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Ghana plans 1,200MW state-owned thermal power expansion by 2029
Ghana plans to procure 1,200 megawatts of combined-cycle thermal generation capacity by 2029, a major expansion aimed at lowering electricity costs and strengthening energy security as the country seeks to make its power sector more competitive.
Ghana manufacturers accelerate solar push as power costs rise
Ghanaian manufacturers are increasingly looking to solar power as persistently high energy costs squeeze margins and weaken the competitiveness of businesses in one of West Africa’s larger industrial markets.
Navitas acquires second FPSO to accelerate Sea Lion development in Falklands
Navitas Petroleum has exercised an option to acquire a second floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for its Sea Lion oil project in the North Falkland Basin, investing about $125mn before upgrades.
Neuquén and Río Negro agree joint infrastructure strategy to support Vaca Muerta growth
Argentina’s Neuquén and Río Negro provinces have agreed to jointly plan infrastructure, transport and logistics in the Alto Valle and the corridor towards Vaca Muerta, seeking to address rising flows of cargo, workers, goods and services.
Neuquén targets Brazil and Chile as new markets for Vaca Muerta gas
Argentina’s Neuquén province is seeking to expand Vaca Muerta gas exports to neighbouring Brazil and Chile, while improving competitiveness and developing new energy sources to diversify the economy beyond hydrocarbons.
Tajikistan's first large-scale solar plant begins feeding national grid
Tajikistan's first large-scale solar power plant has begun supplying electricity to the national grid, marking a tentative step toward diversifying an electricity system still overwhelmingly dependent on hydropower.
Tajikistan emerges as potential market for Turkmen gas exports
Turkmenistan, holder of the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves, is exploring Tajikistan as a potential export market as it seeks to diversify away from its longstanding huge reliance on China for gas sales, a report says.
Iran’s state driller fast-tracks fleet overhaul
The National Iranian Drilling Co. (NIDC) is pushing ahead with a major programme to modernise its drilling fleet, with six rigs upgraded in recent months and two new heavy rigs set to be built with domestic technology, its chief executive said.
Iran denies petrol shortage as queues grow longer
Iran hands over South Pars war-hit refinery to local firms for reconstruction
Iran’s Pars Oil and Gas Co. (POGC), the main developer of the South Pars gas field, has awarded a contract to a consortium of local firms led by Bank Shahr to rebuild its fifth refinery, one of four facilities damaged in Israeli air strikes.
Mongolia proposes green data centre as regional digital infrastructure hub
Mongolia has unveiled plans for a renewable-powered "Green Data Center" aimed at developing the country as a digital infrastructure hub while limiting the environmental footprint of growing computing demand.
South African miners scale up renewable power to cut Eskom reliance
South Africa’s largest mining groups are rapidly expanding private renewable-power portfolios to cut electricity costs, improve energy security and reduce dependence on state-owned utility Eskom.
Ghana Gas shifts profits into infrastructure as expansion drive accelerates
Ghana Gas Company plans to reinvest earnings in infrastructure and expansion after improving profitability, as the state-owned gas company seeks to strengthen the reliability of fuel supplies to power plants and industry.
Libya signs production-sharing deal with Chevron for Sirte basin
Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) has signed a production-sharing agreement with US energy major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) to develop the country’s oil and gas resources
Namibia’s Langer Heinrich completes ramp-up as uranium output rises 60%
Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN; TSX: PDN) produced 4.82mn lb of uranium oxide (U3O8) at its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia in the financial year ended June 30, up about 60% y/y.
Russian fuel shortages pose risks to Kazakhstan’s harvest and inflation
Fuel shortages in Russia and heightened geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East are creating additional risks for Kazakhstan’s agricultural sector ahead of the autumn harvest.
Fitch affirms Kazatomprom rating at ‘BBB’ with stable outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kazakhstan's state-owned uranium producer Kazatomprom at BBB with a stable outlook.
Kazakhstan to more than double oil refining capacity by 2033
Kazakhstan plans to more than double its oil refining capacity to 40mn tonnes a year by 2033 as disruptions to its main crude export route strengthen the case for selling more processed fuel to neighbouring markets.
Kazakhstan’s major refineries hold back on Russian petrol exports
Kazakhstan’s major oil refineries have reportedly not used quotas allocated to them for petrol exports to Russia, as domestic supply constraints, payment difficulties and the risk of Western sanctions discourage shipments.
Kazakhstan explores Baku-Supsa route for oil exports as Trans-Caspian green energy corridor advances
Nigeria regulator lists 19 upstream licences with 2026 expiry dates
An August concession report from Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator lists 19 licences with stated expiry dates in 2026, although the dates do not by themselves mean the concessions have been revoked or cancelled.
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