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Nigeria: Pipeline Explosion Rocks Lagos
Residents of Abule-Egba, Ile Epo area of Lagos state are currently scampering for safety following an explosion at a fuel pipeline in the area. According to information gathered by THISDAY, the explosion was believed to have been caused by activities of pipeline...
IEA warns oil companies doing nothing on emissions is not an option
Oil and gas companies must boost investment in low carbon energies or face an increasing backlash that could threaten their long-term profits and social acceptance, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. In a report with the World Economic Forum...
Ghanaian firm generates 500MW energy from faecal matter
Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited, one of the companies owned by Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has begun generating about 500 megawatts of power from its liquid waste treatment plant in Accra. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman of JGC, Dr Joseph Siaw...
Environmental Management Policy on oil and gas in the offing
Civil Society activists have met to validate the new Environmental Management Policy for the Oil and Gas Industry (EMPOGI) currently in the offing, intended to ensure sound environmental management. The drafting of the Policy, which is being led by the Ministry of...
Ghana reduces emissions by 2 million tonnes
Ghana recorded two million tonnes emissions reductions per annum from 2011 to 2017 through the implementation of its national mitigation policies. This was achieved out of the country’s commitment to unconditional reduction of emission by 15 per cent below Business As...
EPA orders United Steel to shut down over air pollution
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered United Steel and Rider Steel to shut down “with immediate effect” for not complying with Ghana’s environment safety regulations. This order follows investigations by the regulatory body on how to smoke emissions by...
Volta River Authority holds safety day
The Volta River Authority (VRA) held its safety day celebration last Friday to discuss issues to safeguard the environment. The programme was on the theme, “Ensuring environmental sustainability, a key requirement of our Braise strategy.” Addressing workers, the...
Global warming suit against oil industry goes to appeals court
New York City urged a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit against five of the world’s biggest oil companies, after a federal judge last year rejected a claim that the industry should reimburse the municipal government for costs tied to climate change. The...
Steel workers demand shutdown of Rider Steel and United Steel over air pollution
Some steel factory workers within the Free Zone enclave in Tema are asking the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to shut down two other steel companies - Rider Steel and United Steel - for polluting the environment. The workers, who embarked on a peaceful...
Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation bill to hit US$3.5 trillion in 2040
Recent research by Wood Mackenzie indicates that Asia Pacific's decarbonisation bill could hit US$3.5 trillion by 2040. This includes investments in solar, wind, hydrogen, nuclear, and hydro power, collectively referred to as zero-carbon energy between now and 2040,...
Nigeria: Fuel scarcity returns, marketers demand release of N413bn subsidy
Some accredited oil subsidy marketers on Thursday said the failure of Federal Government to release the approved N413 billion subsidy debt was disrupting their fuel importation schedule. The marketers who spoke in an interview with the media said that they were...
T3 thermal plant conundrum
The Takoradi 3 (T3) thermal plant, with an installed capacity of some 132 megawatts, has come under intense scrutiny over the past few While some have attributed the challenges bedevilling the installation to the type of machines, others have blamed the gods of the...
Atlantis Gets $83 Million for World’s Largest Tidal-Stream Farm
Atlantis Resources Corp., a Morgan Stanley-backed maker of tidal turbines, raised about 50 million pounds ($83 million) to start building the world’s largest tidal-stream power plant in Scottish waters. The money was raised from the U.K.’s Department of Energy...
