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Electricity is a form of energy resulting from the flow of electric charge, widely used for power generation, transmission and distribution to industrial, commercial and residential consumers. It is a fundamental utility that underpins modern economies, enabling manufacturing, transport, communications, healthcare and domestic activities. Electricity is generated from diverse sources including coal, natural gas, nuclear fission, hydropower, wind, solar photovoltaic panels and other renewables. The electricity industry encompasses generation companies, transmission system operators, distribution networks and retail suppliers, often operating under regulatory frameworks that balance investment, reliability and affordability. In many African markets, state-owned utilities dominate generation and distribution, though independent power producers and private participation are growing. Electricity supply reliability is a critical economic indicator; shortages and loadshedding can constrain growth, disrupt production and raise costs. Demand for electricity in sub-Saharan Africa is rising with urbanisation, industrialisation and expanding access, yet generation capacity and grid infrastructure often lag behind need. Tariff structures, cost-reflective pricing and subsidy reform remain contentious policy issues across the continent. The transition to lower-carbon electricity generation is reshaping investment, regulation and technology choices worldwide. Electricity markets vary from vertically integrated monopolies to unbundled, competitive structures with wholesale trading and retail choice.

Electricity News


A Transnet train transporting manganese ore
Minerals Council welcomes fiscal progress, calls for accelerated structural reforms
21st October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the commitment in the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to fiscal sustainability and structural reforms aimed at lifting South Africa’s... 


Coal-fired power plant in India
Half of India's coal plants run critically low on fuel as power demand surges
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel stocks owig to a surge in power demand amid hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Niño, government data showed.... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Strong commodity prices in 2025 ensure modest growth backing for SA mining – Minerals Council
16th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

While the South African mining sector continues to navigate a period of profound international and domestic change, this year has reinforced both the resilience of the sector and the importance of... 


Business Unity South Africa president Mxolisi Mgojo
Mining industry focused on creating sustainable State capacity to drive development, Joburg Indaba hears
7th October 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's mining industry, which has developed infrastructure to support mines and their surrounding communities, is working with government to ensure the civil service is reformed into a... 


LNG pipeline
Bangladesh's coal turn is a fresh bad sign for LNG exporters
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Bangladesh should be one of the global LNG industry's success stories, but instead it is a warning sign, a Reuters columnist states. Few countries better fit the profile of a future liquefied... 


 Schneider Electric to showcase the Grid of the Future at AMEU 2026
Schneider Electric to showcase the Grid of the Future at AMEU 2026
30th September 2026

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, will participate in this year’s Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities (AMEU) Convention and Exhibition 2026, taking place from 4–7... 


Coal-fired power plant in India
India burns through coal stockpiles in rush to ease power gap
28th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

India’s power plants are rapidly exhausting coal inventories as generators ramp up production to offset weak hydro and the evening drop-off in solar output, prompting the government to invoke an... 


Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati
Reappointed Nyati links Eskom unbundling to board’s new top priority of electricity affordability
25th September 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from guaranteeing electricity stability to ensuring affordability.... 


aluminium cans
US aluminium landfill loss can become domestic supply opportunity, says waste intelligence firm
23rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US is paying record prices to import aluminium, yet it discards more than $1-billion worth of aluminium cans into landfills every year, finds AI waste intelligence company Greyparrot. The cans... 


Indian coal power plant
Nearly a third of India's coal power plants have critical low fuel stocks
11th September 2026 By: Reuters

Nearly a third of India's coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel stocks despite government efforts to boost supplies, as an extended spell of hot weather keeps electricity... 



Thytronic sales manager Lucia Sozzi spoke to Engineering News & Mining Weekly during the Electra Mining Africa event, held in Johannesburg from 7 to 11 September 2026.
Thytronic on a path to ensure energy for a safer future
10th September 2026

Thytronic is an Italian company that has evolved over time: originally a manufacturer of protection systems, it now offers complete solutions for the automation, control and monitoring of... 


Mining input cost inflation slows, but risks to the outlook remain
Mining input cost inflation slows, but risks to the outlook remain
4th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Minerals Council South Africa says mining input cost inflation moderated further in July, reflecting a temporary easing in fuel and crude oil prices. The council’s mining composite input (MCI)... 


Algoma steel production
Canadian steel plate producer Algoma sustains production for now while full restore is underway
3rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian steel plate and hot-rolled steel products producer Algoma Steel has been working closely with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to implement interim operating arrangements... 


NTPC thermal coal power plant
Indian coal power plants have critical low fuel, government data shows
27th August 2026 By: Reuters

Forty five power plants in India are operating with critically low coal inventories, government data showed, as monsoon rains disrupt supplies and electricity demand rises amid hotter-than-usual... 


The above image depicts a group of workers
Service provider helps keep power sector running
21st August 2026

Specialist industrial services contractor KAEFER has been in continuous service of State-owned power utility Eskom for 30 years. KAEFER South Africa MD Jayson Cleaver says the relationship with... 


Aluminium bars
Trump supporters imperil $4bn aluminium plant central to his industrial push
14th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

A cow wearing a gas mask is the first sign something may be amiss in Inola, Oklahoma. “Protect Our Farms. #StopTheInolaSmelter,” reads the text below the image, splashed across a billboard... 


Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026
Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026
13th August 2026

The institutional architecture around African power investment has grown considerably more sophisticated in recent years, with multilateral lenders, specialized blended finance vehicles, global law... 


Photo of Martin Creamer
Infrastructure to restore economic competitiveness must be put in place much faster
31st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Under-investment in electricity, ports and rail infrastructure has increased the cost of doing business in South Africa and weakened the competitiveness of our economy. Fixed investment has fallen... 


Water Is Production Infrastructure
Water Is Production Infrastructure
30th July 2026

(Virtual Showroom) Water rarely announces a shutdown. Production losses often begin quietly. A sump fills faster than expected. A haul road softens. A pump runs beyond its intended duty.... 


Itac grants a 20% duty increase on certain rock drilling equipment parts
Itac grants a 20% duty increase on certain rock drilling equipment parts
29th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended an increase in the general rate of customs duty on certain rock drilling equipment parts, from free of duty... 


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