Morocco to Supply UK with Clean Energy
Morocco is building a 10.5 Gigawatt Solar and Wind farm to supply clean energy via Subsea Cables to the United Kingdom(UK). This twin 1.8 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) [...]
Kenya Allocates KSh471 Million for Cooking Gas Subsidy
Kenya has allocated KSh471 million to the stalled cooking gas subsidy scheme for the new financial year starting July, with the amount set to be raised to KSh820 million in [...]
AfDB Abandons Investment in New Coal Plants
African Development Bank(AfDB) has said it has completely halted investments in any new coal projects, throwing this energy sub-sector into disarray. This disclosure was made recently by Dr Kevin Kariuki [...]Ministry Insists Tariff Reduction Plan On Course
Ministry of Energy maintains that the second tranche of 15% power retail tariff reduction is on course as it negotiates with Independent Power Producers(IPPs). Its formal engagements with IPPs is [...]TotalEnergies, Shell in Fresh Bid to Explore Oil in S. Africa
TotalEnergies, Shell want to explore for oil on a block off South Africa’s Southwest Coast months after hitting legal minefields This move comes months after two attempts to conduct seismic [...]Angola Signs Gas Supply Deal with Italy
Angola has signed a gas supply deal with Italy, seeking to ramp up gas supplies as Italy urgently scrambles to break away from Russian gas over the Ukraine war. Italian [...]Uganda Seeks Fixed Fuel Quota from Kenya, Decrying 19% Rise in Pump Prices
Uganda has asked Kenya to allocate it a fixed monthly amount of fuel supply, seeking to alleviate shortages that have driven pump prices higher. Uganda wants 110,660 cubic meters of [...]National Oil Poised to Import 30% of Kenya's Monthly Fuel Needs
The government has announced plans to grant the National Oil Corporation a tender to import 30% of Kenya's monthly fuel needs to reduce dependency on independent oil marketers. Energy Cabinet [...]EPRA Hikes Fuel Pump Prices in April Review
The Energy Petroleum Regulatory Authority(EPRA) has revised fuel prices upwards by KSh 9.90 per litre at the pump. The new prices take effect from midnight of 14th April 2022 to [...]EPRA Threatens Oil Marketers with Reduced Imports as Fuel Shortage Bites
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced plans to reduce import allocations for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) found to have increased their exports to regional markets in the [...]Algeria Aligns Itself to Become Italy's Main Supplier of Gas
Algeria is aligning itself to boost gas exports to Italy by 50%,seeking to become Italy's main supplier of gas. The North African nation will aim to increase supplies to Italy [...]Shell to Shoulder $5 Billion Loss after Russia Exit
Shell is set to incur a $5 billion loss when it relinquishes it assets in Russia as part of plans to withdraw from the country. The company has pledged to [...]
