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Kenya pushes the boundaries of Africa’s energy transition
Kenya has long been one of the most open markets in sub-Saharan Africa, but private investors in the country’s power sector are not having an easy ride. Power tariffs are being pushed downwards, with the most recent solar power purchase agreements (PPAs), signed earlier this...
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Kenya
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Scatec Solar launches ambitious solar hybrid leasing platform
Norwegian solar power developer Scatec Solar has launched a new solar hybrid leasing platform named Release. The company joins FTSE 100 leasing behemoth Aggreko, which launched its first hybrid system at the Bisha gold mine in Eritrea in 2018. US rental power company APR...
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Africa
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Total closes Anadarko Mozambique acquisition
Total on 30 September announced the closing of its acquisition of Anadarko’s 26.5% operated interest in the Mozambique LNG project for a purchase price of $3.9bn. Total agreed with Occidental Petroleum in May to acquire Anadarko’s assets in Mozambique, Algeria, Ghana and...
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Mozambique
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Israeli gas to reach Egypt by 2020
On 2 October, Noble Energy, Delek Drilling and their partners in the offshore Leviathan and Tamar fields announced that they had restructured the quantities of gas they are committed to sell to Egypt’s Dolphinus Holdings, an entity run by a trio of business people that will...
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Egypt
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Resources companies start lobbying as Cemac currency rules bite
The decision to impose stricter rules regulating currency transfers and payments across the Central African Economic and Monetary Union (Cemac) countries – heavily promoted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its key ally in the process, the regional Banque des Etats...
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Africa
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Eni pursues Congo ambitions
An announcement from Eni saying chief executive Claudio Descalzi met Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi on 13 September in Kinshasa gave little away, saying only that they discussed forest conservation initiatives and Descalzi outlined prospects for...
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Central Africa
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Kenya: Off-grid developers wary of regulatory trends
Off-grid developers at the Africa Investment Exchange (AIX): Nairobi event on 2-3 October are approaching trends towards greater regulation of the sector with caution. Many African countries are putting in place regulation intended to both aid developers and protect customers...
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Kenya
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Community engagement means asking the people’s view
Project developers and financiers spend inordinate amounts of time and money assessing risks and their mitigation. But when traditional credit and political risk calculations are being made, they still too often overlook the populations whose land they are building on, even...
Africa
Tunisia has left Ben Ali era behind, but future remains uncertain
Former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s death on 19 September did not grip the majority of Tunisians as much as the presidential election earlier that week, which has left two populist outsiders competing to replace the late Béji Caïd Essebsi in a second round of voting,...
Tunisia
Mugabe legacy weighs heavy as Zimbabwe seeks route to recovery
The passing of founding president Robert Gabriel Mugabe is another step in the rites of passage towards what over 15m Zimbabweans hope will eventually become a secure and sustainable economy and society. However, the 95-year-old autocrat’s death offers no solutions for...
Zimbabwe
Nigeria’s new government will face financial, security stresses
Nigeria has endured another long wait for President Muhammadu Buhari to announce his new government. Re-elected in February, Buhari finally swore in members of his new cabinet on 21 August. During the long interim, key officers of state have worked to steady the ship; Central...
Nigeria
Events
13 November 2019 to 14 November 2019
Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables
Now in its sixth year, AIX Power & Renewables has become one of the meeting places of choice...
RSA House, London
Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Off-grid Investment Exchange
The fourth annual Off-grid Investment Exchange is dedicated to bringing established suppliers of...
RSA House, London
Africa
1
20 October 2019 to 24 October 2019
Public Private Partnership (PPP): Financing, Projects & Contracts
Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa needs new infrastructure. Roads, airports, schools, hospitals...
Singapore, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Dubai
Africa
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21 October 2019 to 24 October 2019
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Renewable Energy
The global renewable electricity generation capacity is growing with an unprecedented speed. Half...
Johannesburg, Dubai
Africa
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22 October 2019 to 24 October 2019
Africa PPP
AME Trade Ltd is delighted to arrange the 11th edition of the AfricaPPP, Infrastructure Investment...
The Westin Cape Town, South Africa
Africa
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29 October 2019 to 30 October 2019
South Sudan Oil & Power
Resumption of production at several key oilfields in South Sudan, a landmark peace deal celebrated...
Juba, South Sudan
South Sudan
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05 November 2019 to 06 November 2019
The Mining Show 2019
The Mining Show is back for a 12th year, once again bringing together the entire mining and...
Festival arena, Dubai
Africa
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