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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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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 if...
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Africa
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Zimbabwe: Power tariffs rise again
The government has approved a domestic electricity price rise of more than 200% from 3 October, raising tariffs to about US$0.12/kWh from approximately US$0.02/kWh. Following the rise, the second since August, domestic users will pay Z$0.41 for the first 50kWh and Z$0.91 for 51-...
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Zimbabwe
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Equatorial Guinea: Russian deals in prospect
Equatorial Guinea has signalled that an agreement with Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosneft could emerge from the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi on 23-24 October. A Russian news report, retweeted by minister of mines and hydrocarbons Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, quoted the minister as...
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Equatorial Guinea
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Industry: Climate activists protest at oil dinner
Greenpeace activists gatecrashed the annual Oil & Money Conference dinner at London’s Grosvenor Hotel on 8 October to protest at IOCs’ role in climate change. The activists unfurled a banner reading “BP and Shell Climate Criminals” at the event, hosted by Energy Intelligence...
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Africa
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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,...
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Tunisia
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Angola launches Namibe Basin bid round as new agency pursues sector reform
Angola has announced details of a forthcoming licensing round offering blocks in the Namibe and Benguela basins. The round is the first outing for the new Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG), created from splitting Sonangol’s roles as concessionaire and...
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Angola
Consultancy
Events
13 November 2019 to 14 November 2019
Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables
RSA House, London
Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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