Electrification

As mining operations increasingly electrify fixed and mobile equipment, the role of diesel engines is shifting from driving machinery directly to providing reliable and dispatchable electricity,... 

Startup-focused investor Founders Factory and diversified miner Rio Tinto have revealed the fifth cohort joining their mining-tech accelerator - the global startup programme solving the mining... 

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today unveiled the world’s first fully Software-Defined Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear, redefining how electrical distribution systems are... 

Africa’s green economy is on the right trajectory, however as the famous quote goes: “Success can be a long and winding road, filled with many obstacles and challenges.” This is certainly the case... 

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today concluded its Innovation Summit Middle East and Africa in Abu Dhabi, bringing together more than 2,500 attendees, including government... 

By: Ifeanyi Odoh - Country President, Schneider Electric East Africa In a time when the global spotlight is firmly set on Africa, countries have the opportunity to truly accelerate their adoption... 

With a focus on enabling a more sustainable and resource efficient future, global technology leader in electrification and automation ABB connects its engineering and digitalisation expertise to... 

As a global technology leader in electrical distribution and management, ABB brings electrification solutions together to accelerate decarbonisation and increase energy efficiency. With its leading... 

As mining companies across Africa seek to improve productivity, energy efficiency and environmental performance, the integration of electrification, automation and digitalisation technologies is... 

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

An Indian iron-ore producer was authorized to work toward restarting a giant Papua New Guinea copper mine that’s been closed for almost 40 years and was once a flash point in a brutal civil war.... 

By: Symphrose Ochieng - Infrastructure Segment  & Power Systems Business Leader at Schneider Electric There is a lot to be said for a region that leads by example and East Africa’s renewable energy... 

The mining sector’s steady recovery from Covid-19 pandemic-related slowdowns, combined with rising commodity prices and accelerating investments in mineral processing and power supply... 

Record global electricity demand last year was met entirely by low-carbon sources, resulting in fossil fuels generation being substituted rather than supplemented, the Energy Institute’s... 

By: Rohit Chashta - Sustainability Business Lead, Africa, SE Advisory Services at Schneider Electric In 2026, the question for South African businesses is no longer 'why' sustainability matters,... 

US power consumption, which hit its second straight yearly record high in 2025, will rise further in 2026 and 2027, driven by AI-hungry data centers and electrification, the Energy Information... 

The policy conversation across Africa is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access... 

As Africa strives to achieve universal access to electricity while supporting economic growth and industrialisation, regional power pools are increasingly being recognised as one of the continent's... 

Global electricity demand is set to outpace economic growth as part of a broader trend up to 2030, with electricity consumption projected to grow at least two-and-a-half times as fast as overall...