Nairobi News
Plans are in place to build an 80-MW electric power plant at a site along the Athi river about 25 km southeast of Nairobi.
Behind the €80 million project is Gulf Power, a major Kenyan petrol s...
Maputo News
Mozambique authorises Shell’s bid for gas field
Mozambique's ministry of natural resources has given the green light to the bid by Royal Dutch Shell to buy out Cove Energy’s 8.5 per cent stake in a major gas field.
In April, Shell Bidco, a...
Dar Es Salaam News
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) said that water levels are decreasing at the country's hydro power plants, leaving the country to face a 133MW power deficit in its national grid.
The...
Maputo News
Mozambique to buy gas from South Africa’s Sasol
Mozambique is to buy six million gigajoules (GJ) of gas from South African petrochemicals group Sasol, according to the state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH).
Until now most of the...
Nairobi News
26 March. The Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has announced the discovery of an oil field in Turkana, a county in the northwestern area of the country. The oil was found at a depth of around 800 meters....
Lagos News
Lagos to generate gas from dumps
The Lagos state government is to begin the first phase of its Landfill Gas Recovery and Utilisation project in the coming months, as part of its plans to turn domestic waste into a steady electricity...
Lagos News
The waters off Lagos are witnessing an increase in piracy, according to the United Nations. The UN described the pirate attacks as becoming "more violent, sophisticated and systematic", with ships car...
Dar Es Salaam News
Dar es Salaam to supply affordable gas
The state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has launched a $2.8m project to supply residential houses and light industry in Dar es Salaam with affordable compressed natural gas (...
Maputo News
New gas pipeline for Maputo port
Construction of a two-km long gas pipeline to receive domestic gas from Maputo port is to be completed by April, according to Mozambican fuel importer Importadora Mo
Dar Es Salaam News
Increased supply of natural gas to Dar es Salaam
Orca Exploration Group, Tanzania
Nairobi News
Increased demand for electricity coupled with the region's continuing drought has led to the introduction of power rationing in Kenya for the foreseeable future.
The blackouts will occur at peak t...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania and Kenya to consider 500km gas pipeline
A proposal to construct a 500km natural gas pipeline from Tanzania to Kenya is to be discussed when energy ministers from the East Africa Community (EAC) convene in October.
With a potential capac...
Accra News
The Ghana Energy Summit 2011 takes place on 14-15 November in Accra, with many of the world's largest oil companies and suppliers in attendance.
The event is expected to attract hundreds of intern...
Maputo News
Australian company to export coal from Mozambique in 2012
Australian company Riversdale Mining plans to begin extracting coking coal from its mines at Benga, in the northern Mozambican province of Tete, in November. However, due to ongoing work on the port t...
