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The management of General Electric Company of Libya (Gecol) is striving to add every possible megawatt to the national grid before the holy month of Ramadan, which this year starts in mid-May. With peak demand expected during the summer months, efforts to resume and even...

A loan worth up to $1bn to support power sector reform is expected to go before the World Bank board for approval on 28 May. The government’s strategy, outlined in the 2017-2020 Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), is to reach financial close on the 15 solar photovoltaic...

The government is expected to begin shortly the process of selling two or three gas power plants to help reduce the debt burden on the Volta River Authority (VRA) and other state power utilities. The sale of all of the VRA’s thermal plants was mooted last year to help reduce...

Petroceltic International, the formerly Dublin-based and London-listed exploration company, has run into difficulties with the Algerian authorities over a contract approval at its Ain Tsila development, formally scheduled for first gas in 2020. The company had hoped to award...

In a fresh blow to the 40GW Grand Inga megaproject on the Congo River, the National Assembly has rejected legislation on the government agency overseeing the project. On 6 April, parliament rejected the Grand Inga bill by a show of hands. The draft decree had been approved by...