Electrification

Eskom kicks off EV roll-out, targets full distribution fleet electrification by 2035

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

Agnes Mlambo Eskom has purchased 20 electric vehicles, ranging from light delivery vehicles to light trucks, as it pursues a long-term plan to electrify its entire fleet. It said on Wednesday that the 20 vehicles will be deployed mainly in its distribution and generation divisions. The utility plans to buy another 100 EVs in the…

Africa

Africa: Feminist Electrification – the Power Africa Needs

eriinfo.com3 months ago08 mins

Washington DC — Chad is one of the most extreme examples of energy poverty, with just 10% of the population connected to electricity, a rural electrification rate below 2%, and a global per capita electricity consumption rate that’s just 18% of the global average. This hinders its economic development. So does its rapid population growth….