Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
New Chiller Products to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability
Vertiv Continues to Develop Thermal Management Innovation • Technology partnership with Geoclima and new oil-free centrifugal chiller range delivers technology to enable data centre operators to exceed efficiency targets The global provider of critical digital…
Reinventing steam power technology for a low-carbon future
Great strides have been made in Africa’s development in biomass • As prevalent debates concerning the implementation of carbon neutral sources continue to make headlines, also increasingly rife, is the energy industry’s endeavour to explore a broader…
Angola: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Oil and…
Part-Privatization of Sonangol by 2022 a key measure • Initial successes include significant cost reductions at the national oil company (NOC) Sonangol that have led to the government deciding to list up to 30 percent…
Sudan: ADB approves $21.783 million grant for roll…
The project meets the Sudanese government’s renewable energy and poverty reduction objectives as well as the Bank’s High Five and Energy Sector Policy The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to…
Angola set to attract even more FDI in…
Africa Oil & Power supports Angola with year-long FDI campaign in 2020 to promote capital inflow into bankable projects; Angola Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition returns to Talatona June 16-17, 2020; “Angola: African Investment Capital…
Senegal Oil & Power Conference & Exhibition
Oil and gas hotspot in Africa will host a flagship conference in Dakar, May 27-28 2020; the Senegalese government has officially named Africa Oil & Power as the official organiser of this event; the conference…
Volunteer Time and Resources with the Kipeto Wind…
General Electric (GE) Employees Volunteer Time and Resources with the Kipeto Wind Farm Community in Kajiado, Kenya • The 100MW Kipeto wind power project will provide clean energy to the national grid as a significant…
Tangible solutions to Ethiopia’s energy and infrastructure challenges
Contributing to improving Ethiopia's energy infrastructure; German corporate collaborates with smaller company to implement a viable solution in Africa; creating jobs, providing training and developing local value chains In April 2019 Siemens signed a Memorandum…
Solar market firm partnering with telecom operators
Pay-as-you-go solar market leader, Greenlight Planet, partners with leading telecom operators in sub-Saharan Africa • Full-fledged sales and distribution partnerships have been launched with three leading telecom operators, Vodacom (Tanzania), Orange (Burkina Faso) and Telma…
Digitalisation to boost Reliability and Power Supply Efficiency
GE will modernize seven GE LM6000PC Aeroderivative gas turbines and install its Asset Performance Management (APM) digital solution at dangote cement plants in Obajana and Ibese, Nigeria; contract includes service agreement extension for additional 50,000…
Rosgeo to start operations in Equatorial Guinea
Joint Stock Company Rosgeo and the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the recent Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi. Sergey Gorkov, Director General and…
Empowering Africa to Make Energy Work
Under the second day’s theme of “Energy in Powering Growth”, panel discussions and talk sessions unpacked the challenges and opportunities in Africa’s power sector Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa, Gwede Mantashe,…
GE executes Performance Improvement Package (PIP) in Nigeria
Nigeria's Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Boosts Power Plant's Output and Availability • PIP increases plant output by 15% per gas turbine; exceeding expected increase of 6%; Executed PIP will improve plant's availability and reduce maintenance cost…
Gabon continues to plot the path to a…
Gabon is among the top ten oil producers in Sub-Saharan Africa and has been an oil producer for more than 50 years. It reached its peak 12 years ago when oil production reached 370,000 barrels…