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Zambia overhauls electricity regime as sector heats up
A combination of drought, national utility Zesco’s balance sheet, and an alarming bill for electricity sector subsidies has persuaded the Zambian government to push ahead with a radical overhaul of its power sector. Pressure from drought is easing gradually. Energy minister...
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Zambia
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Morocco says its integrated LNG/GTP mega-project remains on track
Following concerns that political indecision and potentially competing projects might significantly delay Morocco’s estimated $4.6bn integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-power (GTP) scheme, further advisory contracts will be signed soon and key decisions are...
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Morocco
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South Africa: Eskom chairman resigns as chaos intensifies
Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown announced late on 12 June that she had accepted the resignation of Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane as chairman of Eskom. “I would like to thank Dr Ngubane for his contribution to turning Eskom around since the load-shedding days of 2014-15...
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South Africa
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Libya’s NOC targets 1m barrels
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has said it expects production to reach 1m b/d by mid-July, despite the massive political, financial and security challenges that threaten to impede its ability to function normally. The corporation is currently pumping an average of 830...
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Libya
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Kenya: Oman Trading takes 40 percent in Hass Petroleum
Kenyan oil marketer Hass Petroleum Group has sold a 40% stake to Oman Trading International (OTI) as it seeks funds to boost its capital and strengthen its operations in east and central Africa. The transaction, the value of which was not disclosed, is subject to regulatory...
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Kenya
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New facility seeks to fill liquidity gap for renewables IPPs
German development bank KfW and Nairobi-based African Trade Insurance (ATI) are launching the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), a new instrument intended to support clean energy independent power producers (IPPs) in sub-Saharan Africa by helping them to maintain...
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Africa
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DR Congo: Inga 3 consortia asked to merge
Facing a range of problems surrounding their bids, the two remaining consortia looking to lead construction of the Inga 3 hydroelectric dam have been asked to merge, the Kinshasa-based Agency for the Development and Promotion of Grand Inga (ADPI-RDC) said on 13 June. The two...
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DR Congo
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AEF reflects an industry growing but in flux
The annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) had something for all of its 2,000 delegates. It encouraged female entrepreneurs towards greater participation at all levels of the industry, heard the perennial calls for cost-reflective tariffs to help insolvent utilities balance their...
Africa
Nigeria struggles with regional balance amid Buhari’s mid-term crisis
As his presidency passes its second anniversary, Muhammadu Buhari is back in a London clinic, being treated for cancer. His absences, about which few facts filter officially, are causing jitters. The president had been expected to deliver a major anniversary speech on 29 May...
Nigeria
New-look African Union hopes to remake the continent
The new African Union Commission (AUC), installed in March, is coming to grips with a dizzying number of dossiers under new secretary-general Moussa Faki Mahamat. New commissioners like Amani Abou-Zeid, responsible for infrastructure and energy, are expected to be more...
Africa
Regional: How floating gas became the feedstock of choice
As hydrocarbons prices have pushed upwards after their slump, a degree of future planning has returned to the global gas market. New liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects are in prospect, led by Australia and the United States, but with a few schemes in Africa. In...
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