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Tanzania signs deal to connect Kagera to power grid as it looks to wean region off Ugandan imports

Tanzania, looking to end reliance on electricity imports from Uganda in some regions, has contracted the construction of a 220-kv transmission line from Benako to Kyaka, along with a 220/33-kilovolt substation at Benako.

Cameroon taps Ghana’s Sunon Asogli, China Energy for $312mn gas power plant

Cameroon has awarded Ghana’s Sunon Asogli Power and China Energy Engineering Corporation a contract to build a $312mn gas-fired power plant in the southwest city of Limbe, ending more than a decade of stalled negotiations with potential investors.

ExxonMobil held secret Kremlin talks on a return to the Russian market

US oil major ExxonMobil held secret talks with the Kremlin on a possible return to working in Russia, the Wall Street Journal reports

Sempra signs offtake agreements for Port Arthur LNG Phase 2

Sempra has made two announcements in the past week relating to new offtake agreements from the planned second phase of the Port Arthur LNG project in Texas.

South Africa’s Sasol looks to avoid US tarriffs

Albania’s Q2 power imports jump 16.5% as hydro output declines

Hydropower typically supplies nearly all of Albania’s electricity, leaving the Balkan country highly exposed to rainfall fluctuations.

Angola sees increasing civil unrest following removal of fuel subsidy

European credit insurance group Credendo has released a statement highlighting increasing unrest in Angola after the government moved to reform its fuel subsidy policy on July 4.

US grants Serbia’s NIS sixth sanctions waiver

The delay follows recent US-Russia talks in Alaska, which may have influenced Washington’s decision.

Nigeria’s crude pipeline and terminal receipts near 100% amid tightened security against oil theft

Nigeria’s state oil company chief says crude oil receipts at pipelines and export terminals are now “close to 100%,” a significant recovery from previous levels as low as 30% during a period of widespread theft in the Niger Delta.

Seadrill announces two drilling contracts for its JV with Sonangol offshore Angola

Seadrill Limited, a Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor, has announced that Sonadrill, its JV with Angola’s NOC Sonangol, has secured two new drilling contracts offshore Angola.

COMMENT: Can Russia weather Ukrainian drone attack fuel crisis?

Russia is once again navigating a familiar crisis: surging gasoline prices, empty fuel pumps, and mounting pressure on its domestic supply system. This is not the first time Russia has faced a fuel crisis, but this one is especially bad.

EU commits to huge increase in energy imports from US - Statista

One of the key components of the trade deal that the European Union and the US agreed upon on July 27 is the EU’s commitment to massively ramp up energy imports from the United States, Statista reports.

South Korea, the US come together on nuclear deals

South Korean and US companies have signed agreements to advance nuclear energy projects, aiming to meet rising data centre power demands, support AI growth, and strengthen the US nuclear fuel supply chain.

Chinese carmakers lose ground in Turkey

Era of “price-performance dominance” appears to be fading, but giant EV maker BYD Auto is bucking the trend with surging sales.

World Bank seems to be having second thoughts about Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam

Ball now in Dushanbe’s court to justify high cost.

OGT2025 conference and exhibition in Ashgabat gains momentum

Preparations are gathering momentum for the landmark 30th Anniversary International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2025”, scheduled to take place from 22 to 24 October in Ashgabat.

Hydropower poised to drive Africa’s clean energy future – IHA report

Hydropower, with 43.5 GW of installed conventional capacity, is becoming increasingly important for Africa’s development, supported by large national projects as well as smaller private-sector initiatives.

Egypt receives new floating regasification unit amid limited domestic LNG output

Egypt has received the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Energos Winter at Ain Sokhna port

Shell set to secure rights to Egypt’s Rahmat offshore gas field

Global energy major Shell is close to securing the development licence for the Rahmat offshore natural gas field in the deep waters of the Mediterranean northeast of Egypt’s coast, a government official said.

China has no clear coal exit strategy as new projects hit decade high

China is failing to set out a coherent plan to phase out coal despite record growth in renewable energy and the approach of key climate deadlines, according to new research released on August 25.

China’s new mega-dam project threatens water war with India

China’s decision to construct the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river in Tibet has intensified fears in New Delhi of a looming water crisis, with Indian officials warning the project could reduce dry-season flows into India

Angola’s crude output falls below 1mn bpd amid investment drive and mature field decline

Angola’s oil output has fallen below one million barrels per day (bpd) for the first time since the southwestern African country left OPEC two years ago.

Egypt raises renewables purchase allocations to $374mn for FY 2025/26

Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy increased its budget allocation for purchasing renewable power to EGP 18.15bn ($374.1mn) in FY 2025/26, up from EGP 16.5bn in the previous year.

US EPA’s controversial Climate Crisis report is full of lies and mistakes

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a controversial report in July claiming the effects of the Climate Crisis were overblown. A fact check by Carbon Brief found it is full of lies and errors.

War of words escalates between Budapest Brussels and Kyiv following the latest Druzhba oil pipeline attacks

US President Donald Trump is very angry with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the attacks on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline that lead to an exchange of irate letters over the weekend.