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NLNG launches work on Train 7
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has formally begun work on the Train 7 project, which is slated to expand the consortium’s total production capacity to 30mn tonnes per year.
Karmol vessel arrives offshore Senegal to launch LNG-to-power project
Karmol, a 50:50 joint venture between Karpowership (Turkey) and Mitsui OSK Lines (Japan), has completed the delivery of a marine LNG import terminal to Senegal.
Morocco, IRENA to boost renewables, green hydrogen development
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Morocco’s Energy Ministry have signed an agreement to develop the country green hydrogen industry in a bid to make the country a major exporter.
Ethiopia rejects Arab League’s support for United Nations intervention over GERD
Ethiopia has rejected the Arab League’s call for the GERD hydropower dispute with Egypt to be referred to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
South Africa offers “win-win” for hydrogen
Hydrogen offers South Africa a "win-win" for the government’s employment and decarbonisation goals, as the country can use its wind and sun resourced to produce low-carbon hydrogen for export and for use in the domestic economy.
AFRELEC: Globeleq begins grid-scale solar storage project in Mozambique
Africa-focused IPP Globeleq has begun to build a 9-MW solar and 7-MWh energy storage project at Cuamba in northern Mozambique.
EU, IEA call for energy access to be centre of African development finance
EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that Africa could achieve universal access to power by 2030 if the rest of the world, led by Europe, puts energy access at the centre of economic co-operation with Africa.
G7 leaders’ green pledges are not enough to reach net zero
Ending public coal power investment in 2021 must be just the first step in reducing the role of fossil fuels
Globeleq begins work on grid-scale solar, storage project in Mozambique
Africa-focused IPP Globeleq and European government-backed Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) have officially broken ground on a 19-MW solar plant and a 7-MWh energy storage power in Cuamba in northern Mozambique.
Access to power rates fall in sub-Saharan Africa in past decade
The number of people without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa increased over the last 10 years, with Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia posting the highest number of people without power access.
Eskom asks to add $600mn to future tariff income
South African utility Eskom has asked its regulator to allow it to add ZAR8.4bn ($616mn) to its tariff income, a request that will be unpopular with customers, who are again facing rotating blackouts.
South Africa High Court ruling spells end for Khanyisa coal power plant
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled the environmental approval for the 600-MW Khanyisa coal-fired power station has expired.
Egypt, Sudan express “deep concern” about Ethiopia’s filling of the GERD
Egyptian and Sudanese officials have stated their deep concern about Ethiopia's proposed filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) this summer without first reaching a binding legal agreement.
Mitsubishi Power signs service deals for Egyptian gas turbines
Japan’s Mitsubishi Power has signed three 16-year long-term service agreements (LTSA) for six of its M701F gas turbines at Egypt’s Sidi Krir, El Atf and Cairo North GTCC plants.
AFRELEC: Access to power rates fall in sub-Saharan Africa in past decade
The number of people without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa has increased over the last 10 years, with Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia posting the highest number of people without power access.
IEA calls for $1 trillion of annual investment in clean energy in developing economies
Private finance is crucial if emerging economies are not to be left behind in the race to net zero, the IEA warns
Orezone, Genser sign PPA for LNG-to-power project in Burkina Faso
US-based Genser Energy has agreed to set up a small-scale LNG-fuelled power plant in Burkina Faso to Orezone Gold Corp. (Canada) for use at the Bomboré gold mine.
Coal bandits
The IEA has said that the road to net zero by 2050 is “narrow but still achievable,” so long as there is no more investment in new coal projects, in order to limit global warming to 1.5C.
US to maintain support for GERD resolution
The US is to continue its diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute, US State Department Spokeswoman Geraldine Griffith said at the weekend.
AfDB to lend $84mn to Rwanda to boost electricity access
The AfDB board has approved $84.22mn in loans and grants to electrify nearly 80,000 rural households in southern Rwanda.
Kenya to adjust minigrids regulations to boost private investment
Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is considering proposals to allow private companies to buy electricity from state-owned Kenya Power and then sell it on in what could be a major boost for the country’s minigrid sector.
Scaling Solar supports 60 MW of solar capacity in Senegal
The World Bank Group's Scaling Solar programme has launched 60 MW of solar capacity in Senegal that will offer one of the lowest power prices in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa Single Electricity Market launched in bid to provide universal access
The African Union has launched the Africa Single Electricity Market (AfSEM) in a bid to create an integrated power market and to improve cross-border links across the continent.
Coal’s appetite for expansion puts net zero at risk
Current coal mine expansion productions now stand at 30% of current, putting at risk the move towards net zero
Mozambique begins construction of 450-MW Temane power plant
Mozambique has begun construction of the 450-MW Temane gas-to-power plant and accompanying transmission line in a project worth $1bn that is backed by the World Bank and the US government.
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