Electricity sector reform is high among new Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s much-trailed ‘100 day deliverables’, but the challenges of delivering improved services remain enormous in an industry still impacted by years of mismanagement and graft. State utility LEC has improved its performance, funding for new interconnections offers hope of more imports and there are rumours that a powership could provide short-term supply, writes Marc Howard.
Issue 504 - 16 April 2024
Political uncertainty grips South Africa ahead of national and provincial elections on 29 May, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling African National Congress could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years, raising the possibility of a coalition government and the prospect of a surge in ‘pork barrel’ politics.
Issue 504 - 18 April 2024
Operating | Construction | Planned | Other |
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257,514MW | 40,451MW | 478,002MW | 144,874MW |
3,717 projects | 220 projects | 2,592 projects | 1,105 projects |
6,939MW | 999MW | 62,030MW | 6,495MW |
288 projects | 15 projects | 201 projects | 12 projects |
20,673MW | 7,558MW | 43,700MW | 21,918MW |
929 projects | 46 projects | 543 projects | 21 projects |
117,938MW | 15,370MW | 136,410MW | 45,688MW |
479 projects | 24 projects | 252 projects | 6 projects |
78,288MW | 11,004MW | 121,195MW | 31,410MW |
893 projects | 72 projects | 968 projects | 6 projects |
33,677MW | 5,519MW | 114,668MW | 39,363MW |
1,128 projects | 63 projects | 628 projects | 5 projects |
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