UCG is a coal-to-synthesis gas technology that uses air or oxygen to gasify coal in the coal deposit underground. (Image source: weak_hope/Flickr)
South African state company Eskom and petrochemicals firm Sasol have signed a research agreement to explore the potential of underground coal gasification (UCG) technology to boost South Africas energy reserves
Cennergi’s two projects, the Tsitsikamma Community wind farm and the Amakhala Emoyeni project, are expected to generate 229MW. (Image source: vaxomatic/Flickr)
South African coal producer Exxaro Resources has secured a US$700mn funding for two wind farms that it is developing with Indias Tata Power in South Africa
The two projects are expected to economically transform Malawi within the next 10 to 15 years. (Image source: Ashwin John/Flickr)
Malawi and China have signed two energy deals worth US$667.233mn that would facilitate enhanced electricity generation in the East African nation
According to Nigerian minister of power there will be a quantum leap in power generation from solar energy by 10,000MW. (Image source: thegeneration/Flickr)
Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth US$30bn with South Korean firm HQMC for the generation of up to 1,000MW of solar power annually for the next 10 years
African imports of diesel generator sets increased by eight per cent in the small-range segment and 15 per cent in the high-range segment in Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011, a new report has revealed