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Egypt, Russia sign nuclear agreements to dispel delay fears
Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority and Russia’s Rosatom have signed some of the first technical agreements for the construction of Russian VVER 1200 reactors for Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant (NPP).
US and G7 aim to invest in $80bn in African development
The US has confirmed its commitment to support the G7’s goal of investing $80bn in Africa’s private sector to help end the COVID-19 pandemic and spur sustainable growth, with climate mitigation and vaccine development at the top of the list.
SA on course for record power cuts as Eskom seeks to borrow $2.3bn
South Africa is on course for record power cuts in 2021, with 650 hours lost in the first half of the year, compared with the 859 hours lost during the whole of 2020.
AfrElec: Siemens Gamesa installs first turbine at Djibouti wind farm
Siemens Gamesa has installed the first turbine at the 59-MW Goubet wind farm in Djibouti
Strong public financing pushes renewable investment to new high
New investment in renewable energy reached $174bn in the first half of 2021, 1.8% lower than in the first half of 2020, BloombergNEF (BNEF) said, as investment in renewables withstood the effects of the global pandemic.
Air Products to supply MCHEs for NLNG’s Train 7 project
US-based Air Products has agreed to supply heat exchangers for the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) consortium’s Train 7 project.
Sound Energy, Afriquia Gaz sign agreement on supplies from micro-LNG plant
UK-based Sound Energy said last week that it had signed a long-term supply agreement with Afriquia Gaz (Morocco) for fuel from the micro-LNG plant that will be built at the Tendrara licence area in eastern Morocco.
NNPC head sees AKK pipeline boosting Nigerian economy
Mele Kyari, the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), has said he expects the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline to give a boost to Nigeria’s economy.
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