Andisiwe Nikelo, CEO of WesBank Fleet Management and Leasing. South African fleet operators are increasingly introducing new energy vehicles (NEVs) into their fleets, as businesses look to lower operating costs, reduce carbon emissions and shield themselves from volatile fuel prices, says WesBank. This, as government incentives for local electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing begin taking effect,…
The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a series of resolutions and recommendations aimed at expanding access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy in rural communities across West Africa, with lawmakers calling for accelerated investment in renewable energy to drive economic growth and improve livelihoods. The resolutions were unanimously adopted at the conclusion of a five-day delocalised…
Electrification target to raise share of final energy demand met by electricity from just over 20% today to 35% by 2035 Türkiye’s COP31 Presidency also wants to halve growth in global waste by 2035 Resilient Cities target of reducing energy consumption intensity in the building sector by at least 25% by 2035 COP31 Presidency commissions…
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…
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….
