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Construction of power projects in Tanzania set to start

 Construction of power projects in Tanzania is set to begin after 4 companies in the country were announced beneficiaries of US president Barrack Obama’s Power Africa initiative. The companies will eventually help in the expansion of renewable energy solution which targets rural areas.   The grants to construct the power projects in Tanzania which have been awarded by General Electric Africa in conjunction with the US African.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

Nigeria: NERC, SON Sign Agreement On Safe, Reliable Electricity Usage

Abuja — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has signed a fresh agreement with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to ensure strict adherence to safety and reliability standards in the generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity in Nigeria. NERC and SON signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure that electricity generation and usage in the country is done within the strict.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

Turkey to construct 370MW power plant in Ghana

Turkey is set to construct 370MW power plant in Ghana after the country signed a 5years Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) with Aksa Enerji, a Turkish based company. However, the power plant is expected to be up and running by end of June next year. According to Aksa Enerji, the constructed plant will not only provide power, but also increase the operational profitability significantly. Although the parliament of Ghana approved the.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

Zimbabwe: Batoka Power Plant to Generate 2 400mw

Feasibility studies on the construction of the $3 billion Batoka Hydro Power plant on the Zambezi River by Zimbabwe and Zambia have shown that the project will generate 2 400 megawatts, up from the previously projected 1 600MW. Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge said in an interview last Thursday that the two countries will share the power equally.   Speaking to The Herald on the sidelines of the commissioning of a.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

Kenya: Ngong Power Plant to Be Commissioned

 Kengen will soon commission its expanded Ngong wind power plant to scale up contribution from renewable sources. The wind farm, which was put up in three phases near Nairobi, has been generating 5.5MW to the national grid. Speaking in Naivasha yesterday, Kengen CEO Albert Mugo did not give the exact date of the launch. He said wind generation constitutes one per cent of total generation. The Ngong phase II project, which started in 2009,.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

Zuma Upbeat On Economy, Electricity Supply

Despite slow growth globally, local economic growth is expected to increase to at least 3% over the next three years, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. "[This is] because we expect the electricity constraints to ease," he told reporters at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. It was estimated that the electricity shortage was costing the economy one percentage point in economic growth. "South Africa continues to be confronted.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

Liberia: Hydrochina International to Invest in Energy Sector

 Authorities of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) received a delegation from the HYDROCHINA INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD., on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 as a follow up to a MOU signed between the LEC represented by its Chairman of the Board of Directors and the HYDROCHINA INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD., on July 3, 2015 in the China. The meeting was centered on the HYDROCHINA's possible investment in Liberia's energy.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th August 2015

4 Tanzanian firms lined up for US power grant

 Four Tanzanian companies are among 11 beneficiaries in Africa of one-million-US-dollar grant from the US President Baraka Obama’s Power Africa initiative to expand their renewable energy solutions to rural communities.   Power Africa said in a statement that the beneficiaries in Tanzania include the Benedictine Sisters of St. Gertrud Convent in the Njombe Region who plan to connect villagers to low-cost, sustainable.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th August 2015

Private capital will end Africa power cuts by 2025, says survey

 Power cuts in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries could become an “exception” rather than a norm in 10 years time, with private capital expected to play an increasingly bigger role, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) released yesterday.   The survey found that 96 per cent of the officials interviewed from Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Uganda, Swaziland,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th August 2015

Zarara Oil And Gas To Drill Well In Block L4 In Q2 2016

 Zarara Oil and Gas plans to drill a well in Block L4 in 2016 after postponing its earlier planned date in 2015 according to a company representative who spoke to OilNews Kenya.   With the postponement the company will be banking on the hope that the Ministry of Energy will be extending their license that expires this year.   The delay could have arisen from the difficulty in raising money in the wake of the global oil prices.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th August 2015

Nigerian refinery to restart operations by month-end

Nigeria’s Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) has announced that its refinery would start operations by the end of August. Alhaji Saidu Aliyu Mohammed, managing director of KRPC, made the announcement while delivering an address at the opening ceremony of the Annual Energy Correspondents Workshop in Kano. Mohammed said, “Replacement of the weak segments of the pipeline is ongoing. The repair work is expected to be.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th August 2015

East Africa: Uhuru and Museveni Strike Deal On Route for Oil Pipeline

Kenya and neighbouring Uganda have agreed on the route of a planned US$4.5bn oil pipeline, the link that will transport crude from companies including Tullow Oil.   The pipeline will pass through the Lokichar Basin in northern Kenya, Manoah Esipisu, spokesperson for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The countries had also discussed building the link through southern Kenya and the capital Nairobi. The agreed design will be the cheapest to.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th August 2015



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