SADC aims for an integrated energy system
SOUTHERN AFRICA is engaged in a number of projects to ensure that all countries are connected to the regional power grid that allows Member States to share surplus electricity.
SADC experts to strategise on regional energy development
Southern Africa and its energy sector cooperating partners are meeting in Botswana in late February to discuss ways of improving a coordinated approach to addressing the energy situation in the region.
Renewable energy Future of SADC energy sector
December 2014
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ACCESS TO clean sustainable energy has become part of the international development agenda during the past two decades, reflecting the global recognition of the important role that energy plays in the delivery of basic services and in generating jobs and income.
SADC renewable energy context
December 2014
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Opportunities and the importance of renewable energy are widely acknowledged within the SADC region.
2018 the critical date for energy integration, meanwhile more loadshedding
December 2014
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The southern African Power Pool says all countries in SADC need to have an integrated approach to address power constraints in the region by 2018, but in the meantime, load-shedding will continue.
Energy Ministers meeting deferred
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December 2014
>>The annual meeting of SADC Energy Ministers has been postponed to a later date.>