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The South African electricity market is strained. The implementation of smart grids will help alleviate many of the problems the country is facing. This research service gives a comprehensive analysis of international best practice and case studies of smart grid projects that have been implemented, and tells how South Africa can learn from them. Th...

Nigeria has the largest consumer base in Sub-Saharan region. A larger part of the population living in urban areas is a favorable indicator for market entry. Robust growth of around 7% for the past decade is threatened by macroeconomic challenges, particularly exchange-rate volatility and falling global oil prices that impact public-sector spending...

This research service provides detailed and up-to-date market intelligence on production and investment in Mozambique's mining industry. The Mozambique economy has grown sharply in the past decade due to increased production in its mining sector and stable macroeconomic environment. The country's coal and aluminium sectors have attracted significan...

This report documents the South African switchgear market over the past five years in South Africa, with projections through to 2015. The market has been driven by large generation and transmission projects run by the state utility Eskom and various municipalities. As in many global markets, the medium voltage switchgear market has become increasin...

Moroccan electricity industry is facing a steady growth demand, having increased yearly by six to eight per cent in the past 10 years. Growth has been driven by robust economic development and improved welfare conditions, following various economic reforms. Electricity in Morocco is mainly generated from fossil fuels and, more particularly, fuel oi...

This research study is an analysis of the South African solar water heater market. This research service contextualizes the current state of the solar water heater market in South Africa with regards to the regulatory and legislative framework. Particular attention is given to analyse the both the phenomenal growth of this market since a rebate sys...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is witnessing a surge migration within the region and to other parts of the world such as North America and Europe. As a continent, Africa had a net migration population of over 11 million in 2015, predominantly economic migration. • This has been instrumental in the growing volume of international remittances flowing into ...

During the past decade, policy tied to diversification into the non-oil economy has taken center stage as GCC and African oil and gas exporters prioritize expansion of the non-oil economies through their long-term vision plans. Despite challenging global economic conditions, several GCC and African countries are accelerating their pace of economic ...

This report is a synopsis of the trends and factors impacting the South African automotive aftermarket sector. It provides an economic analysis to assist the reader in understanding the economic backdrop against which the aftermarket is performing and being challenged. It is clear that the previous government?s maladministration of the economy led ...