Block 2B operator Taipan Resources through its subsidiary Lion Petroleum has announced that the GW-190 rig has spudded Badada-1 well with the well planned to be drilled to a total depth f between 3000 and 4000 meters.
Posted on : Friday , 9th January 2015
Amid rising petrol prices and threats of interest rate hikes, there’s one ballooning cost that solar energy users don’t need to worry about: increasing electricity prices.
To the dismay of householders and businesses alike, Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) are in discussions that could result in yet another hike in electricity prices – by as much as 12.69%.
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
The Department of Energy in South Africa, has granted French electric utility company, GDF Suez as the preferred bidder in the latest round of its REIPPP programme for the 100MW Kathu Solar Park in the country’s North West province.
Having been granted preferred bidder status, invites GDF Suez to enter into a 20 year power purchase agreement with state utility, Eskom.
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
The Gilgel Gibe III Hydropower project, constructed and situated on the Omo River in Ethiopia is expected to, once completed, generate 1 870 MW of power assisting in meeting the energy needs of those residing in Ethiopia and neighbouring countries. Construction of the 243m concrete dam began in 2008, and is scheduled to start generating power in early 2015. It is reported that Gigel Gibe III’s ten 187MW turbine units will boost Ethiopia’s energy coverage by 94%.
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Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
A much-delayed $1.8 billion dam project under construction along Ethiopia’s Omo river could begin generating power by June and be fully operational by early 2016, an official said on Thursday. Gilgel Gibe 3 will nearly double the country’s energy output, helping to resolve chronic power outages and sustain a booming economy. Work started in 2008 and was due to be completed around three years later, but the project has faced funding shortages over concerns about its envir.... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
Nairobi, Kenya – October 13th 2014: M-KOPA Solar has been recognized as a top 100 global clean technology company in the 2014 Global Cleantech 100 awards – which are presented to the most innovative and promising ideas by companies to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges.
M-KOPA Solar is the Nairobi-based market leader in ‘pay-as-you-go’ energy services for off-grid homes. Since its commercial launch two years ago, it has powered .... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
1MWp solar PV project bringing clean green energy to Kenyan tea farm
Williamson Tea has unveiled East Africa’s largest solar project at its Changoi Tea Farm in Bomet County, Western Kenya. The solar system will cut Williamson Tea’s energy costs by around 30%, supplying clean solar electricity during the daytime to meet most of the tea processing factory’s energy demand. Williamson Tea’s system will reduce the need for grid electricity and the c.... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
With seven of the world’s fastest growing economies located in Africa, it should not be a surprise that the continent’s energy demands will only surge in the coming decade. Hence plenty of opportunities exist for clean energy companies as investors worldwide realize Africa, with all of its risks, is a booming market. To that end, California-based Solar Reserve, together with numerous partners, has completed and launched the Jasper PV Project in South Africa.
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Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
WASHINGTON - By 2018, a large solar power plant in the Tunisian part of the Sahara desert may start sending power to energy-hungry Western Europe. The company running the plant says once it is fully operational it will generate almost twice as much electricity as an average nuclear plant and supply two million homes in Europe.
According to the European Commission’s Institute for Energy, just 0.3 percent of the Saharan Desert's intense solar energy can provide E.... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
Kenya has taken some major steps to boost its renewable energy production recently, according to reports. However, confusion about projects and the government’s ambiguous energy policy is overshadowing excitement.
Kenya’s renewable energy ambitions have attracted growing attention in recent months. There has been a strong uptick in interest in the country’s wind energy potential in particular. Last year, Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleu.... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
CHERANGANY MP Wesley Korir is to build an eight-lane 400m tartan track at Suwerwo village in his Trans Nzoia County.
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Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
Kenyan cement manufacturer Savannah Cement has confirmed plans to invest more than US$198.3mn in the installation of its second milling plant near Kitengela town in Kajiado County to meet the growing demand in the East African nation
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Posted on : Thursday , 8th January 2015
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