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African Energy Chamber Endorses Energy Ops-Security Agora as Key Platform to Discuss the Physical Se

African Energy Chamber Endorses Energy Ops-Security Agora as Key Platform to Discuss the Physical Se

In line with the African Energy Chamber’s repeated calls on African governments and oil companies to do more to protect the security of energy infrastructure in Africa, the Chamber…...

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Zimbabwe: Arcadia Lithium Project re-evaluated

Zimbabwe: Arcadia Lithium Project re-evaluated

The Zimbabwean Lithium Arcadia project is preparing to play in the big league. According to an updated feasibility study, the mine will have a longer operating life and an annual pr…...

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US talks fail to solve Egypt -Ethiopia Nile dispute

US talks fail to solve Egypt -Ethiopia Nile dispute

On 6 November, ministers from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt met in Washington DC as the Trump administration used its diplomatic clout to push for a breakthrough in one of Africa’s mos…...

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Disputes and delays: Uganda’s long road to first oil

Disputes and delays: Uganda’s long road to first oil

Oil deposits have sat beneath the shores of Lake Albert, in western Uganda, for millions of years. Since its discovery in 2006, plans to extract the oil, estimated at over 1bn recov…...

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Scepticism follows Russia-Nigeria deal announcements

Scepticism follows Russia-Nigeria deal announcements

Nigeria had much to celebrate when deals were struck at the Russia-Africa Summit in October, but as Will McBain reports, there are doubts about whether all of the projects will be i…...

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Algeria: Condor selected to build 50-megawatt solar power plant

Algeria: Condor selected to build 50-megawatt solar power plant

By Luchelle Feukeng The Algerian government has chosen Condors offer to build a 50 MW solar power plant, following a call for tenders issued a few months ago for the construction of…...

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Construction of Blitta power plant in Togo set to commence

Construction of Blitta power plant in Togo set to commence

Construction of Blitta power plant is set to kick off after the Togolese government entrusted the project to Amea Togo Solar. The subsidiary of the Emirates-based company Amea Power…...

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Rusumo Project: Energy Ministers want Power Plant Completion before 2021

Rusumo Project: Energy Ministers want Power Plant Completion before 2021

By Jean de Dieu Nsabimana - Although the progress of construction works of 80MW Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP) are at 59 percent, Ministers in charge of Energy …...

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Karpowership Ghana wins Excellence in Power Generation Award

Karpowership Ghana wins Excellence in Power Generation Award

Karpowership Ghana Company limited was bestowed with the excellence in Power Generation award at the 2019 Ghana Energy awards.The award was in recognition of Karpowership’s reliabl…...

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Energy tech promises to tame climate change

Energy tech promises to tame climate change

I have closely followed climate debates and actions since the Kyoto Protocol over 15 years ago, and it is interesting how search for climate change solutions has stretched science, …...

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