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2/27/2025, 10:22:43 AM

Reduced operating costs and sufficient battery ranges to meet operational requirements are two of the many factors that make South Africa’s minibus taxis (MBTs) well suited for electrification: Details: https://www.esi-africa.com/business-and-markets/s-africa-minibus-taxis-could-pave-way-for-local-ev-manufacturing/

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2/25/2025, 1:27:31 PM

An Egypt-Saudi Arabia public-private partnership that set up renewable energy projects previously, has embarked on a project to establish the “largest” wind farm in the North African country. Read more: https://www.esi-africa.com/business-and-markets/ppa-signed-for-largest-wind-energy-project-in-egypt/

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2/25/2025, 9:13:35 AM

*Watch*: In an exclusive interview, FutureCoal CEO Michelle Manook sat down with ESI Africa at Mining Indaba 2025 in Cape Town to speak about clean coal and the resource's continued importance to developing regions like Africa. Manook explains why coal - labelled by some as a "stranded asset" - has to be part of the energy transformation conversation.: https://youtu.be/o6yMSLk1ySU?si=T4mUWY186-w6_78O

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2/24/2025, 1:40:53 PM

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa explained that despite 300 consecutive days of uninterrupted power supply, recent setbacks occurred, including the loss of five generation units at Majuba and four units at Camden power stations. Details: https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/asset-maintenance/unit-losses-trigger-loadshedding-stage-6/

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2/21/2025, 2:12:41 PM

Two solar mini-grid projects in Nigeria that will connect thousands of homes as well as businesses in the country’s Plateau State were inaugurated this week. Details: https://www.esi-africa.com/renewable-energy/nigeria-more-rural-communities-hooked-up-to-solar-mini-grids/

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2/13/2025, 9:27:07 AM

As private installed Small Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) projects continue to increase across South Africa, Eskom has reiterated the importance of adherence to all regulatory and safety guidelines. Details: https://www.esi-africa.com/renewable-energy/eskom-call-to-register-small-scale-embedded-generation-systems/

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2/7/2025, 12:22:29 PM

Cities are particularly important in the context of Africa as up to 70% of African GDP is generated by cities. And this share will increase as urbanisation increases, but what does this mean for the green economy? Cataline Marulanda, Practice Manager, Urban, Resilience and Land, East Africa at the World Bank share her insights: https://www.esi-africa.com/news/cities-as-the-driver-of-green-economy-in-africa/

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2/14/2025, 12:47:17 PM

A private sector investment instrument to mobilise resources for modernising infrastructure in South Africa has been designed by the Department of Electricity and Energy. Details: https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/generation/new-investment-instrument-to-modernise-sa-energy-infrastructure/

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2/10/2025, 2:07:21 PM

Coal, nuclear and renewable energy sources are all critical for Africa to achieve energy security, the recently held Investing in African Mining Indaba heard. A panel at the event explored what it would take for countries in Africa to hit “the sweet spot in the energy mix.” Read more: https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/generation/hitting-the-energy-sweet-spot-through-coal-nuclear-and-re/

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2/17/2025, 11:11:05 AM

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has visited Nigeria to assess the country’s readiness to host the Africa Energy Bank (AEB), set to open in Abuja later this year. https://www.esi-africa.com/business-and-markets/africa-energy-bank-afreximbank-assesses-nigerias-readiness/