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Tullow Ghana leadership visits Orsam Fabrication Yard and Skandi Africa
Tullow Ghana (TGL) leadership team members, led by Managing Director Wissam Al-Monthiry, visited the Orsam Fabrication Yard and subsea installation vessel Skandi Africa in Takoradi for a day-long working tour. The visit allowed TGL leaders to inspect complex subsea...
Ghana Gas hosts Ivorian delegation on bi-directional Gas Pipeline Project
The Ghana National Gas Company met an Ivorian delegation on the bi-directional gas pipeline project as part of a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) signed by the Heads of State of Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire on October 17, 2017. The two countries have determined that a...
US commits $370 bn to climate crisis – Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, has said the current Biden-Harris’ administration has dedicated 370 billion dollars to combat the global climate crisis. A substantial part of this amount is directed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions....
Zimbabwe to build first green hydrogen plant in Southern Africa
The first green hydrogen power plant to be built in southern Africa will be built by Zimbabwe's state-owned electricity distributor in partnership with French independent power producer HDF Energy, the firm said in a joint statement on Thursday. Zimbabwe's Ministry of...
Japan’s TEPCO to build 1.9 GW offshore wind energy in Scotland
The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) on Monday 27th March, 2023 announced that it has been granted the right to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind power across two projects in Scotland. The projects are to be developed as a joint...
GUPC: Growth and Sustainability Levy contradicts petroleum agreement, may trigger litigation
The Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber has warned that the government's proposed Growth and Sustainability Levy could result in international court action as it violates provisions in petroleum agreements. The Chamber is concerned with government’s determination violate...
NPA boss elected African Refiners Association President
Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has been elected President of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) in Cape Town, South Africa. The nomination was approved by the continental body's Executive...
Germany to help its industry transition with billion-euro boost
Germany plans to give its industry a double-digit billion-euro boost to help it transition to cleaner production, the economy ministry announced on Thursday. Companies can be eligible for subsidies under the "carbon contracts for difference" mechanism, which aims to...
US solar installations fall by 16% in 2022
According to a market report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and the research firm Wood Mackenzie released on Thursday, new solar installations in the US decreased by 16% to 20.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 from the previous year. This primarily due to a ban on...
Germany to build hydrogen gas-fired power plant
As Europe's largest economy works to increase its environmentally friendly energy sources, Germany will construct new gas-fired power plants that will run on hydrogen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Tuesday. In a speech to the VKU local utilities...
Zimbabwe to build first green hydrogen plant in Southern Africa
The first green hydrogen power plant to be built in southern Africa will be built by Zimbabwe's state-owned electricity distributor in partnership with French independent power producer HDF Energy, the firm said in a joint statement on Thursday. Zimbabwe's Ministry of...
Japan’s TEPCO to build 1.9 GW offshore wind energy in Scotland
The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) on Monday 27th March, 2023 announced that it has been granted the right to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind power across two projects in Scotland. The projects are to be developed as a joint...
Irish wind output for October exceeds 50%
Wind Energy Ireland has released its October Wind Energy report, revealing that wind energy will provide 47% of Ireland's electricity in October 2022. According to the most recent figures, wind energy has supplied 33% of Ireland's electricity demand this year through...
Scottish Renewable Energy Production Surges
In the first half of 2022, Scotland produced a total of 18,568 gigawatt hours of renewable electricity, an increase of 29% from the corresponding time in 2021. According to data from the Scottish Government, 7358 GWh of renewable electricity were produced overall in...
Global Offshore Wind Alliance Launches
A new multi-stakeholder alliance has been set up with the aim of driving installed global offshore wind capacity up 670%, from 57GW in 2021 to 380GW in 2030. On 19 September, representatives from the Danish, US and other governments, the International Renewable Energy...
German Power Hits a Fresh Record as Energy Crisis Heats Up
A partially lit commercial building at night in Frankfurt. Photographer: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg Benchmark German power prices rose to a record, with an ongoing heat wave and drought set to severely restrict one of Europe’s key waterways for shipping energy supplies. The...
VATTENFALL AWARDS SCOTTISH FIRM OFFSHORE O&M CONTRACT
Aberdeen-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year O&M contract with Vattenfall to support its European offshore wind portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The contract, which also has options to extend for a further two-year period, will see the...
Masdar Signs JV to Develop 2GW of Renewable Energy Projects
Joint Development Agreement with TANESCO will initially target 600MW of solar PV and onshore wind projects Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based, global renewable energy company, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) for...
Africa: New Plan to Accelerate Clean Energy Access for Millions Globally
Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on Wednesday launched two new initiatives to accelerate action towards achieving clean, affordable energy for all, and the ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions. The...
Niger gears up for nation’s first-ever wind farm, eventually one of Africa’s largest
Savannah Energy PLC and the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies of the Republic of Niger have signed an agreement for the construction and operation of the country’s first wind farm, which is expected to be one of the largest wind farms in Africa. The...
