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Eskom begins installing new generators at Koeberg
Eskom’s $1.2bn upgrade of its Koeberg nuclear power plant is now making meaningful progress with the arrival of the first of six replacement steam generators at the site.
Hybrid hydro/PV offers untapped potential
Building floating solar plants on the reservoirs of existing large-scale hydropower plants could provide a theoretical 7.6 TW of generating capacity, the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said this week.
South Africa pledges support for Mozambican LNG projects
South Africa has pledged to support gas development in neighbouring Mozambique.
NNPC compares gas flaring volumes to domestic distribution
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) revealed last week that it had burned off more associated gas than it supplied to domestic industrial consumers in the 12-month period ending in July 2020.
BP shares tumble to 25-year low as investors doubt clean energy strategy
Egypt appeals for end to GERD dispute at UN
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has appealed to the international community to bring an end to the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia.
US to provide $2.6mn to fund solar in sub-Saharan Africa
Power Africa and USAID are to provide $2.6mn in grants to help solar companies provide off-grid power to healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa.
IEA talks up CCUS as key to reducing emissions
CCUS has a vital role to play in limiting global warning, the IEA says, but more investment and research is needed
GE exits new build coal power market
US-based GE has said it is to stop building coal-fired power plants and will concentrate instead on renewables and gas-fired generation.
Equatorial Guinea aims to move ahead with modular refinery project
Equatorial Guinea’s government is moving ahead with plans to build the country’s first oil-processing plant, according to Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, the head of the Ministry of Mining and Hydrocarbons (MMH).
Nigerian fuel shortages loom as key roads closed
Algerian cabinet member says he doesn’t support shale gas plans
Chems-Eddine Chitour, Algeria’s Minister of Energy Transition and Renewable Energies, said last week that he did not support the government’s plans to push forward with the exploration and development of shale gas reserves.
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire develop new fuel infrastructure
Masdar buys 64-MW Infinity 50 PV plant in Egypt
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has acquired the 64-MW Infinity 50 photovoltaic plant in Egypt from German renewables developer Ib Vogt.
Nigeria aims for 25,000 MW by 2025
The Nigerian government has secured $6.15bn to fund major power sector infrastructure projects in a bid to expand its production output to 25,000 MW by 2025.
Lumos secures $35m in financing to power households across Nigeria
African solar installer Lumos has announced $35mn in new financing from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to fund its expansion in the Nigerian renewables market.
Eskom welcomes 11,000 MW of new capacity
Eskom has welcomed the South African government’s plans to bring on a total of 11,813 MW of generating capacity owned both by itself and by private developers.
Egypt calls for fair and sustainable GERD agreement
Egypt’s irrigation minister has called for a fair and sustainable end to the dispute with Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Libyan oil: Still on hold?
LNA chief Haftar has apparently not lifted the blockade preventing the country’s coastal terminals from exporting crude.
BP warns of peak oil demand just around the corner
DFC clears $1.5bn in risk insurance for Area 4 gas project
Zimbabwe cancels controversial national park coal licences
The Zimbabwean Government has cancelled all mining licences in National Parks after public protests against two Chinese companies gaining coal explorations licences in the Hwange National Park.
NNPC denies graft at AKK gas pipe
ACWA Power’s Bokpoort sets new production record as South African load-shedding persists
ACWA Power’s 50-MW Bokpoort CSP project set a new winter production record in August 2020, producing 21.7 GWh, surpassing its previous winter record of 19.5 GWh set in 2017.
IEA calls for dramatic scaling up of clean tech to reach net zero
The power sector can only account for one-third of the progress needed to reach net-zero emissions. Transport, buildings and industry must also invest in clean tech, the IEA warns
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