African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa Agenda 2020 was launched on the 24 November with a keynote interview featuring Andre de Ruyter, group chief executive at Eskom South Africa, as he described the energy company’s future directive
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Bboxx, USAID partner to reduce charcoal use in DRC
Bboxx, a next generation utility, held an event to showcase its LPG technology and a new partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at the Pullman Hotel in Kinshasa, to expand clean cooking access in the DRC
IRENA partners with GWEC to scale up renewables globally
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have signed a cooperation agreement to join efforts to enhance the adoption and deployment of wind and renewable energy worldwide
Ansaldo Energia presents the new GT36 gas turbine
Ansaldo Energia, a subsidiary of the CDP Group, has presented the new GT36 turbine at the Genoa plant
AEF: Africa is central to driving the Fifth Industrial Revolution
The African continent could proactively embrace the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) and drive its adoption, says Aggrekos engineering head.