain recently celebrated its longest streak without burning coal to …
Floating wind farms: how to make them the future of green electricity: Vismar UK/Shutterstock Since 2010, wind energy has seen sustained growth worldwide, with the amount of energy generated by offshore wind increasing by nearly 30% each year. Countries around the world need to ramp up renewable energy supply quickly to meet growing demand and …
Rwanda extracts methane from Lake Kivu for electricity. How it works: Methane gas extraction on Lake Kivu Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Lake Kivu lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It’s almost the size of Mauritius and has a maximum depth of 480 metres. Lake Kivu …
South Africa in the news: Eskom: How a ‘R69bn mistake’ could see our electricity prices skyrocket: Nersa have admitted to ‘procedural mistakes’ in calculating Eskom’s rate rise. It’s now likely that higher electricity prices will come to SA.: “South Africa” – BingNews Penalty for Racism Should be Harsh Like Doping or Corruption: Jason Holder: West …
South Africa in the news: Nigeria’s new electricity tariff regime begins in July: The scheduled increment of electricity tariff in Nigeria will begin from July this year according to the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman who has also noted that the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted plans …: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa VS Coronavirus: …
Cybercriminals are now targeting critical electricity infrastructure: cwales / shutterstock Amid the constant stream of news on the coronavirus pandemic, one event passed relatively unnoticed. On the afternoon of May 14, a company named Elexon was hacked. You probably haven’t heard of it, but Elexon plays a key role in the UK’s electricity market, and …
Lessons to be learnt from Ghana’s excess electricity shambles: Electricity pylon Wikimedia Commons Access to energy plays a critical role in economic development. But bad government policies have affected energy security in many developing countries. It is estimated that two out of three households (almost 600 million people) in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to …
How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning: There’s not enough sustained electricity investment in Africa. Shutterstock/Andrea Willmore Access to reliable and affordable electricity brings many benefits. It supports the growth of small businesses, allows students to study at night and protects health by offering an alternative cooking fuel to coal or wood. …
Electricity bills could rise if Brexit threatens Northern Ireland’s unique energy agreement with Ireland: The two countries have been collaborating in a single electricity market for more than a decade. Shutterstock Given the deluge of coverage, comment and analysis of the UK’s chaotic exit from the EU, it’s tempting to conclude that the exhausting subject …
How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities: The Khi Solar One concentrating solar power plant in South Africa. Wikicommons Electricity lifts people out of poverty and improves their health and standards of living. Yet 1.3 billion of the world’s people don’t have access to it. And more than half of them are in …
Millions of urban Africans still don’t have electricity: here’s what can be done: Millions of people without electricity access in Africa live close to existing power grid infrastructure. Shutterstock At least 110 million of the 600 million people still living without access to electricity in Africa live in urban areas. Most are within a stone …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s Electricity Choice (Part 1): Why Ramaphosa must kill the nuclear dream: Shifts ever more adverse to nuclear new-build have accelerated on every front. The global nuclear enterprise is slowly dying of an incurable attack of market forcesi. By ANTON EBERHARD and AMORY LOVINS. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has …
India’s caste system extends to uneven access to cooking fuel and electricity: panoglobe / shutterstock Among their many privileges, India’s wealthiest households can rely on a consistent supply of electricity and access to cooking gas. The situation is rather different for other social groups, however. My research has shown lower caste and tribal households have …
ELECTION 2017 – Fact Check: are fewer people switching gas or electricity company?: “We wanted to see more competition. We wanted to see more people able to switch between energy users [sic], that, over the last three or four years has not happened. : Weird News A family was kicked off a flight over birthday …
Stimulating the brain with electricity may reduce bulimia symptoms: Bulimia is a debilitating condition. Shutterstock Key symptoms of bulimia nervosa, including the urge to binge eat, are reduced by delivering electricity to parts of the brain using non-invasive brain stimulation, according to new research conducted by our team at King’s College London. Bulimia is an …