Parts of the country are expected to experience interruptions in power supply for 14-days as the Ghana Gas Company Limited temporarily shuts down its Atuabo Gas Processing Plant for maintenance. According to the Ministry of Energy, the exercise, started on Saturday, when completed, would ensure the reliability of the gas processing plant and transmission infrastructure […]
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The World Bank has acknowledged that Nigeria significantly contributed to global gas flare reduction in 2022. The bank reported that progress in reducing gas flaring resumed in 2022, with gas flared worldwide falling by 5 billion cubic meters (Bcm) to 139 Bcm. This, it said, is its lowest level since 2010, according to new satellite […]
Today, the EU chose fuel over food in the provisional agreement reached on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the EU law that incentivises the burning of crops to fuel cars and trucks. In response, Julie Bos, Oxfam’s EU climate justice expert, said: “Today, the EU chose to keep fuelling cars with grains, sugar and vegetable […]
Luanda — The minister of Energy and Waters, João Baptista Borges, has announced that Angola intends to export green hydrogen in 2025, in the form of ammonium, an extremely useful product in agriculture. Speaking at the 9th edition of the Energy Transition Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, held on March 28,29, the minister said that in […]
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has blamed the recent serial power outage in Kano on the collapse of the national grid, a situation that has led to an epileptic supply of power in the state. The Management also appeals to the general public in its franchise locations of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states to […]
Berlin — Belgium will support Kenya’s development agenda through partnerships in trade and investment, health and renewable energy. It will also back peace and security plans in the region and climate adaptation. President William Ruto and Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations that will provide a […]
Nairobi — The Electricity Consumers Society of Kenya has filed an urgent application in the High Court seeking an order to quash the decision of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to announce increment of Electricity tariffs. The society says that the Regulatory body did not consult and carry out public participation before making […]
After 20 years of operation, the Ugandan through the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited UEGCL) has taken over the operation of the Nalubaale and Kiira power stations from Eskom Uganda Limited. The two power stations are now managed by Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), which will begin operations on April 1 as per the […]
As multiple crises converge on the environment and people, rapid responses have been the order of the day – and the University of Cape Town (UCT) has not been spared. From a looming Western Cape drought calamity in 2017/2018 to an unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic and a devastating fire that ripped through certain parts of the […]
The Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr. Maneesh Gobin, met on Friday 24 March 2023, a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the seat of his Ministry in Port-Louis. The delegation consisted of Section Head, Mr Michel Warnau, Technical Officer (Animal Health), Dr Carla Bravo De Rueda, and expert, […]
Embattled power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority’s (ZESA) workers are set to embark on a crippling strike over wage related issues. The latest development is a hard blow for citizens and companies already experiencing excruciating electricity outages, sometimes running for periods in excess of 20 hours a day, in the process reversing economic gains made […]
Cape Town — Fuel Price Relief Likely in April as Rand Firms The rand firmed further against the U.S. dollar on Thursday night (March 23, 2023), edging close to the psychological R18 mark and fuelling expectations of fuel price cuts in April, Moneyweb reports. The currency traded over 1% stronger, at around R18.07 to […]
Cape Town — Power Crisis: Infrastructure Problems More to Blame Than Corruption – Electricity Minister Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is leading an eight-day assessment tour to power stations across the country, EyeWitness News reports. The Daily Maverick is reporting that the minister said that the efficiency of Eskom’s power stations was heavily affected by […]
Clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster, a major new report on climate change says. The United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, has said the new report is a “survival guide for humanity” as climate scientists warned a key global temperature goal will likely be missed. Their report lays out […]
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, believes that Eskom employees are the heart of resolving the ongoing energy crisis. “My view has always been the biggest asset for any organisation is its workers and the reason we’re starting from the bottom up is to appreciate and understand the efforts being made […]
In the next two weeks, starting today, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will be visiting all 14 Eskom power stations to engage with the management, workers, and unions. On Monday, the Minister will kick off his drive at Kriel and Duvha power stations in Mpumalanga, where he is accompanied by […]
Abuja — The United Kingdom has earmarked a £10 million grant for innovators in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa and South East Asia to address the energy situation in the benefitting countries. Speaking at an Energy Catalyst meeting yesterday in Abuja, Knowledge Transfer Manager for the Innovate UK Nigeria, Mr. Joshua Adedeji, said the programme was […]
Due to some recovery in generation capacity, Eskom says it will suspend load shedding where possible over the weekend. In a statement on Friday, the power utility said that due to some recovery in generation capacity over the past 48 hours and lower expected demand, load shedding will be reduced to Stage 1 from 5 […]