The 5th edition of the Africa E-Mobility Week & Forum was held at the end of last month at Nooitgedacht Estate, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. It was the first time the event had been held in Southern Africa, with earlier editions having been held in East Africa (in Kenya … [continued]
Unlike a growing number of countries on the African continent, South Africa doesn’t have much in terms of incentives and programmes to catalyse adoption of electric mobility. Whilst countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Mauritius, and Ethiopia have introduced comprehensive measures, such as eliminating import duties and taxes on electric … [continued]
Quarterly reports from the Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) always bring out some interesting insights. I am always on the lookout for these whenever they get published, especially these days since the launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe. Starlink launched in Zimbabwe in September 2024. The uptake was … [continued]
South Africa went through a rough patch a couple of years ago when the country’s available electricity generation capacity was not sufficient to meet demand. This resulted in South Africa’s electric utility company, Eskom, implementing an electricity rationing schedule, infamously known as load shedding. This led to many homes and … [continued]
There may be a lot of denialists around the world, but millions of people are unfortunately bearing the brunt of climate change induced disruptions to their lives. Let’s look at Zambia, a country that made a conscious decision to have an electricity grid powered by renewable energy, mostly hydro. This … [continued]
Kenya is, surprisingly, one of the countries that is lagging behind when it comes to the adoption of electric cars. One sector that has seen some significant action in Kenya, however, is the electric bus segment, catalysed by innovative pay-as-you-drive programs which are essentially energy as a service channels. For example, … [continued]
Battery prices have fallen significantly over the past 15 years, making battery electric vehicles more competitive. Maarten Vinkhuyzen wrote that he still expects that battery prices will drop even further, by 70% in the next five years. This will have an effect on the retail prices the carmakers set to … [continued]
Florion, a first-of-its-kind South African energy intelligence business co-founded by Robert Futter, has launched in South Africa. Futter brings more than 20 years of advisory experience in energy, infrastructure, and project finance. Florion says the South African energy market is changing based on technology interventions, market reform/liberalisation, and flexible “complex” … [continued]
Electric cars sales are gaining significant traction globally, as covered regularly here on CleanTechnica. We are starting to see significant action in several African countries as well. The Ethiopian story is now widely known around the world after CleanTechnica covered that in detail over the past couple of years. In … [continued]
Kenya’s electric motorcycle sector is starting to blossom now as several firms move from initial commercialisation of their products to full commercialisation, and scaling up their operations. In the beginning, several startups moved to validate their models using electric motorcycles built with off-the-shelf battery cells, BMS, controllers, motors, and other … [continued]
