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Siemens Gamesa to supply turbines to Enel-led 301-MW wind farm in Morocco

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has received an order from an Enel-led group to supply 301 MW of wind turbines for Morocco’s Boujdour wind farm.

EPRA head says price hikes, emergency imports helped Kenya avoid fuel shortages

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has said that recent price increases and emergency procurement campaigns are helping the country to avoid petroleum product shortages.

Report: Security threats likely to linger in Mozambique despite security pact with Total

The memorandum signed last week between Total (France) and the government of Mozambique may serve to improve security arrangements for the Mozambique LNG project without improving security conditions in surrounding areas of the country.

Sylva says PIB will reduce the tax burden on oil and gas sector

Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva has indicated that the government’s proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will reduce the tax burden on the oil and gas sector.

Nigerian Senate orders investigation of NLNG dividend withdrawal charges

Nigeria’s Senate has ordered a probe of allegations that the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) consortium illegally appropriated $18bn over a 15-year period.

EBRD is providing debt and equity financing to ACWA Power Kom Ombo for 200-MW PV project in Egypt

Egypt to issue construction licence for El Dabaa NPP in 2021

Development of the Russian-financed reactors is continuing as planned despite the challenges posed by COVID-19

Green hydrogen needs more government backing

Current growth rates in the global green hydrogen industry are just not high enough to meet global energy demand, with massive capital shortfalls and government inaction stalling start-ups.

Nigeria floats a new oil law at last

After more than two decades of struggle and failure, Nigeria's presidential administration has submitted its Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly. This year’s upsets make quick passage of the bill more likely.

Libya begins loading first condensate shipment in six months

Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has begun loading hydrocarbons into a tanker for export at the Brega terminal with the intent of carrying out its first shipment in more than six months.

Total to work with Mozambican government on security

Nigerian-Chinese JV hopes to commission modular refinery in September

A Nigerian-Chinese joint venture is hoping to commission its new 6,000 barrel per day (bpd) modular refinery in Edo State sometime next month.

UNOC to import more fuel via Kisumu-Jinja barge route

Uganda National Oil Co. (UNOC) is seeking to fill petroleum product storage facilities in Jinja, a port on Lake Victoria, in order to facilitate regional fuel trade.

World Bank blocks Liberian power provider’s bid to lease fuel tanks

The World Bank has blocked the Liberian government from proceeding with a plan to lease spare capacity in petroleum product storage facilities built for Liberia Electricity Corp. (LEC) to Aminata Petroleum.

Eskom makes boardroom changes as power cuts return

Eskom has sacked some key managers after the company failed to meet its targets for reducing power cuts during the current winter.

GERD talks make slow but sure progress this week

The Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan governments have each tabled outline proposals to create a “unified draft” that would lead to an agreement on filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Egypt's NREA, Denmark's Vestas to sign 250-MW wind farm contract

Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has signed an agreement with Vestas and other European partners to develop a 250-MW wind project located in the Gulf of Suez.

Green energy grows during lockdown, but not by enough

Solar and wind output grew 14% during lockdown, but the expansion is too slow to meet the Paris Agreement goals

Security risks on the rise in Mozambique

Militants have seized control of Mocimboa da Praia, the main port of entry for Mozambique LNG supplies.

Completion nears on South Sudan refinery work

NNPC determined to finish AKK gas pipeline on schedule

State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) is determined to ensure that work on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline remains on schedule, according to the head of the company’s Nigerian Gas Co. (NGC) subsidiary.

Algerian Energy Minister revises timeline for drop in gas exports

Algeria’s Energy Minister Abdelmajid Attar has said that the country’s natural gas exports are not likely to decline significantly before the end of the decade.

Ncondezi Energy moves forward with transmission study

Energy developer Ncondezi Energy has said it has sent a transmission integration study to state utility Electricidad de Moçambique (EDM) for its integrated 300-MW coal-fired power project and coal mine in Tete Province.

US supports solar, hydro development in Nigeria

The US Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to Abuja-based Konexa for a feasibility study that will evaluate Nigeria’s access to reliable, privately generated renewable electricity.

South Africa’s state capture defendants remain defiant

Reaction in South Africa to the Gupta Files, or Eskom’s legal summons to a list of 12 former executives and directors in a ZAR3.8bn ($211mn) civil suit, has been defiant, with those on the list denying any involvement in corruption.