The only total solar eclipse of 2026 brought darkness across a swath of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday. Crowds gathered all across Europe to see it, with northern Spain a prime viewing location in the path of totality. First, if you’ve never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you are watching is…
A total solar eclipse took place in Iceland and Spain as crowds gathered to watch. The eclipse is sweeping across Europe with a 290-300 km-wide path of totality. Europe is experiencing its first total solar eclipse in 27 years. Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share…
On August 12, 2026, starting at 15:34 GMT, the moon’s shadow will race from the Arctic across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, blotting out the sun for as long as two minutes and 18 seconds. Wednesday’s eclipse will be mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999, with about 15 million people, mostly in Spain, living…
Energy regulator Nersa has approved generation licences for four solar projects with a combined contracted capacity of 890MW, clearing another regulatory hurdle for the R16-billion final tranche of Bid Window 7 – the government renewables round that couldn’t award a single wind farm. Nersa said the licences, approved at its meeting on 30 June, cover…
Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the northern Free State Eskom Green has begun construction on a 75MW solar power plant at its Lethabo power station in the Free State – the first utility-scale renewable plant to be built on the footprint of an existing Eskom coal-fired station, and the start of a much larger pipeline…
Renewvia Energy Corp. plans to expand its solar-powered mini-grid business into Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as private companies move to close Africa’s electricity access gap. The Atlanta-based company expects the expansion to require about $750 million and deliver about 2.1 million electricity connections. Renewvia Solar Africa Chief Executive Officer Trey…
Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people, they provide the most affordable and accessible form of transport, while also creating livelihoods for riders and small businesses. In many places, they fill the gap left by limited public transport….
African Development Bank will provide $5.65 million to support a financing mechanism for solar mini-grids in Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The funding, approved in Abidjan, will be deployed as a repayable grant through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa. It is matched by the Nordic Development Fund, bringing…
For many years, electricity in mining was treated purely as a cost to be managed and was not considered a strategic lever. But this thinking has changed significantly, with mining companies investing in large-scale renewable energy projects. The onslaught of Eskom’s aggressive tariff hikes, grid constraints and rising global decarbonisation pressures now means that renewable…
Nigeria has stepped up ahead of Egypt as Africa’s second-largest importer as solar energy and battery storage provide a practical and affordable alternative to diesel generators and unreliable grid power. The gradual removal of diesel subsidies in Nigeria in the past two years also has helped accelerate adoption of solar energy. The policy was implemented…
