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Issue 213 - 16 July 2011

IDC increases investment

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Government-owned development finance institution Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) has announced that its investment commitments will rise to R102bn ($14.8bn) over the next five years.

South Africa
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Nersa is to hold public hearings on 13 July to assess applications for licences for the 670MW Avon Peaking Power and the 335MW Dedisa Peaking Power

South Africa
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India’s CESC Ltd plans to set up a 2x600MW plant near the Boikarabelo mine at Waterberg to supply the South African grid. The century-old Calcutta (Kolkata) electricity supply company has many generation projects at home, but this is a rare foreign operation linked to a mining investment. The Boikarabelo mine is being developed by Australian Stock Exchange-listed Resource Generation Ltd (through its wholly owned Bantal Singapore Pte Ltd unit).

South Africa
Issue 211 - 21 June 2011

Eni in PetroSA tie-up

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Italy’s Eni has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state oil and gas company PetroSA, establishing co-operation between the companies both inside and outside South Africa.

South Africa
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is leading a $365m financing package to support Eskom’s effort to build a significant renewables component into its multi-billion dollar development programme

South Africa
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ANGOLA: Cobalt pre-salt plans; GABON: Dussafu drilling; SOUTH AFRICA: Shale gas exploration halt in Karoo; TANZANIA: BG contracts new rig

Angola | Gabon | Tanzania | South Africa
Issue 208 - 07 May 2011

Riversdale woos Benga partners

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Australia’s Riversdale Mining is in talks with a consortium of strategic equity partners who will take equity in the 600MW first phase of the Benga power project in Tete Province and assume full development and operational responsibility for it.

Mozambique | South Africa
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Soaring crude prices – coupled with more realistic expectations – have improved conditions for African biofuels projects, writes François Misser

Mozambique | Malawi | Zimbabwe | South Africa | Mali
Issue 205 - 18 March 2011

SacOil gears up for AIM listing

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SacOil is currently one of only three oil and gas companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, alongside petrochemicals giant Sasol and Nigeria’s Oando; it is the only pure exploration play. Chief executive Robin Vela told African Energy

South Africa
Issue 205 - 18 March 2011

BP expands storage facility

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BP has announced the completion of a R140m ($20m) expansion of its Pretoria fuel storage facility to ensure security of supply in inland South Africa. The company held a ceremony to open a new rail loading and offloading gantry described as one of the largest in Africa.

South Africa
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Fresh support from the South African government has strengthened the borrowing leverage of power parastatal Eskom, as it seeks to maintain its building programme, writes Kevin Godier. Just weeks after South Africa’s Eskom successfully tapped a $1.75bn bond from global investors, Pretoria announced on 15 February that it would support Eskom’s R549bn ($78.9bn) build programme up to 2017 with a R350bn guarantee framework

South Africa
Issue 204 - 04 March 2011

Shale gas controversy

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Energy minister Elizabeth Dipuo Peters sought to counter the criticism of shale gas exploration in the Karoo region during a 24 February media briefing in parliament – despite the issue of a Government Notice on 1 February by the Department of Mineral Resources declaring a moratorium on any new technical co-operation agreement, exploration or reconnaissance permits in the Karoo.

South Africa
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The government is pushing its plan to build a world-scale solar power plant, to use concentrated solar power technology at a site in Northern Cape (AE 196/10).

South Africa
Issue 204 - 04 March 2011

Natref contract for Kentz

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European Union sanctions on outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo have hit crude supplies to Abidjan’s 80,000 b/d Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage oil refinery, which is working at a “minimum” level, according to a spokesman. On 28 February, the government banned the filling of jerrycans at petrol stations, in a bid to prevent fuel hoarding.

South Africa
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Power barge heads for Luanda; Official confident on Lom Pangar HEP despite lack of funds; Songo Songo expansion waits on tariffs, financing; Share placing for South African start-up

Cameroon | Angola | Tanzania | South Africa