Long a substantial electricity importer, in recent years Eswatini has tried to make better use of its own hydro resources and also has plans to expand its domestic biomass and solar PV generation. The small, landlocked nation is aiming to generate 50% of its electricity from domestic renewable sources – but progress has been slow and a coal plant is also under consideration, writes Tonderayi Mukeredzi.
Issue 523 - 27 March 2025
The new NDC administration is promising a radical shake-up of Ghanaian institutions and spending, including another stab at electricity sector privatisation – in an attempt to carry through what John Mahama promised when he was last president, a decade ago. Delivering meaningful reform will provide an even greater challenge now than it did for his last government, writes Jon Marks.
Issue 522 - 12 March 2025
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