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2021-07-31 22:29
Royal Dutch Shell has launched a major divestment of its Nigerian assets, especially those in the shallow water and onshore, several sources familiar with the matter said yesterday.
Sources… Read More
2021-07-30 22:20
The Federal Government has on Thursday reduced gas to power prices from $2.50 to $2.18 with immediate effect.
President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this while declaring open the 2021 Gas Sect… Read More
2021-07-30 22:08
Petroleum Minister Tareq Mulla had talks on Thursday with a delegation from Siemens company under Mostafa el Bagoury, the CEO of Siemens in Egypt, on means of promoting cooperation in the fi… Read More
2021-07-30 21:58
A Nigerian vehicle assembler is importing parts from China to build electric cars in the nation, undeterred by the chronic power shortage in Africa’s biggest economy.
Jet Motors, which… Read More
2021-07-30 21:41
France’s TotalEnergies will specifically assess the carbon intensity of hydrocarbon projects while deciding on investment plans, as part of its ambitious decarbonization strategy, the… Read More
2021-07-29 23:28
In a letter dated July 14, 2021, United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) committed to provide $217 million in debt financing for a new 83 megawatt power plant in Fr… Read More
2021-07-29 21:39
Investing poorly in the oil and gas industry will have a heavy adverse impact on Nigeria and other oil-producing developing nations, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries warned… Read More
2021-07-29 21:37
“The construction work of the pipeline is well advanced, with 70 km of land already made available for the laying and welding of the pipes,” said Sani Mahamadou, Nigerien Oil Min… Read More
2021-07-29 21:14
Two million people in Burkina Faso will have access to clean energy through a joint venture between Bboxx and Geocoton. This is a major feat for Burkina Faso where only 5% of its rural popul… Read More
2021-07-29 21:10
The Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN says it has fully restored the nation’s grid within 24 hours it collapsed.
It could be recalled that a day earlier, the nation’s grid coll… Read More
2021-07-29 20:54
M-KOPA, the leading connected asset financing platform, today announces it has officially expanded to Nigeria. To lead the Nigeria team, M-KOPA has named Babajide Duroshola as the new Genera… Read More
2021-07-29 20:47
Italian prosecutors and the Nigerian government have appealed the acquittal of Eni (ENI.MI) and Shell (RDSa.L), as well as a series of past and present managers, in a Nigerian corruption cas… Read More
2021-07-29 20:30
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, has provided an update in relation to the Company’s micro liquified natural gas (‘mLNG’) phase 1 development plan f… Read More
2021-07-29 20:27
Voith Hydro has modernized three generators of the Drakensberg pumped storage power plant and now successfully put them back into operation. The pumped storage power plant Drakensberg, has a… Read More
2021-07-29 20:21
Seplat Energy PLC Thursday declared a rebound from loss to profit in its half-year financials, highlighting a rise by half in revenue to N120.4 billion as the redeeming force for the oil and… Read More
2021-07-28 22:18
The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab today (27 July) welcomed Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to Mansion House in London to announce £132 million of new UK investment in Kenya. He also l… Read More
2021-07-28 21:54
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply fuel-flexible dual-fuel engines to extend, improve, and modernise power generation for a captive power plant at Nigeria’s oldest and… Read More
2021-07-28 21:36
Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) has started replacing the solar lighting system on Kabale HighStreet with hydro-electricity powered ones.
The Kabale Unra station manager, Mr Felix Bei… Read More
2021-07-28 21:33
Eni and Vitol on the one hand and Springfield on the other have been in conflict since April 2020, when the state asked them to regroup their fields. Talks between the two sides on how to un… Read More
2021-07-28 20:50
A Dutch court has ruled a half-billion-dollar stake in the Portuguese oil company Galp linked to Angolan ex-first daughter Isabel Dos Santos must be handed over to Angola, lawyers for the so… Read More
2021-07-28 20:35
The federal government and Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation have pledged to work together for the development of nuclear energy for peaceful developmental purposes.
The Secret… Read More
2021-07-28 20:24
In Morocco, the transport sector consumes 38% of the final energy and represents the 2E the country’s largest CO2-emitting sector. Aware of the continuous growth in the motorization ra… Read More
2021-07-28 20:20
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable energy has reiterated its commitment to working with its Burundian counterpart on fostering bilateral relations in the electricity sector… Read More
2021-07-28 19:44
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said it had installed prepaid meters for 321,306 customers out of 608,252 since 2013.
Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi, Managing Director, EKEDC, said this dur… Read More
2021-07-28 19:41
Eskom has committed to replacing its ailing infrastructure in Gauteng after experiencing an increased number of “pole-mounted” transformers and mini-substations that fail due to… Read More
2021-07-27 19:17
Turkish firm Karpowership is pulling out all the stops to meet a tight deadline for its three proposed offshore gas-fired power projects in South Africa to reach financial close, but it seem… Read More
2021-07-27 18:30
Côte d’Ivoire has secured $34 million from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), which is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG). The funds will go… Read More
2021-07-27 18:21
ENERGICOTEL (ECTL) PLC, a member of EPC Africa Group, an independent power producer and an engineering consulting company has raised Rwf 3.5bn by listing a corporate bond on the Rwanda Stock… Read More
2021-07-27 18:15
Engen continues to expand in the Democratic Republic of Congo and so spread its retail fuel and convenience customer experience across the country, with the recent opening of two new Engen s… Read More
2021-07-27 17:11
In an effort to address the problem of erratic power supply, the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has engaged an extra gear to develop a 50-megawatt solar plant in Salima.
The develop… Read More
2021-07-27 17:02
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto Plc (LON:RIO) will source both solar and wind energy for its ilmenite mine in Southern Madagascar under a newly-signed power purchase agreement (PPA)… Read More
2021-07-27 16:44
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, has received an award in its favour dated 19 July 2021 from the London Court of Arbitration (‘LCI… Read More
2021-07-27 16:42
Sub-Saharan Africa focused independent power producer Sturdee Energy has signed two power purchase agreements with the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for the country’s first two sola… Read More
2021-07-27 16:39
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said electricity tariff reforms and its services-based tariff have raised collections from the sector by 63 per cent.
According to him, this has increa… Read More
2021-07-26 17:57
The Tanzanian government has stated that there won’t be any more extension to the June 2022 deadline to complete the Julius Nyerere Hydroelectricity Power Projects (JNHPP). The project… Read More
2021-07-26 17:52
While more than 65% of needs are expressed for the period 2021-2022, electrician Eneo indicates that “the production offer will be diversified and more competitive” only by 2023… Read More
2021-07-26 17:48
The Federal Government has paid a total of $3.22bn as cash call arrears to international oil companies, leaving an outstanding balance of $1.46bn.
It disclosed this in a document on Joint Ve… Read More
2021-07-26 17:42
Nigeria accounts for about 10 per cent of the African population without electricity.
The number of people without access to electricity in Africa dropped from almost 860 million in 2018 to… Read More
2021-07-26 17:34
Mozambique’s publicly owned Electricity Company, EDM, on Friday started to replace obsolete cables and pylons over about seven kilometres in the inner Maputo neighbourhood of Malhangal… Read More
2021-07-26 17:32
Strong indications have emerged that delivery and installation of the first one million meters under the Phase Zero of the national mass metering programme (NMMP) by the end of the month (Ju… Read More
2021-07-26 17:29
Zesa Holdings is developing a national network masterplan that seeks, among other key targets, to identify the most viable least-cost generation projects for development to secure national p… Read More
2021-07-26 17:27
Sirius Petroleum, the Africa focused oil & gas production and development company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MOU’) with Baker Hughes. The MOU appoints Baker… Read More
2021-07-25 19:55
The proposed new dam at Mphanda Nkuwa, on the Zambezi river, 60 kilometres downstream from the existing dam at Cahora Bassa, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, could start generatin… Read More
2021-07-25 18:18
Petroleum Minister Tarek Al-Molla said on Wednesday 21/7/2021 the petroleum sector succeeded in establishing natural gas fueling stations with unprecedented rates nationwide since the launch… Read More
2021-07-25 18:03
Eni and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining of Kenya signed today a Memorandum of Understanding to promote the decarbonization process to tackle climate change through new industrial models… Read More
2021-07-25 17:58
Tanzania is pushing forward with the development of and use of natural gas in various sectors of the economies and has set aside Tsh30 billion ($12.89 million) for compressed natural gas (CN… Read More
2021-07-25 17:46
Italian electric utility Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) said on Wednesday that its 140-MW Oyster Bay wind farm in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa has reached commercial operation.
