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AfrElec: Siemens seals 200-MW green hydrogen deal in Egypt
Siemens and Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) are to develop a 200-MW pilot green hydrogen production as part of a long-term effort to tap Egypt’s large renewable power resources for hydrogen production and export.
New report says PIB will help make more gas available to Nigeria’s power sector
African Energy, an independent research association, has said that the newly adopted Petroleum Industry Bill is likely to make more natural and associated gas available for domestic thermal power plants.
Eskom to close up to 12,000 MW of coal capacity
South Africa's state-owned Eskom said that it plans to reduce its output of coal-fired power by 8,000 to 12,000 MW through plant closures over the next decade, a cut that amounts to up to 30% of its current capacity.
AfDB reaches $20mn closures for Off-Grid Recovery Platform
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reached financial close for a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) in the Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform (CRP).
NGO report argues against clean coal in South Africa
South Africa’s proposed 1,500 MW of new coal capacity will cause significant air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, even if the cleanest technology currently available is used.
Eskom’s de Ruyter lays out Eskom’s green needs
South African cannot ignore its carbon footprint, and state-owned Eskom must pivot to green energy, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said this week.
EBRD makes $50mn green loan to Egypt’s QNB ALAHLI
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting small businesses and green investments in Egypt with a $50mn loan to QNB ALAHLI, one of Egypt’s largest commercial banks.
AfrElec: TAQA Arabia, MAN Energy to pioneer green hydrogen in Egypt
Germany’s MAN Energy Solutions and Egypt’s TAQA Power, TAQA Arabia’s power subsidiary, are to produce green hydrogen in Egypt
TLTC and Ecow-Gas hope to make Tema LNG a regional gas supply hub
Tema LNG Terminal Co. (TLTC), the owner of the Tema LNG terminal offshore Ghana, is reportedly working with an affiliated company to establish its facility as a regional gas supply hub.
West Africa’s MyJouleBox raises $2mn to fund expansion
MyJouleBox, a West African solar operator, has raised $2mn to strengthen its position in Benin and accelerate its expansion into Burkina Faso, Senegal and Togo.
Mozambique commissions more solar mini-grids
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has commissioned a 200-kW solar power plant in the province of Niassa as part of government plans to provide universal power access in the country.
Kenya pays $163mn in penalties because of delays at Lake Turkana wind farm
Kenya has had to pay KES18bn ($163mn) in penalties because of delays in connecting the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) to the national grid.
Zambia experiences major power cuts
Zambia was hit by an almost country-wide power cut on August 8, with state-owned power utility blaming total system failure.
Eskom suffers explosion at new Medupi unit just after switch on
An explosion took place on August 8 at the new Unit 4 of Eskom’s 4,764-MW Medupi Power Station just one week after it began commercial generation.
South Africa raises distributed generation limit to 100 MW
The South African government has raised from 1 MW to 100 MW the limit for private power generation without a licence, in a bit to bring new generation of electricity capacity onto the national grid.
AFRELEC: AfDB provides $2.5mn to boost Africa’s regional grids
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $2.5bn of grants to promote cross-border trading in Eastern and Southern Africa.
bneGreen: Last chance to cut emissions and save the climate: UN report
The UN has said in its strongest statement yet that human influence is unequivocally responsible for creating climate change, with only immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in CO2 and GHG emissions able to limit global global warming to 1.5°C
bneGreen: Last chance to cut emissions and save the climate
The UN said in its strongest statement yet that human influence is unequivocally responsible for creating climate change, with only immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in CO2 and GHG emissions able to limit global global warming to 1.5°C.
Sonatrach says Skikda LNG plant has resumed production
Sonatrach, the national oil company (NOC) of Algeria, confirmed last week that it had restarted production at the Skikda LNG plant.
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.
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