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Development of Ghana’s power sector after independence was based on the Akosombo dam on the Volta River, supplying Volta Aluminium Corporation (Valco) with cheap power to smelt the local bauxite into aluminium ingots. The Kpong dam added 160MW to generation capacity in 1982,...

Greek company Mytilineos signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with General Electricity Company of Libya (Gecol) for a new dual-fuel power plant in Tobruk to be built by its Metka unit. The agreement was signed in Tripoli on 27 September. One of...

Total has added to its presence in Mauritania and Senegal with a technical evaluation agreement offshore Guinea covering 55,000km2 of deep and ultra-deep waters. In Namibia, the French major will acquire 70% of Impact Oil & Gas’s interests in Block 2913B, while in South...

The US has revoked economic sanctions on Sudan and its government, some of which have been in place for 20 years. Other sanctions remain in place, in particular those specifically relating to the conflict in the Darfur region, as does Sudan’s official designation by the US as...

Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia confirmed that “it is time” for Algeria to revise its hydrocarbons law to attract investors and raise export revenues, speaking at the launch of two new gas carriers in Arzew on 1 October. While he gave no details about how the law would change,...