Africa
Botswana: Boswa Energy to Mentor 1000 Young Entrepreneurs
The Minister of Health and Wellness and member of Parliament for Kanye South, Dr Lemogang Kwape has commended Boswa Energy Africa (BEA) for its commitment to raise and train 1000 young entrepreneurs. Dr Kwape said this when giving a key note address at a Kanye Young...
Africa: UK Builds £230,000 Solar Plant to Support Africa’s Clean Energy
The United Kingdom's International Development Minister, Mr. Andrew Murrison, has inaugurated a new £230,000 power repair lab at Clarke Energy, in Merseyside, Liverpool, to improve the standards of solar products in Nigeria, create new jobs, train staff, procure and...
Zimbabwe: Demand for Fuel to Normalise – Zera
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) anticipates the demand of fuel to normalise as the week progresses following the approval of a fuel price review last Friday. The high demand for fuel began in 2018 when shortages of the commodity resulted in a lot of...
Libya: U.S. Calls for Resumption of Oil Production
The U.S. embassy in Libya has called for oil production in the country to resume, after forces of rebel leader Khalifa Haftar shut down several major oil fields and pipelines. Haftar’s army halted most oil output ahead of Sunday’s international peace conference on...
Sudan: Norwegian Company to Invest in Block 17 in West Kordofan
The Minister of Energy and Mining Eng. Adel Ali Ibrahim has welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Norwegian NOROIL Company regarding the work in the block (17) in the West Kordofan State, reviewing the priorities of the oil sector that are...
Nigeria: ‘NNPC Records 45,347 Pipeline Breaks in 18 Years’
In the wake of the dastard act that threw major parts of Lagos into mourning Sunday evening, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that the numbers of pipeline breaks in the last 18 years are 45, 347. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC,...
Nigeria: Electricity – Outage Rocks Maiduguri As Insurgents Destroy Power Line
Power outage has persisted in Maiduguri and its environs after insurgents damaged power equipment belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), cutting the area off from the national grid since Friday. The General Manager (Public Affairs) at TCN, Ndidi Mbah,...
Kenya: Chinese Firm Wins Sh740 Million Kenya Power Meters Tender
Chinese firm Shenzhen Star Instruments Company has won a Sh746.2 million tender to supply single phase prepayment meters to Kenya Power.. The electricity distributor reveals in the tender awards that the Chinese company, with local directors, will deliver the meters...
Tanzania: Natural Gas Plan Draft Finalised
Efforts to ensure all citizens benefit from the country's gas discovery is taking shape as preparations of a draft on Domestic Natural Gas Promotion Plan has been finalised. The anticipated 250 million US dollar project which is equivalent to over 500bn/-will kick off...
Kenya Cuts Oil Export Target to 400,000 Barrels Per Year
Kenya has cut its crude oil export projections to 400,000 barrels per year between 2021 and 2023 in what signals a depressing assessment in the international market. That forecast is lower than this year's shipment target of 500,000. Petroleum Principal Secretary...