Through its… Read More
2021-07-24 23:07
Electricity users in Umuahia metropolis, Abia State are currently in jubilant mood as the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has commenced mass metering, to end the era of dubiou… Read More
2021-07-24 22:58
The Egyptian government is in discussions with Metito, Orascom Construction and Scatec. These companies, which are very active in the water, sanitation and energy sectors, will build new sea… Read More
2021-07-24 22:51
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC), Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, and Chairman of the Owners Committee of the Waha Oil Company, Dr. Rajab Abdul-Sadiq met… Read More
2021-07-24 22:46
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, has said the federal government lost revenues in taxes, royalties and other payments on the Atala oilfield located in Bayelsa a… Read More
2021-07-24 22:35
Dana Gas PJSC (Company), the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company announces that its H1 2021 collections from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), and Egypt… Read More
2021-07-24 22:20
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company intends to construct a modest 648kW solar photovoltaic power plant at its headquarters in Harare.
The company has since applied for a licence from the Zimba… Read More
2021-07-24 22:15
Power generation in Nigeria dropped below the 4,000 megawatts mark on Tuesday amid the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
The total generation in the country stood at 3,958.7MW as of 6am on Tuesday… Read More
2021-07-24 22:12
The $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refining Company has commenced in full and part of the facility will start delivering refined products by September next year, the Nigerian Nat… Read More
2021-07-24 01:12
A company based in Singapore, AF Power Pte Ltd, is working on investing in a 200MW solar power plant in the country, according to a joint press release by the company and the Zimbabwe Invest… Read More
2021-07-24 00:57
Four local coal developers have been shortlisted by government to develop a 300MW power station, the last fossil-fuel-based electricity the state plans to procure in the next 20 years.
Miner… Read More
2021-07-24 00:37
The Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers Union (KETAWU) filed a motion in a Kenyan Employment and Labour Relations Court to restrain Kenya Power from outsourcing metering duties in a n… Read More
2021-07-24 00:26
Due to the severely cold weather in parts of the country, coupled with the loss of some generation capacity, Eskom has warned that it may be forced to implement load shedding at short notice… Read More
2021-07-24 00:23
Kenya is among countries set to benefit from €80 million ($94 million) funding from the European Union investment arm to increase geothermal power production.
The European Investment Ba… Read More
2021-07-24 00:17
The Angolan government will change the export rates and surcharges for oil derivatives, to mitigate the negative impact of illegal fuel exports on the economy and the subsidy that these deri… Read More
2021-07-24 00:13
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, has skyrocketed to a record high of N500 per kilogramme, forcing some Nigerians to turn to alternatives such as charcoal, ker… Read More
2021-07-24 00:07
The Export Import (Exim) Bank of India on Monday said it has extended a USD 35.26 million loan for a power transmission project being executed by Kalpataru Power Transmission in Senegal.
The… Read More
2021-07-24 00:00
Electricity access solutions provider MyJouleBox has raised €3 million for its expansion into four countries in West Africa. The funding supports the company’s plan to electrify 5… Read More
2021-07-22 22:19
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) spokesman Kennie Obateru in a statement said that the company is firm in its plans to acquire an equity stake in six private refineries which a… Read More
2021-07-22 22:15
PowerGen, has secured long term project financing to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria. The electricity will be provided by 28 distributed renewable energy (DRE) systems… Read More
2021-07-22 21:58
During a recent special plenary session of the national assembly of Cameroon, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, the Minister of Water and Energy (MINEE) gave an update on the ongoing 225 kV Memve&rsq&hell…Read More
2021-07-21 22:00
An agreement was recently signed between the Gabonese authorities and Total Eren for the construction of a 50 MWp solar power plant near the capital Libreville. The electricity will be fed i… Read More
2021-07-21 21:53
LNG shipping company Golar has agreed with its partners Perenco and Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) to increase utilisation of the FLNG Hilli Episeyo located offshore… Read More
2021-07-21 21:50
Nigeria’s oil output dropped by 11.47 per cent year-on-year, YoY, in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2’21).
