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Lumos secures $35m in financing to power households across Nigeria
African solar installer Lumos has announced $35mn in new financing from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to fund its expansion in the Nigerian renewables market.
Eskom welcomes 11,000 MW of new capacity
Eskom has welcomed the South African government’s plans to bring on a total of 11,813 MW of generating capacity owned both by itself and by private developers.
Egypt calls for fair and sustainable GERD agreement
Egypt’s irrigation minister has called for a fair and sustainable end to the dispute with Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Libyan oil: Still on hold?
LNA chief Haftar has apparently not lifted the blockade preventing the country’s coastal terminals from exporting crude.
BP warns of peak oil demand just around the corner
DFC clears $1.5bn in risk insurance for Area 4 gas project
Zimbabwe cancels controversial national park coal licences
The Zimbabwean Government has cancelled all mining licences in National Parks after public protests against two Chinese companies gaining coal explorations licences in the Hwange National Park.
NNPC denies graft at AKK gas pipe
ACWA Power’s Bokpoort sets new production record as South African load-shedding persists
ACWA Power’s 50-MW Bokpoort CSP project set a new winter production record in August 2020, producing 21.7 GWh, surpassing its previous winter record of 19.5 GWh set in 2017.
IEA calls for dramatic scaling up of clean tech to reach net zero
The power sector can only account for one-third of the progress needed to reach net-zero emissions. Transport, buildings and industry must also invest in clean tech, the IEA warns
Total Tanzania says it has no plans to exit the country
The Tanzanian division of France’s Total has denied reports that it is preparing to exit the East African country, where it has a chain of around 100 retail filling stations.
East Med ambitions
Egypt has stepped up efforts to expand energy ties with nearby states, despite the hazardous geopolitical environment.
Renergen says its LNG auctions drew more interest than expected
Renergen said last week that its upcoming LNG auctions, the first of their kind in South Africa, had attracted more interest than anticipated.
DRC gives Perenco a green light for associated gas-to-power project
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has authorised the Anglo-French company Perenco to move forward with a gas-to-power project.
USTDA grants Senegal $1.3mn for gas pipeline study
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has pledged to provide the government of Senegal with funding for the study of a natural gas pipeline project.
US aid threat heats up GERD dispute
The US has reportedly considered ending up to $130mn in aid to Ethiopia because of the row over construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Eskom warns of more power cuts
South Africa’s Eskom said on September 2 that it had raised its load-shedding programme to Stage 4
Nigeria’s NERC lays down new tariff rules
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has unveiled new rules for distribution companies (Discos) that aim to raise tariffs for end-users.
South Africa launches 2-GW emergency tender
The South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has revealed the details of its tender for 2 GW of short-term, emergency generating capacity.
Egypt approves two soft loans to boost renewables
Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved two loan agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the French Development Agency (AFD).
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.
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