With Namibia’s energy sector on the precipice of rapid transformation on the back of recent oil and gas discoveries, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) will establish an office in the country dedicated to promoting local content development efforts. The AEC will engage with various stakeholders across the Namibian energyContinue Reading
Antonio Oburu Ondo, Equatorial Guinea’s recently appointed Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, has awarded independent exploration and production company, Panoro Energy, a 56% participating interest and operatorship in Block EG-01 offshore the hydrocarbon-rich West African country, as well as Canadian oil and gas company, the Africa Oil Corporation, two productionContinue Reading
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of the African energy sector – endorses and supports this year’s edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference, which takes place on 25-27 April in Windhoek, Namibia. Taking place under the theme ‘Shaping the Future of Energy Towards Value Creation’ theContinue Reading
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) of the African Development Bank Group will provide a $1 million technical assistance grant to the Green Mobility Facility for Africa (GMFA). GMFA provides technical assistance and investment capital to accelerate and expand private sector investments in sustainable transport solutions in seven countries: Kenya,Continue Reading
Sierra Leone, Chad, Liberia, and Togo Kick Off Activities to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity Activities under the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) have officially kicked off in Freetown to increase electricity access to millions of existing and prospective consumers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.Continue Reading
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 3, 2023/APO Group/ — The voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC), will host a special New Year reception event at the Waldorf Hilton luxury hotel in London on 26 January where participants will be encouraged to explore new avenues in financingContinue Reading
President William Ruto has said the government is working towards lowering electricity tariffs. The government, he observed, will prioritize low-income earners and manufacturers in the tariff review process. In three months, we will have public consultation to ensure that we have tariffs that are affordable to those at the bottomContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 26, 2022/APO Group/ — By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber In late 2019, Africa Oil Corp. President and CEO Keith Hill told Petroleum Economist that, given Africa’s unproven oil and gas basins, the continent was probably “the greatest frontier,” with outstanding opportunities for exploration,Continue Reading
In an effort to develop a consensus on Africa’s oil and gas resources at the conference, Al Ghais also led the OPEC-Africa Dialogue Session featuring both African OPEC and non-OPEC member countries By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber This past October, the African Energy Chamber presented African Energy WeekContinue Reading
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) supports the acquisition by Africa-focused British independent energy company Savannah Energy of oil and gas supermajor ExxonMobil’s entire upstream and midstream asset portfolio in Chad and Cameroon. The sale was closed on 9 December to the tune of $407 million. The announcement comes after SavannahContinue Reading
