Sectors - Energy - African Business Review

The importance of a UPS for the SoHo and SME market

Making the right choice of power backup for Small Office Home Office and Small Medium Enterprises can prevent a major headache and save costs

POWER-GEN is switched on by organisers

A call for papers has been issued for sub-Saharan Africa's premier power conference and expo scheduled to be held next year

BP to invest more than R5 billion in South Africa

BP Group's Chief Executive Iain Conn has revealed sweeping plans to upgrade the company's operations in South Africa and Mozambique

IMIL and Clarke Energy power the fight against Malaria

A new syringe and medical supplies manufacturing plant is the result of a joint effort between major engine service provider based in the UK and a Nigerian medical equipment maker

Moving on from Marikana

Disputes and red tape have long plagued South Africa's mining industry and consequently rocked investor's confidence in the sector but have also prompted a major shake-up

Blue Energy lights the way for Ghana

Plans are underway for UK-based Blue Energy to build Africa's largest solar power plant in Ghana lighting the way for more growth in the renewable energy market

Schneider switches lights on for rural village

Global energy management company Schneider Electric has utilised solar power to light up a rural village in Cameroon

Zambian government takes over mine

The Chinese-run Collum Mine near Lusaka has had its licences revoked by the government following concerns over safety issues

Chevron starts second phase of $5.6 billion oil project

One of the world's largest integrated energy companies is pushing ahead with exploration of oil fields off the coast of Angola

Mining company seeks go-ahead on power line

A major mining project in Zambia is seeking approval for the construction of a new 400km power line to get the mine up and running

Bid to advance Africa's power infrastructure

An inaugural conference and exhibition aims to provide a platform for discussion and debate on ways power is provided throughout the continent

Warning issued to oil and gas companies

Experts at a leading law firm have issued a warning to South African firms over changes proposed to the oil and gas industry in a new bill

Clarke Energy Expands into Tanzania

A UK-based company specialising in the engineering, installation and maintenance of gas-fuelled combined heat and power plants has won a major distribution deal

Exxon wins rights to explore off South Africa coastline

The world's largest oil and gas company has announced it has done a deal to allow it to explore potential reserves off the east coast

Work begins on Angola's new oil refinery

Years of hard work on a project to build a new refinery culminated with a ceremony to mark the start of construction

Dam you all

Ethiopia is in danger of rubbing its Nile neighbours up the wrong way as a new dam threatens to send Egypt and Sudan up a creek without the proverbial paddle

AfriSam signs up to 49M pledge

Construction materials company AfriSam has joined a long line of leading companies endeavouring to become ever more sustainable to sign up to South Africa's national green scheme

Mine and power plant plan gets green light

Mozambique's Ncondezi project in the Tete Province has received the go-ahead following the satisfactory conclusions of its feasibility study

Nigerian Navy halt ships carrying crude oil

A major naval exercise resulted in 17 ships being intercepted and arrests made on suspicion of the vessels carrying stolen barrels of oil

Solar projects will power economy as well as homes

Consortium pulls off investment to secure deal with government to build two new solar powered park which will be a major boost for the economy

Energy programme switches on

South Africa's bid to enhance its energy infrastructure has moved a step closer to fruition with the signing of contracts between the government and power producers

Work powers on to hook up new station

Construction on Zambia's new thermal power station are progressing with a project started to hook up an electricity line to the Muzuma sub-station

Oil theft costs Nigeria $7 billion annually

The latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals top oil producer Nigeria has seen a fall in crude output largely due to theft and flooding

Mobil reports third spill at Nigerian oil field

Damage limitation efforts went into full swing following an oil spillage incident on Nigerian oil fields and an investigation has been launched

US Ambassador sparks call for energy investment

SADC government are being urged to make development of regional renewable resources a priority in a bid to get more large-scale energy projects running in Namibia

Big oil companies dispense with reserves in Nigeria

Millitant activity has motivated a decision by three leading oil producers to sell seven oil blocks in Nigeria

Oil companies form a strategic alliance

A new agreement between the National Oil Companies of South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo promises to bring both new opportunities

Angola launches sovereign wealth fund

In a bid to ensure some of the wealth created by Angola's oil-rich reserves does not leave the country, the government has established a sovereign wealth fund

New power line to hook up Kenya and Ethiopia

The African Development Fund is backing a huge project to build a new power line between two African countries lighting up an additional 870,000 households

New power plant for Mozambique is feasible

British coal mining firm Ncondezi is pressing ahead with plans to build a new power plant at the mouth of its coal mine in the Tete province

£40,000 prize fund up for grabs

A call has gone out to sustainable energy pioneers in Africa to promote their products and ideas through an international competition

Conserving water - the next step in efficiency

Businesses often overlook the need to keep an eye on their water consumption and inefficient use of water can end up costing them in more ways than one

Eskom switches on to new software solutions in $7 million deal

South Africa's largest electricity provider embarks on Africa's largest implementation of Ventyx's SCADA distribution management solution

Nuclear power station is a possibility for Namibia

The poor power infrastructure in Namibia has prompted the government to consider a variety of alternative sources including the possibility of harnessing nuclear power

Surge in business for Africa's Electricity Generator Industry

Business is booming for manufacturers of diesel and gas generators in Africa as the continent struggles to implement efficient electricity infrastructure

New drilling planned in Ethiopian concession

Tullow Oil Plc has signed an agreement with Ethiopian authorities to begin drilling operations in the South Omo Valley next January

Nigeria's Oil production reaches record high

Crude oil production in Africa's most populous country hit 2.7 million barrels per day on Wednesday

Powering up Ghana with $80 million loan

Ghana electricity production has received a major boost with an $80 million investment from one of the world's leading private sector investment houses, US-based International Finance Corporation

Siemens help create sustainable cities across Africa

Through efficient power generation, intelligent power supply grids, new urban transportation concepts and energy-efficient buildings, Siemens environmental initiatives are helping create a greener urban future

Kenya's proposal for UNEP upgrade supported by China

China has given its support to Kenya's bid to upgrade the United Nation's Environmental Programme (UNEP) to organisation status at the upcoming Rio+20 World Environment conference