February 10

• Women Engineers Promote Low-Carbon Cooking

  AlertNet

  Engineer Anna Dembele's smile broadens as she shows off the low-carbon cooking kits she makes. The association she belongs to now plans to promote use of the equipment across Mali,... Read more »

• Cleaner Energy Sources Grow

  SANF

  Southern Africa will in the next few years experience a gradual increase in the uptake of cleaner energy sources that could result in reduced carbon emissions. Read more »

• Greenpeace Criticizes Zuma on Energy [press release]

  Greenpeace

  In his annual State of the Nation address this evening, President Zuma showed a total disregard for sustainable energy, asking citizens to save power until the two coal-fired power... Read more »

• Harry Sagara - How to Survive Without Power [opinion]

  Observer

  When God said 'Let there be light', the chaps at Umeme must have been high on some illicit substance; they have never stopped supplying darkness! Read more »

• Seizure of ECG Vehicles Lawful - Court

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  A KUMASI High Court last Monday refused an application by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the release of two of the defendant company's vehicles seized by the plaintiff,... Read more »

• Obama's Africa Aide to Lead U.S. Energy Investors to Nairobi

  Nation

  The State Department's top diplomat for Africa is due to arrive in Nairobi on Saturday as the head of a delegation of US private energy investors. Read more »

• Eskom Must Find Other Avenues for Pricing

  BuaNews

  President Jacob Zuma has asked electricity parastatal Eskom to look into alternatives of reducing its price increase requirements from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa... Read more »

• Country's Battle to Put the Lights Back On

  Guardian Network

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015? Read more »

• Nnaji Explains Power Outage at Abuja Airport

  This Day

  Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has said that the sudden outage of power supply Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja was not related to alleged failure... Read more »

• Minister Blames Abuja Airport Power Outage On Faulty Generator

  Vanguard

  The Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has explained that the power outage experienced in the early hours of Thursday (yesterday) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,... Read more »

• Jonathan Committed to Improved Power Supply Before 2015 - NERC

  Vanguard

  The National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, yesterday reassured Nigerians of commitment of President Goodluck Jonathan's administration to achieve its target of improved... Read more »

• Publisher's Case Against KenGen Deferred to March 12

  Business Daily

  A suit filed by a publisher-cum lawyer seeking information on alleged multi-billion shillings contracts awarded to foreign companies by Kenya Electricity Generating Company... Read more »

• Tanesco Acquires 18mw Power Plant

  Daily News

  WENTWORTH Resources on Thursday announced the sale of its subsidiary Mtwara Power Plant to Tanzania Electric Supply Company after reaching a 13.5 million US dollars (21.6bn/-)... Read more »

• Lagos Shifts Attention to Renewable Energy Sources

  Daily Trust

  The Lagos State government through its Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has expressed its determination to pursue a renewable energy programme for the state with specific... Read more »

• Developed Countries Rapped

  The Herald

  DEVELOPED countries have been rapped for trying to control developing countries using climate change issues. Read more »

• Senate Passes Hyppadec Bill

  Daily Trust

  The Senate yesterday passed the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (amendment) Bill 2012. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee... Read more »

• Gov't to Mark Fuel Entering the Country

  New Times

  Government is exploring the possibility of marking fuel entering the country to detect smuggled and adulterated fuel, an official announced. Read more »

• Local Electrical Cables Firm Opens Arusha Branch to Reach Customers

  Citizen

  Contractors from the Northern zone will no longer need to travel to Dar es Salaam or Nairobi to purchase electrical and data cables. Read more »

February 9

• Govt Needs More Funds to Demine Cahora Bassa Area

  AIM

  The Mozambican government is working with donors in an attempt to secure additional resources that will allow the area around the Cahora Bassa dam in Tete province to be cleared of... Read more »

• Subsidising Electricity Right Move - Experts

  Citizen

  The government is right to subsidise the power utility firm, Tanesco, to boost industrial production so as to save the economy from collapse, activists and experts say. Read more »

• CINFOTEC Awards International Certification

  ANGOP

  The Integrated Technological Training Centre (CINFOTEC) will award international certificates to new students as from 2012 academic year. Read more »

• Power Minister Woos Turkish Investors

  Daily Trust

  Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, yesterday called on investors from Turkey to key into the current drive in the power sector to reap maximum benefit. Read more »

• FG to Train 25 Women On Solar Energy in India

  Daily Trust

  The Federal Government will sponsor 25 market women for training on how to manufacture and assemble solar energy panels in India. National Coordinator of the Renewable Energy unit... Read more »

• Adhoc Committee Grills Umeme

  Independent

  The parliamentary Adhoc committee on energy has not finished quizzing power distributing company Umeme about how they got the contract and how the concession agreement was signed. Read more »

• Solar Power Initiative Could Make Nation Power Source for Europe

  Tunisia Live

  If Europe decides to turn away from nuclear and other sources of energy, as current trends tend to indicate, where will the continent look to power its future? Some say: Tunisia. Read more »