Tag: Africa
Home-grown Kenyan solar farm powers computers – and protects girls
Kenyan solar farm purchased, maintained by residents By Benson Rioba OLOSHO-OIBOR, Kenya, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the first few residents of this village in the Ngong hills installed solar panels, nearly a decade ago, the only aim was to power their own homes, as their town had no connection to the national […]
Africa’s first grid-connected biogas plant powers up
Biogas plant meets power needs of 5,000-6,000 rural homes By Geoffrey Kamadi NAIVASHA, Kenya, Jan 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A commercial farm in Kenya has become Africa’s first electricity producer powered by biogas to sell surplus electricity to the national grid, cutting the carbon emissions associated with oil-powered generation. The Gorge Farm Energy Park in […]
Nigeria signs $5.1 billion deal with five oil companies to clear unpaid bills
Nigeria deal with Shell, Exxon, Eni, Chevron and Total ABUJA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Nigeria will clear unpaid bills worth $5.1 billion for oil production joint ventures piled up over many years under a deal signed on Thursday with Shell, Chevron, Total, Eni and Exxon Mobil. The deal would unlock new investment in the OPEC […]
Mozambique solar power deal signed as African country struggles with drought
Mozambique solar power will deliver energy to 175,000 households By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Nov 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Drought-stricken Mozambique will start building its first large scale solar plant in early 2017, after Scatec Solar, which owns several such plants in Africa, signed an $80 million deal to sell electricity to the state-owned energy company […]
Senegal at crossroads as oil boom looms
Oil struck in deep waters off Senegal in 2014 By Edward McAllister DAKAR, Nov 4 (Reuters) – In a report last week detailing sub-Saharan Africa’s dire economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund singled out Senegal as a rare bright spot. One key reason: it does not produce oil. While low crude prices have hobbled exporters […]
Solar battery power takes up the charge in Kenya
Solar battery system will replace ICIPE Homa Bay center’s diesel generators By Anthony Langat NAIROBI, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Staff of the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) don’t worry too much about the frequent power outages at their campuses. A bank of diesel generators ensure that when power from the […]
African solar energy use increases as prices plunge
Africa solar energy systems can power homes for $56/year By Maina Waruru NAIROBI, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Until almost two years ago, James Mbugua, a farmer living in Karai, a village on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, relied on kerosene to light his house, and a car battery to power his television so […]
African LNG imports could be significant by 2025 -Total
African LNG imports could be between 20 to 30 million tonnes per year CAPE TOWN, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Africa could become a significant global market for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2025, with Egypt the main driver, as more countries eye gas-to-power projects, a senior official at Total said on Tuesday. With hundreds of […]
Petrofac tells Tunisia it starting shutdown over protests
Petrofac supplies 13 per cent of North Africa’s domestic gas needs By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) – British oil and gas industry services company Petrofac has told Tunisia it has started to shut down its local operations after months of protests disrupted its gas production, the government said on Wednesday. “Petrofac has officially informed […]
Nigeria sues ENI, Chevron, other oil companies
Nigeria looking for $160 million ABUJA, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against Italian energy firm ENI, U.S. major Chevron and other international oil firms over some crude exports, ENI, Chevron and a government official said on Tuesday. “The claim dates back to last March and refers to a request to our subsidiary […]
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