From pig-manure power to wind farms, Virginia’s Dominion Energy is transforming itself into a renewable energy powerhouse—and Berkshire Hathaway’s cash will only accelerate the process. “Pigs...
One of the most influential fathers of electricity generation in Africa died in the early hours of July 12 aged 90. Ian McRae, a consummate public...
On February 28, Sandton, known as Africa’s richest square mile, witnessed a wave of red berets and angry faces, as members of the Economic Freedom Fighters...
South African power utility Eskom cut electricity for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, as the department of public enterprises warned the struggling state-owned firm needed...
The High Court case, in Pretoria on March 27, saw the full gamut of human emotions: anger; frustration and folly, followed by joy. The latter emotion...
Just a few years into the cryptocurrency revolution, bitcoin mining is already eating up an estimated 20,000 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. That’s roughly 0.1%...
Across the globe, more nuclear power units are under construction today than at any other time in the last 25 years. This is happening despite the...
Experts say the energy gold mine under the African soil that could be unlocked by fracking is a lot smaller than first thought and expensive to...
Most of Africa is currently engulfed in an energy emergency. For a continent blessed with some of the largest power generating potential in the world, it’s...
Building nuclear power stations in South Africa could benefit other industries that are in dire need of a leg-up. South Africa’s cabinet has kicked off the...