March 09, 2015
Nigeria: Ghana 1000 Consortium and Shell Enter into Exclusive Negotiations for LNG Supply to the Ghana 1000 Power Project
LNG can potentially lower the cost of power in Ghana by up to 35 percent when compared to power generated from light crude oil. The ability to import LNG into Ghana will provide… Read more »
February 25, 2015
Nigeria: GE Completes Installation of Mobile Gas Turbines for Port Harcourt Refinery
GE’s Trailer-Mounted Aeroderivative Gas Turbines to Provide Port Harcourt Refinery with Uninterrupted Power to Overcome Local Grid Outages Project to Use Locally Trained GE… Read more »
February 13, 2015
Nigeria: Shell Partners with GE to Sign on Healthcare Projects in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State
To build, equip hospitals and train healthcare officials The project is to mark Nigeria's centenary Read more »
January 28, 2015
Ghana: Ghana 1000 Consortium Partners with Excelerate Energy on Gas-to-Power Project
The floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) will receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) and supply natural gas for the 1300MW two-phase power project to be developed in Takoradi,… Read more »
Ghana: General Electric Records Significant Progress on Energy and Healthcare Projects in Ghana
125MW expected in 2016, 750MW by 2018 1000 midwives to receive training and portable ultrasound devices Read more »
Africa: General Electric Commits $3.5m for Training and Capacity Building in Ghana's Oil and Gas Industry
The partnership seeks to build capacity in the Oil & Gas sector as follows: Read more »
Ghana: General Electric Provides $100,000 Grants to University of Ghana Students
Scholarship to cover full tuition for four-year degree Financial aid to needy students to augment the country's human resource base Read more »
December 04, 2014
Nigeria: GE Names Julius Berger to Build Multi-Million Dollar Manufacturing and Assembly Facility in Calabar
Project expected to create over 2000 jobs Expected to make Calabar the Hub of Manufacturing for Power and Oil & gas Cross River Technical College to get upgrade Read more »
Nigeria: GE Partners With Local Banks to provide N88b Financing Facilities for Nigerian Companies
Targeted to Nigerian companies supporting GE's new manufacturing and assembly facility in Calabar Credit lines support capital investment, working capital and trade financing 5… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Nigeria: GE and Heirs Holdings Partner to expand footprint in the Oil And Gas Services Sector
General Electric (GE) and Heirs Holdings (HH) have agreed to expand their existing relationship to jointly pursue opportunities in Nigeria's Oil and Gas industry. Having identified… Read more »
Nigeria: First Group of Graduates Emerge from GE Garages Program in Lagos
Dangote Foundation Partnership Affirmed Participants Trained on Product Development, Entrepreneurship, and Advanced Manufacturing Read more »
November 18, 2014
Nigeria: GE's Distributed Power Expands Presence in Nigeria, Signing Waukesha Gas Engine Sales and Service Agreement with IGPES
IGPES to Serve as GE's New Waukesha Gas Engine Distributor and Service Provider in Nigeria Agreement to Enable Both Companies to Expand Presence in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Industry… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Nigeria: GE Oil and Gas Commence Fabrication of Subsea Wellheads in Nigeria
+$4.5Million Investment in GE's Onne facility in River State All-Nigerian Subsea Wellheads Fabrication Team of Leaders and Engineers Assembly Operation Creating Business… Read more »
August 05, 2014
Nigeria: GE To Work With Dangote On Distributed Power Projects
GE to supply Aeroderivative gas turbines to power Dangote's manufacturing assets Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Deploys GE's Mobile Gas Turbines, Bringing Financing Services to Return Largest Refinery to Full Power and Production Capacity
GE's Trailer-Mounted Aeroderivative Gas Turbines to Provide Port Harcourt Refinery with Uninterrupted Power to Overcome Local Grid Outages GE's Three TM2500+ Units to Enable… Read more »
Ghana: GE Partners with the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Provide $500 Million in Financing to Ghana 1000 Project
Financing to support development of largest power park in sub-Saharan Africa Project to boost Ghana's power generation capacity by 50% Read more »
July 11, 2014
Nigeria: It's a Wrap - GE Garages Powers Innovation in Nigeria
GE Garages in Lagos, Nigeria may have wrapped up this week, but its legacy will live on through the buzz and excitement created at the events over the past three weeks. Over 500… Read more »
June 25, 2014
Nigeria: GE Launches "Garages" Skill-Building Centre in Nigeria
Garages Nigeria will run from 23 June to 11 July at GE's regional headquarters in Lagos, and will expand into a program dedicated to training skilled entrepreneurs, employable… Read more »
June 17, 2014
Africa: USADF and GE Partner to Launch Off-Grid Energy Challenge in Two Rounds
Apply for Round Two Now Read more »
June 12, 2014
Nigeria: Nigeria Deploys GE's Mobile Gas Turbines, Financing Services to Return Largest Refinery to Full Power and Production Capacity
GE’s Trailer-Mounted Aeroderivative Gas Turbines to Provide Port Harcourt Refinery with Uninterrupted Power to Overcome Local Grid Outages GE’s Three TM2500+ Units to… Read more »
May 20, 2014
Africa: CNN Announces GE-Sponsored Energy and Infrastructure Category in CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards
GE sponsorship will help highlight Energy and Infrastructure issues in Africa Call for entries from all journalists across the continent Read more »
May 07, 2014
Nigeria: GE Launches Kujenga Citizenship Programme at WEF Africa
GE launches citizenship program, GE Kujenga at WEF Africa The three main pillars of the program are Empower, Equip and Elevate Through Kujenga, GE is committed to building… Read more »
Nigeria: GE Foundation, Duke University World Healthcare Tech Lab, and Engineering World Health Establish Biomedical Equipment Training Program in Nigeria to Build Skills and Improve Capacity
The GE Foundation, in collaboration with the Developing World Healthcare Technology Laboratory at Duke University and Engineering World Health, is developing a new Biomedical… Read more »
May 09, 2014
Nigeria: Innovative $20 Million Partnership at the World Economic Forum to Reduce Preventable Child-Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
Partnership sees formation of the new Healthymagination Mother & Child Initiative aimed at tackling maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria – one of Africa's biggest… Read more »
May 07, 2014
Nigeria: Biomedical Training Program in Nigeria to Build Skills and Improve Capacity
$1.5M Biomedical Equipment Technician training (BMET) program grant to address persistent need for repairing medical equipment and building sustainable pipeline of qualified… Read more »
