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Morocco has once again emerged as a leader in the Maghreb in matters of climate finance systems and regulation to support climate action, according to the “Climate Finance Readiness Index” report The report, published recently by the Toronto and Casablanca-based consulting firm Green For South, highlighted that Morocco is, in its sub-region which also includes […]
Egypt and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of electricity and renewable energy, a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said Tuesday. Per the agreement, the two countries will support joint cooperation in a number of areas including: technical support for the […]
Uganda has issued a license for the construction of a pipeline across the country and Tanzania to transport hydrocarbons from East Africa to international markets, a project that has raised the ire of environmentalists. “The approval (of the license) is another sign to demonstrate the common commitment of the two countries to develop the EACOP […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled plans to take part in World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos because of the energy crisis affecting the country. Vincent Magwenya, spokesman of the South African president said Ramaphosa will remain home to hold talks with Eskom and political leaders. Earlier reports said he would lead a government […]
Ahead of its annual meeting taking place in Davos in Switzerland, the World Economic Forum (WEF) says that short-term fixes to the energy crisis including subsidies and coal consumption could imperil the transition to net-zero, while proposing several solutions that have a special resonance in the context of some African countries, such as Senegal and […]
Italian energy group Eni has discovered a major natural gas at Narges-1 exploration well in the Narges Offshore Area Concession in the Eastern Mediterranean, offshore Egypt, the company announced Sunday in a press release. The multinational firm said it discovered 200 net feet (61 meters) of milocene and oligosin gas-bearing sandstones in the Nargis-1 well […]
Belgium’s energy firm, John Cockerill, plans to invest in green hydrogen as part of a joint venture in Morocco where they plan to manufacture key equipment to transform electricity into hydrogen at a lower cost, Afrik21 reported. “In Morocco, John Cockerill will manufacture alkaline electrolyzers. This is the most widespread technology for the production of […]
The Algerian government has indulged in telling half-truths by focusing on value of gas exports instead of the volume which has dropped 10% to 49.3 billion cubic meters in 2022, down more than 5 bcm from 2021. The drop confirms forecasts that Algeria- which already lost its status as an oil country- will lack capacity […]
Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger, inaugurated Wednesday a 22 Megawatt energy plant in the eastern city of Zender with a total investment of $23.6 million as part of efforts to increase energy connectivity in the West African country where only 20 per cent of territory having access to energy. The facility was built by the […]
Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw lithium from its mines so it can cash in on value addition and stop losing billions of dollars in mineral proceeds to foreign companies. The new regulation is designed to “ensure that the vision of the president to see the country becoming an upper-middle income economy has been […]