Senegal enters the LNG race Senegal has made some substantial deep-water gas finds. This West African nation, where oil was discovered in 1961, expects all its offshore projects to come online between 2022 and 2026. According to the International Monetary Fund, between 2014 and 2017, oil and gas reserves worth more than 1-billion barrels of […]
Invitation to enter Equatorial Guinea’s hydrocarbons sector This year, Equatorial Guinea announced that it was offering up to 24 offshore and two onshore blocks as part of the country’s 2019 oil and gas licensing round. The country has invited exploration and production companies to enter its hydrocarbons sector. The country has subsequently signed a number […]
PV project grows Egypt’s renewable energy portfolio A new 50 MW solar power plant is to be built in Egypt. The plant, which will be built in Zafarana, will be funded by the German Development Bank and is expected start delivering power before the end of 2020. The Zafarana plant is the second project executed […]
Solar project to increase access to electricity Cameroon’s electric power utility has signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium led by Scatec Solar for the construction of two solar photovoltaic power plants in the north of the country. The two projects include a 10 MW plant in Guider and a 15 MW plant in […]
Two new energy projects on the cards News from Mozambique is that the country’s Council of Ministers has approved two new projects for the country’s energy sector: A 2000 MW gas-fired plant to be built at the Beluluane Industrial Park; and a storage, regasification and export terminal for Liquified Natural Gas at the Matola port. […]
Using the sun to keep fish frozen Movelle, an agrifoods business in Ghana, has appointed Redavia, a solar power provider serving west and east Africa, to install a solar PV farm at its cold storage site. Phase one of the PV system is already generating 90 kWp and both companies are already in discussion to […]
PV-diesel project for Senegal A German company is to supply seven PV-diesel hydrid systems in remote Senegalese locations. The plants will enable Senegal to supply power to 140 000 people and avoid 19 kt CO2 emissions per annum. It will be part of a 26,8-million investment financed by the German bank, KFW and Senelec, Senegal’s […]
Rwanda moves toward nuclear power Russia’s nuclear power company, Rosatom, signed two cooperation memoranda with Rwandan officials recently which spell out the preliminary steps needed for the country to develop a domestic nuclear energy programme. The memoranda focus on two areas of cooperation: public education on nuclear energy and the training of Rwandans for industry-related […]
Accelerating private sector development The African Development Bank and the governments of Mozambique and Portugal have signed a Mozambique-specific Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a financing platform, involving the Bank, Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe, called the Lusophone Compact. The Compact will provide risk […]
Egypt to participate with EAPP countries Egypt is to work with East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) countries in an attempt to advance common goals in the energy sector. These goals include the greater use of renewable energy in rural electrification, improving energy efficiency and the planning of electricity projects ion the region. Speaking at a […]
