The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), serving as the voice of the African energy sector, recently conducted a working visit to Ghana, meeting with key institutions and stakeholders to discuss the state of play of the country’s oil and gas sector. Throughout the visit, parties discussed Ghana’s energy expansion agenda,… +
H.E Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Guinea has appointed Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo as the new Director General for national oil company (NOC) GEPetrol, replacing H.E Antonio Oburu Ondó who was appointed Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons in a cabinet reshuffle in early February. The selection of… +
By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) It would be difficult to exaggerate the value that carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology offers Africa’s oil and gas industry. With oil and gas-producing countries facing tremendous pressure to transition to green energy sources and leave their petroleum assets in… +
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 energy… +
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 production… +
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’ the… +
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,… +
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.… +
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 financing… +
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 bottom… +
