Zimbabwe Reintroduces Fuel Blending to Curb High Prices
The government of Zimbabwe has announced plans to resume blending petrol with ethanol, seeking to reduce fuel prices and increase its availability. The government resumed petrol blending at E10 from [...]
Tanzania Seeks to Add 6,000MW Renewable Energy to its National Grid
Tanzania has announced plans to add close to 6,000MW of renewable power to its national grid. Tanzania is already on course to sign an agreement with Equinor and Exxon Mobil [...]South Sudan Gears to Import 100MW of Electricity from Ethiopia
South Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ethiopia to import hydro and other cheaper energy, bringing to birth the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (Gerd). According to the Ethiopian [...]KPC Begins Upgrade of Changamwe Refineries Facilities
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has begun upgrading the facilities owned by Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), seeking to boost its storage capacity. Upgrade of the refinery is aimed at [...]AfDB Gives $180 Million to Rwanda's Energy Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given $180 million to Rwanda’s four-year energy project, seeking to raise the number of homes connected to electricity in the next two years. The [...]Uganda Adamant on Issuing Fuel Subsidy amidst Hiked Prices
Uganda has remained adamant on introducing fuel subsidy even amid hiked pump prices following supply disruptions partly caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moses Kaggwa, an acting director at the [...]Fuel Prices in Tanzania Hit New Record High
Fuel prices in Tanzania have hit a new record high, with the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) attributing about 93% of the latest price changes to rising world [...]KenGen to Add 400MW Geothermal Energy to the National Grid
KenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company) has announced plans to add 400MW of geothermal power to the national grid in the next five years. The company says the output would completely [...]TotalEnergies Seeks Exit from Joint Ventures in Nigeria
TotalEnergies has announced plans to sell its minority stake in an onshore oil-producing joint venture in Nigeria. This will be the latest divestment of Nigerian oil assets by an international [...]Kenya Govt Calms Market Over Fuel Shortage Jitters
The Kenya Government has assured the country that there are adequate fuel stocks to take care of supply during the long weekend. In a statement on Twitter, the Kenya Pipeline [...]
Oil hits Below $100 on China Lockdown Jitters
Oil prices went down at the start of this week as concerns over a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in China fed on demand outlook in the global market. China is [...]East African Cables Posts Net Loss of KSh299.7 Million
East African Cables Plc recorded a Net Loss of KSh 299.7 Million at the close of the financial year ended 31st December 2021. This is an improvement from a Net [...]
