Category: Energy

WPC: Total urges states to take action in CO2 reduction

October 15, 2019

French oil giant Total Monday called on leaders of the world to introduce policies to address CO2 emission as major polluters are state-run oil and ... Read More

AfDB to Set Up Climate Change Funds & Green Banks in Africa

October 15, 2019

The African Development Bank has asked the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC) to make a study on the creation of national climate change funds and ... Read More

Morocco’s ONEE to promote rural electrification in Niger

October 14, 2019

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has signed an agreement with Niger’s Agency for the Promotion of Electrification in Rural Areas (ANPER) ... Read More

Algeria, net gas importing country in 2030, official

October 14, 2019

Algeria risks becoming a net gas importing country as its domestic production continues to be devoured by a rising consumption that could turn the country ... Read More

Climate change: Nigeria gets €150 million from the EU

October 2, 2019

The European Union has allocated Nigeria €150 million to help the West African nation meet the challenges of climate change. According to Ketil Karlsen, the ... Read More

Senegal: Kosmos Energy confirms large-scale gas find offshore

September 26, 2019

The US oil and gas exploration company, Kosmos Energy has confirmed a large-scale gas find at its Yakaar-2 appraisal well, offshore Senegal. In a statement ... Read More

G5 Sahel: AfDB raises about $270 mln to strengthen infrastructure & resilience

September 24, 2019

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a contribution of $267 million to finance the implementation of the Priority Investment Program (PIP) of the G5 ... Read More

Angola to install 30,000 solar energy production systems

September 23, 2019

The Angolan government plans to install about 30,000 solar photovoltaic systems in rural areas to produce 600 MW of electricity in the Central African nation. ... Read More

Moroccan energy efficiency project wins €20 million financing

September 19, 2019

A Moroccan energy efficiency project has been selected in an international competition to receive a €20 million funding from the NAMA Facility. The Moroccan project, ... Read More

Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s plan for filling, operating $4 billion Renaissance Dam

September 19, 2019

The Ethiopian government has rejected outright Egypt’s proposal on the filling and operating of the $4 billion hydropower dam, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), ... Read More