But the decline also showed significant under-production against the quot… Read More
2021-07-20 18:44
For the Director General of Total Gabon,vaccination will allow his company to consider a “sustainable return to the office, … the resumption of attendance at our conviviality ro… Read More
2021-07-20 18:41
With gas supply to thermal power plants around 13 per cent more than seven years after the power sector privatisation, power generation companies (Gencos) have called on the Nigerian Nationa… Read More
2021-07-20 18:34
Quest Electricity Nigeria Limited, the new investor in Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has taken delivery of the distribution company (DisCo) following the payment of N19 billio… Read More
2021-07-20 18:28
Oando Plc has entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the overriding interest of the shareholders of the company and the capital market after years of… Read More
2021-07-20 18:24
Despite the concerns of its neighbours and the appeals of the international community, Ethiopia continues to set up the Great Renaissance dam. The 6,450 MW infrastructure has just been fille… Read More
2021-07-20 18:20
Zimbabwe is in the process of developing fiscal incentives for solar-powered vehicles, batteries and other related accessories,
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor P… Read More
2021-07-20 18:15
OPEC and its allies have set aside their differences for now, with their deal to hike crude production, but the coalition’s internal battles for market share are just getting started… Read More
2021-07-20 18:07
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced 99 metering service providers for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
In a notice on its website, the Commiss… Read More
2021-07-20 18:00
Predator Oil & Gas, the Jersey-based Oil and Gas Company with operations in Trinidad, Morocco and Ireland has announced that it has conditionally placed 26,000,000 new ordinary shares of… Read More
2021-07-20 17:54
The CEO of the National Hydrocarbons Company Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar on Monday in Algiers, signed the new code of ethics for the company, listing the standards of behaviors and ethical prin… Read More
2021-07-19 13:58
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday 22 June 2021 unveiled findings of a study titled “Energy Prices in Africa: Transition Towards Clean Energy for Africa’s Indust… Read More
2021-07-19 13:53
As part of efforts to boost electricity penetration, Huawei has announced plans to tap into renewable energy sources to light up rural communities in Nigeria and by extension sub-Saharan Afr… Read More
2021-07-19 13:49
Minister of International Cooperation Rania Mashat met Saturday 17/07/2021 with Executive Vice President of Project Development and Project Finance of Norwegian Scatec Solar Terje Pilskog.
T… Read More
2021-07-19 13:45
Jaime Neto, Mozambique’s minister of National Defence, says that everything is ready to receive the troops of the Southern African Development Commission (SADC), who are expected in th… Read More
2021-07-19 13:40
THE Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project is now at 67,9 percent complete, with major milestones having been reached in the journey towards providing relief and self-sufficiency in… Read More
2021-07-19 13:37
Nigeria has risen to fourth position among key crude oil producers making supply to India.
India is second Asia’s biggest crude oil importer after China.
Last month, Iraq stayed as the… Read More
2021-07-19 13:32
Angola, which had previously launched an onshore tender cycle to reverse the downward trend in oil production and boost gas production, has expressed interest from several companies.
The Nat… Read More
2021-07-19 13:30
Independent Power Producer (IPP) Legendre Energie, the subsidiary of the French group Legendre, has just signed the concession contract for its solar power plant in Fana with the Malian tran… Read More
2021-07-19 13:15
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, held discussions with the CEO of GE Power, Scott L. Strazik, on urgent steps to address the current shortage of e… Read More
2021-07-19 13:06
The power firms, mostly private entities, may have gotten about N1.5 trillion funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the past seven years, helping the sector stay afloat.
However, e… Read More
2021-07-18 16:56
The Institute for Energy Security has called for the lifting of the ban on renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAS).
According to the energy think tank, this will allow for the expl… Read More
2021-07-18 16:45
Once again, South Africa’s state-owned electricity company has stated that the national grid is under ”severe pressure”. Eskom has asked consumers to reduce consumption and… Read More
2021-07-17 13:33
In the wake of the growing anxiety among oil and gas companies to embrace energy transition, Oando Energy Resources, has advised Nigerian independents to be systematic in their approach.
Spe… Read More
2021-07-17 13:30
The French company Tysilio will install its containerised solar system in a community agricultural estate (DAC) in Sédhiou, southern Senegal. This solution, which also includes batter… Read More
2021-07-17 13:23
A marine feasibility study has started for a proposed 600MW Italy-Tunisia undersea electricity connection between the countries’ national grids.
Marine certification company RINA is wo… Read More
2021-07-17 13:14
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that renewable energy will contribute 22 per cent of Africa’s total energy consumption by 2030.
It noted that about 580 million peop… Read More
2021-07-16 19:03
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of a $39.9 million 220km Calabar-Ikom 132 Cable Double Circuit Transmission Line, in a bid to boost electricity transmission… Read More
2021-07-16 19:00
Pharos Energy plc issued a Trading and Operations update in advance of the Company’s half-year results on 15 September 2021 which includes highlights on its operations in the El Fayum… Read More
2021-07-16 18:52
The Energy and Regulatory Petroleum Authority (EPRA) has developed the Energy Regulation 2021 and now invites input from industry stakeholders over the proposed regulations.
The process will… Read More
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