We work where the power problem is hardest.

Southern Africa is one interconnected system with different rules in every market: a single buyer in some, open access and wheeling in others, and a wholesale market launching in the largest. Where your operation sits decides what you can buy, from whom, and on what terms. These pages are the buyer's view of each market we work in, and the briefs keep them current.

Three markets.

Africa and the SAPP region.

One interconnected region, one interconnected power problem.
South Africa and SAWEM.

The region's largest market, mid-reform.
Namibia.

Where we began.

Latest from the wire.

14 November 2026 Grid operations

A 20MW hydro unit is back on the Malawian grid, with 7.4MW more targeted by month end.

For a large power user in Malawi, the fleet behind its supply has a 20MW hydro unit in it again.
14 November 2026 SA market

Eskom reports spare capacity above demand, and a 2027 date for ending load reduction.

A large power user planning its winter load now has the utility's own figure for how much generating capacity sits above demand: roughly 6 933MW, in a performance statement dated Friday 13 November 2026.
11 November 2026 Tariffs and prices

Uganda's regulator opens the 2027 electricity tariff review.

For a large power user in Uganda, the electricity tariff it pays in 2027 is now formally in play: the Electricity Regulatory Authority has given notice that it has received annual tariff review applications from the state generation, transmission and distribution companies.
07 November 2026 Grid operations

Eskom puts a number on the capacity sitting above demand, and on how little diesel it is burning.

For a mine or smelter weighing whether it can contract for more power, the utility has now published the size of the cushion: roughly 6 855MW of generation available above what demand requires, with the evening peak put at 22 353MW against 25 278MW on hand before gas is counted.
04 November 2026 Fuel and commodities

Diesel for standby generation falls in price, but a levy cut is doing the work.

A large power user running diesel standby plant pays less per litre from 4 November 2026.

Discuss a project in the region.