May 17
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PURA Explains VAT On Electricity, Water Bills
Foroyaa
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has said that the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) came up with the decision that domestic consumers, who consume electricity up to... Read more »
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Namibia Economist
The transformation of the Electricity Control Board to a broader Energy Regulator is well on track with the final industry adjustments taking place. The transformation was expected... Read more »
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Govt Signs U.S. $15 Million Energy Deal
Focus
The government on Thursday signed a power-purchase agreement (PPA) between the Energy, Water & Sanitation Authority (EWSA) and Renewable Energy for Accelerated Development... Read more »
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Uganda to Benefit From Kenya Gas Plant
New Vision
The shortage for cooking gas will soon be history in Uganda after Allied East Africa Limited, a Kenyan firm, undertook to invest in a $10m (about sh26b) gas plant in the region. Read more »
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Kengen to Increase Power Output
The Star
Power producer Kengen plans to increase output to the national grid by 70mw by December this year to address the high national demand, managing director Eddy Njoroge said on... Read more »
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Zimbabwe to Pay Off Nampower $40 Million Debt
Zimbabwe Independent
ZIMBABWE is expected to have more than 100 megawatts (MW) additional power on its supply grid by November this year after Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has expunged a US$40 million debt... Read more »
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SADC to Boost Power Output Capacity
The Herald
THE Southern African Development Community will commission new power projects which will jolt electricity generation capacity in the region by 17 856MW between 2013 and 2016. Read more »
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Namibia Economist
The National Development Corporation (NDC) has invested N$850,000 in a solar energy project that will see a 30% to 40% monthly energy cost savings. Read more »
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Calories - the Energy That Drives You
New Vision
People are counting and cutting back on them and you would be hard-pressed to find something at the supermarket that does not list its calories on the package. But do you know what... Read more »
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UNIDO Hands Over Hydropower Centre to Commission
Daily Trust
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has handed over the administration of UNIDO-Regional Centre for Small Hydropower Development in Africa to the Energy... Read more »
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Jonathan Approves Alternative Funding for PHCN
Daily Trust
Indications emerged yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan has instructed the ministry of power to seek an alternative means of funding the successor companies of the Power... Read more »
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Privatisation - FG to Review Electric Power Reform Act 2005
Leadership
Following envisaged challenges and changes that will be brought about by the on-going privatisation of the power sector, the federal government has disclosed plans to review the... Read more »
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FG to Tweak Power Sector Reform Act, Seeks Lawmakers' Support
This Day
The federal government has disclosed its plan to review provisions in Nigeria's eight year-old Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act to fully reflect existing challenges and... Read more »
May 16
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U.S. State's Hormats in Pretoria At World Economic Forum [document]
State Department
As Prepared Remarks by Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State at the World Economic Forum in... Read more »
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Tanesco Blasted Over Delays in Power Connection for Paid Clients
Daily News
THE government yesterday condemned unnecessary delays by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) in connecting power to customers who have already paid connection charges. Read more »
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Trade Has Helped Change Global View of Africa, Official Says
State Department
The world has a new image of Africa as a continent of progress and promise, and trade lies at the heart of its economic resurgence, a senior State Department official told global... Read more »
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Maamba Power Plant Will End Load Shedding, Says Veep
Times of Zambia
THE 600 megawatts Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) thermal power plant currently under construction in Sinazongwe will bring load shedding to an end once the first phase is... Read more »
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SA Minister Peters Fails to Grasp the Moment [press release]
Earthlife
In her budget speech on May 14, 2013, Minister Peters and the Department of Energy not only failed to seize the opportunity for a just transition to clean energy but also remained... Read more »
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New Era
The Namibian Development Corporation (NDC) is one of only a handful of state-owned enterprises that has embraced the green revolution after it spent N$940 000 to install a solar... Read more »
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Under One Percent of Clean Energy Technology Patents Filed in Africa
Daily Trust
Less than one percent of all patent applications relating to Clean Energy Technology (CET) have been filed in Africa, highlighting an opportunity for the continent to leap frog... Read more »
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Energy Resource MGT in a Federal System - Challenges, Constraints, Strategies (II)
Vanguard
In this second instalment of his paper at the international conference of the Nigerian Association for Energy economics , Chief Philip Asiodu, CON, explains government's intention... Read more »
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UN - Africa Has Huge Potential for Generating Clean Energy
This Day
A new United Nations study has revealed that less than one per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology (CET) have been filed in Africa. Read more »
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The Herald
THE National Economic Conduct Inspectorate has instituted investigations into Zesa Holdings, which has resulted in the suspension of the top brass within the utility's... Read more »
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Consumers to Pay N50, 000 for Meters
Daily Trust
Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi yesterday said electricity consumers will now pay between N20, 000 and N50, 000 to have meters... Read more »
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NERC Certifies 80 Electricity Meter Vendors/Installers
Leadership
As part of its interim metering measure, Credit Advance Payment for Meter Installation (CAPMI), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is set to certify 80... Read more »
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