Cuba restores electricity to part of Havana, but the crisis is far from over
Cuba has restored 50% of electricity to Havana, but a chronic lack of fuel and deteriorating infrastructure means the crisis is far from over.…
Nigeria names alleged corrupt electricity contractors
Nigeria's Ministry of Power, Works and Housing disclosed names of contractors that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed to execute them completely. Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director of the Socio-Economic Rights…
Zimbabweans warned of power cuts, as dam levels fall
Zimbabwe's state-owned utility warned on Thursday that it may have to ration electricity supplies, a move that would hit the lucrative mining sector the hardest.…
Trouble for electricity vandals as Senate passes Power Sector Reform Bill
Trouble for electricity vandals as Senate passes Power Sector Reform Bill.…
House prices are driving Namibia’s youth out of town
Your own place to call home, with electricity, water, and a clean toilet – that’s not much to ask, right? But even that is out of reach for many in Windhoek. Now…
India’s ‘electric man’ baffles scientists by letting 11,000 volts pass through him
This 42-year-old man is dubbed as the "human conductor of electricity" in northern India for his ability to withstand 11,000 volts passing through his body.…
How a coal-fired plant makes Germany’s energy transition easier
A coal-fired power plant in Eastern Germany is making its very own contribution to the country's energy transition toward more renewables. Its BigBattery project will help balance fluctuations in electricity generation.…
Wind power boosts energy supply in Tanzania
Tamimu Kifungu is a young innovator who wants to solve Tanzania's energy problem with renewables. He is part of a group of self-taught engineers that are designing windmills to generate electricity and…
Germany: Renewables overtake coal as main power source
Germans broke new ground in 2018 by receiving more electricity from "green" energy sources than from coal power plants, a new study said. But experts warn that Berlin could still miss its…
Living in the dark in rural Nigeria
The lack of electricity is pervasive in rural Nigeria, where 90 million people live entirely off the grid. DW's Zaharaddeen Umar asked people in one village in far northern Katsina State how…
Let there be light: Solar lamps help power Burkina Faso
More than one billion people worldwide still have no access to electricity. This lack of power continues to slams the breaks on development, particularly across Africa. In Burkina Faso, though, solar lamps…