Nigeria: GE Affirms Its Commitment To Nigeria And Africa With Ongoing Investments

Multinational companies often talk about investing in Africa and expanding their footprint here, but few of them actually follow through on their promises to make significant… Read more »

Algeria: World-Class GE Training Comes to Energy, Healthcare Employees and Customers in Algeria

When installing a new app or buying a new device, think how much more effective you are when you take the time to watch the tutorial or read the instructions. It’s the same… Read more »

Africa: What's Next For GE In 2017: Changing The Game With A Digital Industrial Strategy

Every December, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt hosts a meeting with analysts and investors to walk through the company’s strategy and financial goals for the upcoming year… Read more »

Africa: With Great Change Comes Great Opportunity

At nearly every industry event and customer meeting over the past year or so, the conversation has inevitably turned to the subject of “change.” It can be changes… Read more »

Africa: New GE Analysis: Software and Hardware Upgrades Could Cut Global CO2 Emissions from Coal and Gas Power Plants by One Billion Metric Tons

First-of-its-kind analysis shows the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from world’s fleet of coal and gas plants by one billion metric tons (MT) – the equivalent of… Read more »

Africa: When Consuming 63,000 GWh of Electricity, Software Can Ease Hard Choices

The smelters in the GCC consumed more than 63,000 GWh of electricity last year – that’s about how much Austria produces in a year. It’s also the amount of… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Gives The Green Light For Bridge Power Project That Will Alleviate Power Shortages

A first-of-its-kind power programme was given the go-ahead recently when the Ghanaian government signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the 400MW greenfield Bridge Power… Read more »

South Africa: GE's Steam Power Systems Wins Global IPMA Project Excellence Gold Award for Work Done on Medupi

Once completed in 2020, Medupi Power Plant will generate enough power to the grid to meet the electricity needs of 3.5 million households in South Africa Read more »

Africa: GE Africa and The USADF Launch 2017 Off-Grid Energy Challenge For Women in Energy

A lack of financial support for Africa’s power generation needs has several negative ramifications for the continent, with the most significant one being that it stalls… Read more »

Africa: Ado Oseragbaje: Localisation Is Key to GE's Development of Its Oil & Gas Businesses In Sub-Saharan Africa

GE’s new President and CEO of Sub-Saharan  Africa for Oil & Gas, Ado Oseragbaje, is optimistic about the future of GE in enabling and developing an industrial… Read more »

South Africa: GE Africa Digital Day Gathers Industry Leaders To Focus On Africa's Technological Opportunities

Africa must invest in infrastructure that will ease the process of digital transformation, said South African Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Dr Siyabonga Cwele,… Read more »

Nigeria: GE Records Localisation Landmark With Major Gas Turbine Repair In Nigeria

Africa’s largest cement plant in Obajana, north central Nigeria, owned by the Dangote Group, produces up to 30, 000 tons of cement daily. It will now record a major… Read more »

Africa: Turn Me On: The World's Largest Powerships Are Helping To Electrify Asia, Africa

A floating power plant isn't something you see every day. The massive ships look like plants you'd see on land complete with tall exhaust stacks—except these plants are… Read more »

Africa: Supporting Trade, Not Aid, In Africa

When it comes to Africa, President Obama's mantra has always been "trade not aid." Two years ago he put that idea into practice at the first U.S. – Africa Business… Read more »

Africa: GE Reinforces Commitment to Africa at 2016 U.S.-Africa Business Forum

The African growth story is still real. Read more »

Africa: Solar Has Big Limitations, But This Wonder Material May Change That

Three years ago, Oxford University physicist Henry Snaith, one of the earliest researchers of perovskite, said that material would usher in a "new era for low-cost,… Read more »

Africa: Powering Peak Performance For Rio 2016

Think of the preparation for the Olympic Games as running on twin tracks: one for the athletes and the other for the host city. Both will be subjected to extraordinary demands as… Read more »

Egypt: GE Completes the First of its Kind Upgrade in the Middle East and Africa at the Nubaria Power Plant in Egypt, Decreasing Fuel Consumption by 3%

GE completed the first of its kind upgrade in the Middle East and Africa on two GE 9FA gas turbines at the Nubaria power plant The upgrade increased the plant's output by 6.7% and… Read more »

Egypt: A Truly Powerful Upgrade in Egypt: More Electricity, Less Fuel, Lower Cost

GE has completed an upgrade at the Nubaria power plant in Egypt that is being implemented for the first time in the Middle East and African, and the third time globally. Read more »

Algeria: Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant in Algeria Honored with OPIC Impact Award for Critical Infrastructure

GE and Algerian Energy Company’s Plant Provides Clean, Fresh Water to 1.5 Million People Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant is the Product of a Joint Venture Between GE and… Read more »

Algeria: Algerian Appliance Manufacturer Powers Bigger Plants with Jenbacher Engines

Algeria's largest industrial conglomerate is expanding its production of household appliances, some of which will go to international markets. But first, it needs more power that's… Read more »

Africa: General Electric Leads the Creation of a Joint Venture with Mara Group and Atlas Merchant Capital to Benefit African Infrastructure

The joint venture will seek to invest in infrastructure equity projects in selected countries throughout Africa Read more »

South Africa: Installing Steam Turbines in the Place of the Rising Sun

As the sun rises over the Kusile Power Station site  in Mpumalanga, South Africa, the Steam Turbine Construction team carefully  inspects the new turbines being… Read more »

Africa: Boston Startup will Help GE Make Coal-Fired Power Plants Cleaner With Software

You've heard the story before. Uber, the world's most valuable cab company, owns no taxis. Airbnb, the world's busiest accommodations business, owns no hotels and Facebook, the… Read more »

Egypt: Digital Power Plants Can Charge Egypt's Economy

Egypt's growing economy and expanding population require more electricity to power manufacturing plants, industry facilities, offices, workshops and people's homes. Building new… Read more »