South Africa’s power utility cuts diesel bill 80% as blackouts stay away
South Africa's state power utility cut its emergency diesel bill 80% this year, to about US$71 million, after 497 days...
September 29, 2026Topic
power generation
Cameroon Tells the IAEA It Is Studying Civil Nuclear Power
Cameroon told the International Atomic Energy Agency on 15 September 2026 that a civil nuclear feasibility study is under way....
September 17, 2026
Nigeria Gas Flaring Wastes US$1.1 Billion in Power
Nigeria’s onshore gas flaring rose 18.36% in 2025, wasting 32,300 GWh of potential electricity worth $1.1 billion while the grid...
July 29, 2026
Itaipú hydroelectric power plant finishes paying off construction debt after 50 years
The company Itaipú Binacional, created by Brazil and Paraguay to build 50 years ago the hydroelectric power plant of the...
March 1, 2023
Brazil’s Mines and Energy Ministry announces 38.9% reduction in Itaipu’s tariff for 2023
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) announced this Monday (Dec. 19) the reduction of 38.9% in the Itaipu tariff...
December 19, 2022
Brazil sets new record in solar power generation
Brazil has passed the 13-gigawatt mark for electric power generated from sunlight. The historical record for the country was made...
January 6, 2022
Storm knocks out 5 Itaipu turbines, forces power plant on Brazil/Paraguay border to release water
storm in western ParanáA storm in western Paraná on Saturday, September 23, interrupted the operation of transmission lines connecting the...
October 24, 2021
Paraguay would accept “tariff reduction” for Itaipu dam held jointly with Brazil
President of the National Electricity Administration (ANDE) Félix Sosa hinted that Paraguay "would accept to lower the tariff, but not...
September 29, 2021