Although the grid covers about 60% of the towns in Ethiopia, over 70% of people still have no access to electricity. This gap necessitates for the government to seek various partnerships that will assist in connecting this number of people to the national grid. Today global power firm, GE Grid Solutions announced it has completed […]

BRITAIN should not back more than one new nuclear plant after Hinkley Point C is built before 2025 because renewable energy is the lowest cost for consumers, an independent advisory group to the government said on Tuesday. Britain plans to build a new fleet of nuclear plants to replace ageing coal and nuclear reactors set […]

CAIRO: Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation surged to 14.4 percent in June as cuts to energy subsidies imposed under an IMF loan deal hit the economy sooner than expected. The speed at which June’s increases in fuel, electricity and transportation fares hit the economy surprised economists, who said interest rates could now stay high for […]

Consumers could save hundreds of dollars a year on their power bills if legal changes boosted competition among electricity wholesalers and retailers, the competition watchdog has said. A report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, to be released on Wednesday, calls for new powers for the Australian Energy Regulator to target “market manipulation” and […]

BERLIN, July 10 – The share of electricity generated with renewable energy sources has surpassed that of the coal power for the first time in Germany, a study published on Tuesday by the Federal Association of the German Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) shows. According to the study, the amount of electricity generated by wind-, […]