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South African government to consider options following IRP comments
South Africa is under unprecedented pressure to reform its power sector. The financial situation at Eskom, which has a balance sheet big enough to cause the government to default, continues to cause serious concern. Eskom’s board presented its plan for the future of the utility...
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South Africa
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Long road ahead as Zimbabwe government puts its house in order
Zimbabwe’s government is piecing together a policy programme to stimulate investment into its moribund power sector. Recovering energy output is a central pillar of government efforts to revitalise the economy. But President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration faces an uphill...
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Zimbabwe
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Tunisian energy governance disrupted by political tensions
State oil company Entreprise Tunisienne des Activités Pétrolières (Etap) is still without a chairman, following Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s dismissal of Moncef Mattoussi on 31 August. Energy minister Khaled Gaddour, director-general of hydrocarbons at the ministry Hédi...
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Tunisia
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Zimbabwe: Progress at state projects despite challenges
There is no shortage of power projects in Zimbabwe, but while there are plenty of independent power producers (IPPs) and several smaller plants under construction, the government’s focus is on state-owned projects. Larger IPPs and investors face the seemingly insurmountable...
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Zimbabwe
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Tanzania: Tender chaos
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd (Tanesco) has cancelled and then reissued three recently announced tenders for large-scale solar, wind and coal as Tanzania continues to bewilder investors. The tenders are part of government efforts to revive the power sector in time for...
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Tanzania
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Sudan: Lundin could face fine
Lundin Petroleum said on 1 November that it had been notified by the Swedish Prosecution Authority that the company could face fines in connection with the preliminary investigation into its operations in Sudan. The Swedish government in October authorised the country’s...
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Sudan
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Moroccan budget woes drive asset sale
Recently appointed finance minister Mohammed Benchaâboun is tackling Morocco’s burgeoning budget deficit with reforms that some local observers are calling Thatcherite. The former banker expects to raise funds by divesting the state’s remaining saleable assets, with major...
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Morocco
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