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Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Moçambique (ENH) is seeking investors for the Maputo gas distribution project, which aims to supply gas from the Pande and Temane fields to Maputo city and Marracuene district.

The state’s Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP) has launched a fourth licensing round, offering seven onshore areas.

Africa's efforts to invest in clean energy have been given a boost with six countries to receive $1.1bn in new financing. Mozambique, Niger and Zambia will each receive up to $50m-70m under the World Bank's Climate Investment Fund (CIF) initiative.

Oil find on Block 17/06; Aseng FPSO contract award; Anadarko starts onshore drilling; Acergy contract for Escravos gas

Cover Energy AIM listing; Support for high-speed telecoms; World Bank lends $50m for infrastructure; China may develop Lamu deep-water port

BENIN: WAPP meets on Maria Gléta project, GHANA: Kumasi grid tender; MOZAMBIQUE: Riversdale signs framework deal for Benga CTP; MOZAMBIQUE: Rehabilitation of two dams in Manica province; TUNISIA: Grid loan from AfDB; ZAMBIA/NAMIBIA: Power supply deal

Local private company Oilmoz has decided to change the site for its refinery project for environmental reasons.

BENIN/TOGO: CEB seeks equipment for Nangbeto; BOTSWANA: Substation and transmission line tender; CAMEROON: Hyundai to build power plant for Logbaba gas; EGYPT: North Giza deadline deferred; ETHIOPIA: Equipment sought for Gibe 3; MOZAMBIQUE: Self Energy sets up local venture; TUNISIA: Bizerte bids due in January

ALGERIA: IFC invests $24m in cement plant, GHANA: IFC raises $160m for mobile telecoms; LUSOPHONES: IFC, Portugal launch private sector growth fund

Canada’s Artumas Group has converted $115m of bond debt into shares and successfully placed $8m of new convertible bonds. The company ran into funding problems

EGYPT: USTDA funds petrochemicals, railways; EGYPT: First public-private infrastructure transaction; LIBERIA: AfDB finances development bank; LIBERIA: Extra World Bank funds for infrastructure; MOZAMBIQUE/MALAWI: AfDB funds Nacala road corridor

BOTSWANA: More power from Mozambique; KENYA: KPLC seeks bids for HFO plants; MOZAMBIQUE: EdM seeks substation bids; NIGERIA: GE tie-up; SOUTH AFRICA: Koeberg maintenance; UGANDA: Fichtner to study Isimba hydro project

UK private company Wessex Exploration plans to list on London’s PLUS market by 1 September. The PLUS market is proving popular with minnow oil companies looking to raise funds – the UK-based Africa Oil Exploration Plc listed in January 2008 raising £1.03m (AE 142/16).

Brazil’s Vale SA will start building a thermal power station next year at its $1,322m Moatize coal project, the state-owned Noticias newspaper reported on 2 June. The plant will have an eventual capacity of 1,800MW, with its first unit producing one-third of that.

EGYPT: BOO wind power tender; EGYPT: Noweibaa turbine tender; MALI: New thermal plant; MOZAMBIQUE: Indian loan for rural electrification; UGANDA: Wenreco to be audited ahead of state rescue