hydropower

Mozambique has introduced a 0.5% levy on electricity exports to help finance its national universal electricity access programme, a policy designed to redirect part of the value generated from the…

A bold new chapter in Africa’s clean energy story unfolded this week in Cape Town, where the continent’s most influential leaders, financiers, and energy experts have gathered for the Green…

The pandemic has perhaps shown the disruptive impact of businesses on the environment, and the issues we could not have noted if not for the virus. It is with no…

As Kenya goes heavy on renewable energy sources, rain is turning out to be a curse and blessing at once for the country’s green generation mix. The country’s generation mix…

Solar energy costs have dropped by the steepest margin in the last 10 years among renewable sources, even as hydropower recorded an uptick. The price of electricity generated from utility-scale…

Uganda is representing Africa in advancing the role of hydropower in enabling wide-scale transition to renewables post-Covid-19. Hydro Power Association of Uganda is the only African agency to team up…

Kenya is among a handful of nations worldwide generating and consuming electricity almost completely from renewable sources. Geothermal is serving as Kenya’s baseload while hydropower stations, which are very flexible…

Power producer KenGen has secured funds to raise Masinga dam wall as a way of increasing water catchment and ensuring steady supply of cheap hydropower even during dry spells. “KenGen…

The World Bank is encouraging construction of floating solar projects on water citing efficiency and cost-effectiveness. A floating solar plant comprises an array of solar panels installed on a buoyant…

The World Bank has rated Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Mozambique’s labour pool in hydropower as most qualified on the continent. In a new report on operation and maintenance strategies for…