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South Africa Celebrates 150 Days Without Loadshedding. New Utility-Scale Solar PV Auction Oversubscribed

August 28, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, Solar energy, South Africa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:06:23 +0000

South Africans had been facing increasing electricity rationing (loadshedding) over the past couple of years. The effects of loadshedding on homes and businesses have been brutal, and the South African Reserve Bank says that during the higher stages of load shedding, where consumers can experience 12 hours of load shedding … [continued]

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Electric Motorcycle Sales Were Close to 4% of All Motorcycles Sold in Kenya in 2023

August 27, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:06:43 +0000

There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are popularly known as boda bodas. The motorcycle taxi industry is a vital segment of Kenya’s economy. Transitioning this sector to electric will make a huge … [continued]

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Eskom Launches Pilot Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure To Prepare For Electrification Of Vehicle Fleet

August 26, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, eskom, ev charging, ev procurement, grid, South Africa, utilities, workplace charging, workplace ev charging

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:05:09 +0000

South Africa’s national electric utility company, Eskom, has officially launched its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the Eskom Academy of Learning (EAL) in Midrand, Gauteng. Eskom says this milestone marks a significant step in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the e-mobility sector in South Africa and … [continued]

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Kenya’s Government To Acquire 1,000 Electric Vehicles Per Year For Staff

August 24, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:50:11 +0000

In a meeting held yesterday with National Government Administration Officers, Kenya’s President William Ruto said the Officers are central to the governance and development of Kenya. He also said that as a key pillar of “national stability and in the implementation of development projects across the country,” to help them … [continued]

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No Special Treatment When It Comes To ICE Ban, Ethiopia Tells Diplomats — They Can Only Buy EVs, Just Like Everybody Else!

August 24, 2024 admin africa, car bans, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ethiopia, ev mandates, gas car bans, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:12:34 +0000

Diplomats get a lot of special privileges all over the world, which must be nice, but there are no special privileges when it comes to allowing imports of new ICE vehicles in Ethiopia, it seems. When Ethiopia implemented an immediate ban on new internal combustion engine vehicle imports earlier this … [continued]

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Kabisa & Societe Petroliere Partner to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure Across Rwanda

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, rwanda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:51:08 +0000

Rwanda is one of the few countries on the African continent that has very progressive policies for electric vehicles. These policies include some pretty cool incentives for EVs, such as the following. Fiscal Incentives: Electricity tariffs for charging stations to be capped at the industrial tariff. This means that charge … [continued]

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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Be Higher Up On The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 2

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, hydroelectric, Kenya, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, tanzania, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:05:01 +0000

There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]

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Greenspoon Partners With Roam To Launch Faster Deliveries In Kenya Using Electric Motorcycles

August 22, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:54:02 +0000

Roam and Greenspoon have partnered to offer sustainable deliveries and support local farms. Greenspoon customers get orders in under 99 minutes with the Roam Air electric motorcycle, down from 3 hours. Five years ago, we covered Greenspoon’s journey to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Kenya’s first artisan online food store … [continued]

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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Really Be Higher Up The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 1

August 20, 2024 admin africa, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 20:13:43 +0000

There is a big Summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is the 44th edition of this summit. Heads of state for all 16 members are expected to attend. The SADC website says: “The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic … [continued]

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This Alarming Southern Africa Agriculture Statistic Should Spring Regional Leaders Into Decisive Action

August 18, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, climate change, drought, El Niño, Food security, Malawi, Water, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:25:50 +0000

There is a serious drought currently affecting a number of countries in southern Africa. Some reports say this is the worst drought in over 100 years. The problem is that these droughts are becoming too frequent and increasing in severity, it appears. I read an article this week from a … [continued]

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