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| Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos's daughter has been cleared to head the national oil company Sonangol, after a court rejected a legal challenge... read |
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| Scatec Solar, Africa50 and Norfund have signed a JDA into the investment of the Nova Scotia power plant in Nigeria... read |
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| Protesters who shut off two Libyan oil pipelines, one for more than two years, have lifted their blockade, paving the way for a production boost... read |
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| The West African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (WAIPEC) has announced its steering committee, which will guide the content of over 25 business... read |
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| Unit 5 at Eskom's Medupi Power Station is slowly inching towards commercial operation... read |
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| British energy major BP on Monday, 19 December, ramped up its presence in Africa with the purchase of stakes in gas projects in Mauritania and Senegal... read |
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| The 17th annual African Utility Week will take place from 16-18 May 2017 at the CTICC in Cape Town... read |
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| Ethiopia on Saturday, 17 December, inaugurated a hydroelectric dam that aims to double the country's electricity output, but which critics say is a threat to locals and a UNESCO-listed lake in Kenya... read |
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| Bruse Raw Although it appears that its clinging onto its dominance of the energy market, grid liberalisation presents opportunities for all players, particularly Eskom... read |
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| James Shepherd There are parts of Zimbabwe where consistent drought is putting intolerable pressure on local communities... read |
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| Debswana Diamond Company and Majwe Mining Joint Venture have signed a two-year contract extension to cover the period 2017 and 2018... read |
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| Proper planning in a mining project puts it on track not just for profitable operation, but also for longevity and sustainability... read |
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| In spite of efforts deployed by countries in Central Africa to incorporate the objectives of the AMV into national policies, the results are still limited... read |
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| About 780 workers at Barbrook gold mine near Barberton are facing a bleak Christmas after the mine was placed in business rescue... read |
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| Alazar Shiferaw The third dam in Ethiopia's hydro-power plant complex, Gilgel Gibe III, which will provide 1,870MW of clean energy, came on line last week... read |
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| With increasing clean energy consumption across the globe, developing countries have pledged to consume more clean energy... read |
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| When power goes out in the rural town of Soroti, store manager Hussein Samsudin hopes it won't go on so long it spoils his produce... read |
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| Uganda will have its first government-endorsed renewable energy in just over half a year, with the construction of the 10MW (14GWh/y) Tororo solar PV project... read |
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| Sunbird Energy, owners of the Ibhubesi Gas Project (IGP), has delisted and privatised the company in anticipation of the department of energy's gas-to-power programme... read |
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| Eskom is dragging its heels on finalising PPAs with companies earmarked to build and run renewable plants, which could cost 15,000 potential jobs. read |
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| Jamie Matroos This sidewalk converts steps into power... read |
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| The price of electricity and cost of generation are key challenges facing large parts of Africa, but clean small-scale energy solutions can be found... read |
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| Uganda's first grid-connected solar plant, made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels and generating 10MW, is now online... read |
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| While South Africans are aware of the benefits of renewable energy and are generally supportive of these, in general they remain concerned about the cost... read |
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| Brenda Martin Sarec is disappointed to hear that the DoT and Nersa have seemingly rushed through a section 34 determination for the procurement of 9,600MW of nuclear energy... read |
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| Gold One's Modder East operation has rolled out an innovative infrastructure to use emulsion explosives for all 70 of its underground narrow-reef stope panels... read |
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| The new hype is the ability to analyse various types of information that are not based at the same location - termed deep analytics... read |
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