Africa well-positioned to play a key role in a future hydrogen economy

Africa was well placed to participate in the emerging global hydrogen economy, South African Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa highlighted on Tuesday. He was addressing the African Energy Week conference, being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Africa’s solar and wind resources positioned the continent as a very favourable place to produce green hydrogen. He further pointed out that a number of green hydrogen projects were already under development on the continent. Europe, Japan and South Korea were all likely to import large quantities of green hydrogen from Africa.
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TotalEnergies outlines likely energy transition scenarios, suggests more global cooperation

In light of the world’s population being estimated to grow by at least 1.7-billion by 2050 and the fact that about 4.5-billion people already do not have sufficient access to energy, TotalEnergies outlines in its latest Energy Outlook a new scenario that reflects the current trajectory of various countries up to 2030.

This scenario, which includes Total’s anticipated technological development and public policies globally, enables the company to present the expected evolution of the energy system in future, in line with current trends and the efforts still required to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

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South Africa will champion African energy priorities at G20 next year – Ramokgopa

South Africa will use its position as Chair of the G20 (the group of 19 major global economies plus the African Union and the European Union) next year to champion Africa’s energy priorities on the global stage. So assured Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in his keynote address on the first day of the African Energy Week conference and exhibition, being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. He affirmed that accessibility, affordability and sustainability had to be energy priorities for the continent. Africa needed affordable clean energy, with the aim of creating a resilient energy system across the continent.
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Eskom’s revenue application displays ‘cavalier disregard’ for negative economic and …

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to reject Eskom’s latest revenue application, which Outa says “displays a cavalier disregard” for the negative economic and socials impacts of yet more above-inflation hikes. In its formal written submission to Nersa, the non-profit organisation warns that the price of electricity “is spiralling out of control”, and argues that a new dedicated effort is required to tackle energy poverty, access and affordability as has been done with loadshedding.
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