Kennedy Nyavaya – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 02 May 2023 16:25:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 As lithium rush gathers pace, it’s time Zimbabwe leverages its ample reserves https://energytransition.org/2023/05/as-lithium-rush-gathers-pace-its-time-zimbabwe-leverages-its-ample-reserves/ https://energytransition.org/2023/05/as-lithium-rush-gathers-pace-its-time-zimbabwe-leverages-its-ample-reserves/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 08:00:59 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28143 Zimbabwe is reported to have Africa’s largest and the world’s fifth-largest lithium reserves. Lithium, a key component in energy storing batteries, is witnessing soaring demand as electric vehicles gain popularity. However, despite its abundance of the key resource, the country is lagging in terms of technology to process and fully utilise its lithium. In this story, Kennedy Nyavaya takes a closer...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/05/as-lithium-rush-gathers-pace-its-time-zimbabwe-leverages-its-ample-reserves/feed/ 0 Clean energy: The untapped solution to Zimbabwe’s power crisis https://energytransition.org/2023/03/clean-energy-the-untapped-solution-to-zimbabwes-power-crisis/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/clean-energy-the-untapped-solution-to-zimbabwes-power-crisis/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:00:42 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27913 Zimbabwe citizens currently experience power cuts of up to 18 hours on a daily basis despite the country’s largely untapped renewable energy potential that for years could be a panacea to the enduring power crises. According to its national clean power plan, the country would have enough green energy to satisfy local demand through sources including solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal and wind.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/clean-energy-the-untapped-solution-to-zimbabwes-power-crisis/feed/ 0 Why Southern Africa needs to work together on the energy transition https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:55:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27835 In Southern Africa the population is growing at a much faster pace than the rate at which the region is developing. This is putting pressure on resources, in particular, on energy provision. Less than half the region’s population is connected to grid electricity, meaning many rely on wood fuel despite its dire impacts on the environment. Countries including Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa face a...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/feed/ 0 As energy poverty persists and prices soar, Zimbabwe urgently needs sustainable answers https://energytransition.org/2022/09/as-energy-poverty-persists-and-prices-soar-zimbabwe-urgently-needs-sustainable-answers/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/as-energy-poverty-persists-and-prices-soar-zimbabwe-urgently-needs-sustainable-answers/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27259 In Zimbabwe, relentless currency crises and inflation are triggering a rapid rise in the prices of goods and services. Electricity supply and production has not been spared with the commodity’s latest price increase in May almost reaching 100% despite currently persisting shortages exposing more citizens to energy woes. Can the country’s renewable energy scheme be effectively implemented to plug...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/as-energy-poverty-persists-and-prices-soar-zimbabwe-urgently-needs-sustainable-answers/feed/ 0 From secondhand car imports to EVs, why the Zimbabwe clean transport leapfrog is yet to impress https://energytransition.org/2022/06/from-secondhand-car-imports-to-evs-why-the-zimbabwe-clean-transport-leapfrog-is-yet-to-impress/ https://energytransition.org/2022/06/from-secondhand-car-imports-to-evs-why-the-zimbabwe-clean-transport-leapfrog-is-yet-to-impress/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:00:56 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26761 In Zimbabwe, the Covid-19 pandemic brought up several measures to transform transportation. But governmental actions to fade out fossil fuels in the mobility sector have not yet became effective. Instead, the transition to cleaner vehicles is facing hurdles. Kennedy Nyavaya has the stroy. Electrifying public transport could be an efficient start to decarbonize Zimbabwes transport sector.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/06/from-secondhand-car-imports-to-evs-why-the-zimbabwe-clean-transport-leapfrog-is-yet-to-impress/feed/ 0 Rapid coal mining sabotages Zimbabwe’s energy transition plans https://energytransition.org/2022/01/rapid-coal-mining-sabotages-zimbabwes-energy-transition-plans/ https://energytransition.org/2022/01/rapid-coal-mining-sabotages-zimbabwes-energy-transition-plans/#respond Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:30:19 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25867 Anger, sorrow and fear were some of the feelings triggered on November 30 as online news platforms reported that an eight-year-old girl from Hwange had died from third degree burns sustained from a coal seam fire, three weeks earlier. Coal extraction has been rapidly expanding in Hwange. (Photo by Kris Griffiths, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) A coal seam fire happens when a fossil fuel such as coal burns low...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/01/rapid-coal-mining-sabotages-zimbabwes-energy-transition-plans/feed/ 0 Sustained appetite for coal hampers Zimbabwe’s renewable energy prospects https://energytransition.org/2021/12/sustained-appetite-for-coal-hampers-zimbabwes-renewable-energy-prospects/ https://energytransition.org/2021/12/sustained-appetite-for-coal-hampers-zimbabwes-renewable-energy-prospects/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:00:07 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25569 One of the issues hindering Zimbabwe’s urgent development trajectory is its insistent energy shortages. This has seen the government place power production at the top of priorities to achieve an “Empowered and Prosperous Upper Middle-Income Society” between 2021 and 2030. While it is unavoidable that the country will have to increase access to modern as well as sustainable energy to fulfill...

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