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๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ & ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ AMEUโ€™s adviser unpacks rising diesel costs, grid strain & why honest comms matter. โ–ถ๏ธ eu1.hubs.ly/H0lqdrp0 #Eskom #EnergyCrisis #LoadShedding #SouthAfrica

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ & ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€
AMEUโ€™s adviser unpacks rising diesel costs, grid strain & why honest comms matter.

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#Eskom #EnergyCrisis #LoadShedding #SouthAfrica
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South Africa's ITP programme makes significant progress. Shaakira Karolia, Ministerial Adviser for the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, highlights the importance of grid expansion to meet energy demands. WATCH: youtu.be/tqEMQJ22pis?siโ€ฆ

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What role does the Standard Transfer Specification (STS) play in achieving global utility interoperability? Explore how STSTeam is enabling secure, standardised prepaid metering worldwide. Read more: vukagroup-media.com/ESIAfrica2025Dโ€ฆ #EnergySystems #smartmetering

What role does the Standard Transfer Specification (STS) play in achieving global utility interoperability?

Explore how <a href="/STSTeam_/">STSTeam</a>  is enabling secure, standardised prepaid metering worldwide.

Read more: vukagroup-media.com/ESIAfrica2025Dโ€ฆ

#EnergySystems #smartmetering
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FutureCoal CEO Michelle Manook calls on global finance leaders to rethink their stance on thermal coal. In an open letter, she urges parity with metallurgical coal and investment in tech that can cut emissions by up to 99%. #EnergyTransition esi-africa.com/finance-and-poโ€ฆ

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Rival rail projects backed by the US and China are gaining traction in Africa โ€” but experts at #AEF2025 say theyโ€™re more likely to drive integration and trade than spark geopolitical tensions. #LobitoCorridor #TAZARA #AfricaInfrastructure esi-africa.com/business-and-mโ€ฆ

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Zambiaโ€™s Mailo Solar Plant has begun feeding power into the grid, with 25MW now online in Serenje District. The 110MW project, led by Zesco and Solar Century Africa, marks a major step in Zambiaโ€™s energy transition. #ZambiaEnergy #SolarPower #Zesco esi-africa.com/renewable-enerโ€ฆ

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Africa loses 45% of its municipal waterโ€”smart metering is changing that. Join this free webinar to learn about prepaid tech, national pilots & smart policy. ๐Ÿ“… Register: eu1.hubs.ly/H0lryR20 Hosted by Conlog & ESI Africa #SmartMetering #WaterSecurity

Africa loses 45% of its municipal waterโ€”smart metering is changing that.

Join this free webinar to learn about prepaid tech, national pilots &amp; smart policy.

๐Ÿ“… Register: eu1.hubs.ly/H0lryR20

Hosted by Conlog &amp; ESI Africa
#SmartMetering #WaterSecurity
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South Africaโ€™s energy transition has received a boost. The African Development Bank has approved a $474.6m loan for the Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme, supporting a shift to a low-carbon economy. #GreenGrowth #EnergyTransition #AfDB esi-africa.com/finance-and-poโ€ฆ

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How can nature-based solutions build resilient, water-smart cities in Africa? ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Kirsty Carden of UCT joins #ESIAfrica to unpack green infrastructure, stormwater capture & community-led planning. ๐Ÿ“บ Watch: eu1.hubs.ly/H0lrD-d0 #WaterResilience #SmartCities

How can nature-based solutions build resilient, water-smart cities in Africa?

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Kirsty Carden of <a href="/UCT_news/">UCT</a> joins #ESIAfrica to unpack green infrastructure, stormwater capture &amp; community-led planning.

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#WaterResilience #SmartCities
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Nigeria is scaling up rural electrification. The REA has signed new grant agreements with four private developers to roll out solar mini-grids across underserved communities. #NigeriaEnergy #SolarMiniGrids #RuralElectrification #DARES esi-africa.com/renewable-enerโ€ฆ

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๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Featuring Patrick Mwesigwa, MD of Kanara Solutions How can African governments deliver critical energy infrastructure โ€” even with tight budgets? In this interview, PPP specialist Patrick Mwesigwa shares practical

๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ &amp; ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Featuring Patrick Mwesigwa, MD of Kanara Solutions

How can African governments deliver critical energy infrastructure โ€” even with tight budgets?

In this interview, PPP specialist Patrick Mwesigwa shares practical
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๐Ÿ’ธ Eskom spent R3.6bn in just 30 days on diesel to keep the lights on. Prof Vally Padayachee warns over-reliance on open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) is financially and operationally unsustainable. ๐ŸŽฅ Watch the full breakdown: esi-africa.com/industry-sectoโ€ฆ #Eskom #SouthAfrica

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๐Ÿ”ง Kenya to spend KSh4.3bn (โ‰ˆ$33.1m) to replace 20,000+ faulty transformers nationwide. The move aims to boost power reliability and cut outages. ๐Ÿ“Energy PS Alex Wachira made the announcement during a Last Mile Connectivity Project site visit. esi-africa.com/industry-sectoโ€ฆ

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๐†๐ก๐š๐ง๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก! Bui Power Authority leads with: โ€ข ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ โ€ข ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ โ€ข ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž & ๐„๐•๐ฌ Watch here โ–ถ๏ธ eu1.hubs.ly/H0lt9MY0 #๐†๐ก๐š๐ง๐š๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ

๐†๐ก๐š๐ง๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก!

Bui Power Authority leads with:
โ€ข ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ
โ€ข ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž &amp; ๐„๐•๐ฌ

Watch here โ–ถ๏ธ eu1.hubs.ly/H0lt9MY0

#๐†๐ก๐š๐ง๐š๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ
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@ConlogSA and Plentify have teamed up to deliver smart demand-side energy solutions that support utility resilience and customer value. Find the full story in the ESI Africa Digitalisation Volume (Page 16): vukagroup-media.com/ESIAfrica2025Dโ€ฆ #SmartMetering #EnergyInnovation

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๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐• ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ. Anazi Zote-Piper (Smarter Mobility Africa) breaks down: โ€ข 2- & 3-wheeler growth โ€ข Charging infra needs โ€ข Utility & policy roles โ€ข Ethiopiaโ€™s bold EV plan Watch here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0ltYRS0 #EVsInAfrica

๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐• ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ.

Anazi Zote-Piper (Smarter Mobility Africa) breaks down:
โ€ข 2- &amp; 3-wheeler growth
โ€ข Charging infra needs
โ€ข Utility &amp; policy roles
โ€ข Ethiopiaโ€™s bold EV plan

Watch here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0ltYRS0

#EVsInAfrica
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Zambia's economy shows remarkable resilience despite drought & power outages! 4% growth driven by mining & services esi-africa.com/industry-sectoโ€ฆ

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Sierra Leone invites private sector collaboration to achieve Mission 300! The country has a plan to drive change and transformation. #SierraLeone #Mission300 #PartnershipsForGrowth Watch: youtu.be/3FDUK9rB5lE?siโ€ฆ

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๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ Dr. Nicholas Igwe, Global Head of OPS-WASH Nigeria, shares insights with ESI Africa on how the private sector is driving progress in water, sanitation & hygiene across

๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ 

Dr. Nicholas Igwe, Global Head of OPS-WASH Nigeria, shares insights with ESI Africa on how the private sector is driving progress in water, sanitation &amp; hygiene across