By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). The recently signed liquefied natural gas (LNG) development project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is a promising step on the long road to Africa’s just energy transition. The project, being jointly developed by Kinetic Energy of Australia and the Industrial Corporation… +
PRETORIA, South Africa, January 3, 2024/APO Group/ — The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces the adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors with effect from the 3rd of January 2024. South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted monthly, informed by international and… +
The aim of the project was to empower older women to help reduce the negative environmental impact of fossil fuel use in Burkina Faso by promoting clean technologies and low-carbon energy sources History of the “Solar Grandmothers” initiative During the India-Africa Forum held in New Delhi in April 2008, an… +
Natural gas has a critical part to play in the energy mix needed for the continent to meet its current and growing energy needs By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber It would be an understatement to say Tanzania’s Songo Songo gas field has been good for the country… +
The project will improve electricity access for households, social infrastructure and micro, small and medium enterprises The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday approved a €101.10 million loan to Kenya to implement the third phase of the Last Mile Connectivity Project. The project will improve electricity… +
As the African Energy Chamber reports in our newly released “The State of African Energy 2024 Outlook,” we are forecasting a “relative calm” in the liquids market for the remainder of 2023 By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). Six months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19… +
MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2023 – which is organized by Energy Capital & Power – will open with a ministerial panel that will exchange insights and champion best practices in the regional energy sector NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, November 2, 2023 The MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2023 conference and exhibition… +
60MW plant boosts energy capacity by 50% while averting 252,500 tons of CO2; Further 45MW expansion planned by investment partners AFC (www.AfricaFC.org), FMO, CFM & GHIH; Energy security and independence, import substitution, industrialisation, job creation and economic stability are among the benefits to be delivered in line with UN SDGs.… +
Africa’s 620 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas resources have strengthened the continent’s potential to drive economic growth, diversify revenue generation, while spearheading global energy security in conjunction with a transition to a cleaner energy future. Underpinned by efforts to monetize domestic gas resources, countries to the likes of… +
The second phase of the Last Mile Connectivity Project, implemented in Kenya between 2016 and 2022, has helped improved access to electricity for low-income groups. At least 1.6 million people now have access to power, according to the Project Completion Report published by the African Development Bank on 11 August… +
