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Ghana aims to be port of call for west Africa’s offshore oil industry

    In April, the China Harbour Engineering Company was awarded a $600 million contract for the project, which is sited 326 kilometres west of Ghana’s capital, Accra, and just 100km west of Takoradi, the centre of the country’s emerging oil industry.   Dedicated free trade ports are something of a fashion among developing economies, which see them as a way to encourage investment.   Already other African.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

Tullow Enjoys Strong Oil Production in West Africa

 Independent producer Tullow Oil reported Wednesday that it had seen strong oil production from its West African operations during the first half as the company took action to "re-set" its business. During the first six months of 2015, Tullow's West Africa working-interest oil production averaged 66,500 barrels per day. The firm said that, as a result of strong performance from its Jubilee field offshore Ghana, it was increasing.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

Golar, Perenco Reach Agreement on Commercial Terms of Cameroon FLNG Project

 Golar LNG Limited (Golar) announced Tuesday that, further to the announcement on Dec. 24, 2014 regarding the signing of a Heads of Agreement with Societe Nationale de Hydrocarbures (SNH) and Perenco Cameroon (Perenco) for the development of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export project in Cameroon, agreement has now been reached with the support of the Boards of both Golar and Perenco on the material commercial terms and.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

Kenya making progress on road and rail expansion

 Kenya’s road network expanded by 16 per cent in 2014 and the first 40 km of the new Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway project has also been completed According to Central Bank of Kenya’s Economic Survey 2015, total number of paved roads reached 13,000 km last year, up from 11,230 km in 2013. This is a result of the government increasing access to rural areas as a part of its annuity plan, under which at least 10,000 km of.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

Mini hydro power solutions for Nigeria

 London-based Genesis Energy Corporation and Norway’s SHP Malthe Winje have decided to fast-track the deployment of modular mini hydro power solutions for Nigeria and the entire African continent at large   SHP Malthe Winje are considered market leaders in manufacturing and supplying prefabricated and standardised mini hydro plants. Along with Genesis Energy Corporation, the Norwegian company has embarked on a mission to light.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

Tanzania Considering Reducing VAT On Real Estate

The Government of Tanzania announced that is currently evaluating a considerable reduction on the Value Added Tax (VAT) on houses in order to boost the investment in real estate in Tanzania and raise living standards. tanzania-vat-real-estateThe reduction on the VAT is aimed at helping low income families to purchase a property from the National Housing Corporation (NHC) which this year started the construction of 139 affordable houses, part of.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

Italian company Building Energy signsfirst solar project in Africa

 Italian independent power producer (IPP) Building Energy has signed an MoU with the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) for two 50MW PV plants in Benban, Upper Egypt, making it the company’s first project in the North African nation solarpark-activsolarBuilding Energy plans to develop two 50MW plants in Benban, Upper Egypt.  The project is worth US$200mn, and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 100,000.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 4th July 2015

Italian company Ansaldo Energia signs 3 power contracts with Africa

 Italian power engineering company Ansaldo Energia has been awarded three contracts worth US$266mn in Egypt AnsaldoEnergia-EgyptAnsaldo Energia will supply two AE94.2 gas turbines rated at 170MW each for the open cycle power plant in Al Mahmoudia.  The first two contracts cover the conversion to combined cycles of two power plants at Al Shabab and West Damietta, owned by the Egyptian Electricity Holding Co. Ansaldo Energia will.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 4th July 2015

Fast Growing Tanzania Looks To Begin LNG Production By 2020

 With an estimated 46.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves that are expected to rise to 200 trillion cubic feet in the next two years, Tanzania is now firmly on the world energy map as a hot spot for the global energy industry.   A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report noted that Tanzania’s infrastructure has drawn significant investment over the past several years and predicts that within a decade it will become a.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 4th July 2015

KenGen in 400MW wind power farm plan for Meru

 KenGen is set to develop a 400 megawatt (MW) multibillion-shilling wind power farm in Meru, adding to its growing portfolio of renewable energy sources.   The first phase of the wind power project, which is expected to complete by December 2017, will generate 100MW at a cost of Sh26.4 billion ($270 million).   France’s Development Agency (AfD) and Germany’s Development Bank (KfW), the financiers of the project,.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 4th July 2015

Construction Work on New Compressed Natural Gas Plant in Southern Durban begins

 Spring Lights Gas (SLG) which is one of the largest Piped gas suppliers for KwaZulu Natal Industry is set to commission a new compressed natural gas (CNG) Plant in Southern Durban before the end of this year.   The CEO of Spring Light Gas, Nkosinathi Solomon noted recently that construction work on the plant had already begun but hesitated to give the exact cost of the whole construction process.   The new SLG facility will.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 4th July 2015

Kenya: Uhuru Kicks Off Africas Biggest Wind Power Project in Marsabit

 President Uhuru Kenyatta has broken ground to start Africa's biggest wind power project in Laisamis, Marsabit County, as Kenya took giant steps in asserting its position as a leader in green energy production globally.   The project is also the biggest single private sector initiative on the African Continent, costing 623 million euros (more than Sh70 billion), with a galaxy of investors participating in the massive.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 3rd July 2015



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