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Mali:
International Monetary Fund Pushes Mali to Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies
AlertNet, 9 December 2013
The International Monetary Fund has asked Mali to reduce its fossil fuel subsidies during negotiations on financial assistance to the West African state. But Malians fear such a… Read more »
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Ghana:
Millennium Challenge Account Projects to Start Soon
Ghanaian Chronicle, 6 December 2013
A team of oil experts from CH2M-Hill, a United Kingdom (UK) based firm which the Government of Ghana (GoG) has engaged to conduct feasibility studies on how to construct under sea… Read more »
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Liberia:
Electricity Boost? German Company Takes Over Mt. Coffee Reconstruction in Liberia
FrontPageAfrica, 30 October 2013
The much talked about rehabilitation of the MT. Coffee Hydro Plant in White Plains seems is set to begin as the Government of Liberia, through its Mt. Coffee Project Implementation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
U.S. Firm to Finance 350MW Gurara Hydro Dam in Niger
This Day, 14 October 2013
A United States-based company, Transatlantic Investment and Development Company (TIDC), at the weekend said it had concluded arrangements to finance the construction of the Gurara… Read more »
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Africa:
Major Clean Energy Projects Move Forward in Kenya, Sierra Leone
AlertNet, 4 October 2013
Two major renewable energy projects in Kenya and Sierra Leone took big steps forward this week in a boost to the sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
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Nigeria:
53 Years of Epileptic Power Supply
This Day, 1 October 2013
Nigeria, with a population of about 170million people, is generating only less than 4,000megawatts of electricity, which translates to a per capita of 1.26kilowatt hour. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Solar Panels Make Inroads in Cities
AlertNet, 24 September 2013
The use of solar energy to power lighting in the home is fast gaining ground in Cameroon's two main cities, Yaounde and Douala, following persistent and sometimes deadly outages in… Read more »
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Liberia:
Recommendation to Ratify Hydro Dam Forwarded
NEWS, 24 July 2013
The Liberia Senate through its committee on Ways, Means & Finance has recommended the ratification contract for the rehabilitation of the Mount Coffee Hydro Dam. Read more »