Minister Moyo Denies Owing Power Utility U.S.$414 000

New Zimbabwe

Local Government Minister, July Moyo is denying owing the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) US$314 000 in unpaid bills. Read more »

Nile Dam Project - Talks Stall Between Egypt and Ethiopia

Deutsche Welle

Egypt has accused Ethiopia of being "unfair" in talks over a massive dam project. The impasse has occurred due to technical aspects related to the filling and operating of the… Read more »

Price of Kerosene Up 10.8% As Cooking Gas Drops

Vanguard

Average price of petroleum products across the 36 states of the federation have recorded some increases in the month of August, 2019, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistic, NBS, has… Read more »

Russia and Uganda Sign Deal to Develop Nuclear Energy

Citizen

Russia and Uganda have agreed to work together in the field of nuclear energy, the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom said Wednesday, as Moscow seeks to strengthen its influence in… Read more »

Sudan and Egypt Discuss Electricity Connection Projects - Minister of Finance

SNA

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ibrahim AL Badawi said, talks that held on Wednesday at council of ministers premises in Cairo between Sudan and Egypt delegations,… Read more »

Gbajabiamila Seeks Tougher Measures to Revamp Electricity Sector

Vanguard

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would ensure that Nigerians get adequate supply for the electricity they pay for. Read more »

Kenya Power Set to Implement Energy Loss Reduction Programme

Capital FM

Kenya Power has confirmed ongoing initiatives to further enhance power system loss reduction measures in its electricity distribution network countrywide. Read more »

GenCos Releases 3,531 Megawatts of Electricity

Premium Times

Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3.531 Megawatts-hour of electricity into the national grid on… Read more »

In Fuel-Short Mali, Farmers Find Money in Saving Tree Stumps

Thomson Reuters Foundation

A method to regrow and partially cut trees is spreading in West Africa as a way of sustainably producing fuel - and income Read more »

Lack of Cost-Reflective Tariffs Discouraging Investment in Nigeria's Electricity Sector

Premium Times

The lack of cost-reflective tariffs is discouraging investments in the ailing Nigerian electricity sector, a firm involved in power generation in the country has said. Read more »

AGI Launches Energy Service Centre

Ghanaian Times

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has launched an energy service centre to provide advisory services on renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions to industries in… Read more »

Nigeria, 10 Other African Countries to Benefit From Major Power Project

Premium Times

G5 Sahel heads of state at a Summit on Friday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, gave strong support to Desert to Power, an Africa Development Bank-led initiative. Read more »

Okoa Stima Is Kenya's Most Expensive Mobile Loans

Capital FM

Buying electricity tokens on credit has been revealed to be the most expensive form of digital lending in the country. Read more »

Govt Seeks $5bn Chinese Loan for Mambilla Power Project

This Day

Nigeria has formally requested for loan from China Exim Bank to build the 3,050 megawatts (MW) Mambilla hydropower generation plant, whose construction was billed to gulp $5.8… Read more »

Govt Opens Largest Off-Grid Solar Power Plant

This Day

The federal government will today (Tuesday) inaugurate the largest off-grid solar hybrid power plant in Africa at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), under the Energising Education… Read more »