OLA Energy Kenya Appoints Yousef Elhemmali as New General Manager
OLA Energy Kenya Limited has appointed Dr. YousefElhemmali as the General Manager with effect from 1stAugust 2022. In addition to his role as General Manager, Dr. Yousef Elhemmali is also [...]
Kenya's Fuel Subsidy Hits KSh71.17 Billion in 6 Months
Kenya's expenditure on fuel subsidy has hit KSh71.17 billion in the six months to June. Consumption data from Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) shows Kenya has spent an average [...]Uganda set to buy emergency short term power from Kenya
Uganda has announced it will purchase an emergency short term power of 60 megawatts from Kenya to stabilize supply after last week's heavy rains led to a shutdown of its [...]Tanzania Partners with UAE for 2000MW of Renewable Electricity
Tanzania’s power utility firm, Tanesco has entered into a joint venture with a United Arab Emirates company to generate a further 2,000MW of electricity using renewable sources by 2024. This [...]Senegal Positions Itself to Export Gas to Europe by 2024
Senegal is positioning itself as an alternative source of gas for Europe as Russia cuts supplies of the fuel. Before the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia provided as much as 40% of [...]Mozambique to Begin LNG Exports in October
Mozambique has announced that it will start exporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) extracted from the Coral South field, off the coast of Palma district, in the northern province of Cabo [...]EPRA Maintains Pump Prices Despite Increased Landed Costs
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has retained fuel prices for another month (15th August to 14th September), despite an increase in the landed costs. EPRA announced that the [...]Sri Lanka Raises Electricity Tariffs by Up to 264%
Sri Lanka's state-run electricity monopoly will raise tariffs by 264% for people consuming the least, while higher users will face a smaller increase, with effect from 10th August 2022. The [...]Nigeria Secures $1.5 Billion Loan from EXIM US for Solar Power
Nigeria has secured a $1.5 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of the US for the development of solar power infrastructure in the country. The 20-year facility will be at [...]Tanzania Increases Fuel Prices Despite TSh100 Billion Subsidy
Tanzania's Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has inceased fuel prices with effect from 3rd August 2022. The increase in prices means a litre of petrol in will cost [...]Explainer: Fuel Subsidy Refund Process
This is the process for the fuel subsidy refund: Related: President William Ruto Announces Plans to Scrap Fuel Subsidy Kenya’s Fuel Subsidy Hits KSh71.17 Billion in 6 Months
KenGen Adds 86MW into the national grid
Kenya's largest electric power producer KenGen on Tuesday held an event to commission the KenGen Olkaria I Additional Unit (AU) 6 Geothermal Power Plant, which aims to inject an additional [...]
