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13th October 2020

South Africa Prioritises Natural Gas Utilisation

The South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, said that the natural gas utilisation and monetisation are on the forefront of the country's agenda. He disclosed this...

30th September 2020

South Africa Plans to Add 6.8 GW of renewable energies to Eskom from IPPs from 2022

The Government of South Africa has validated a plan to add 11.8 GW to Eskom's network with 6.8 GW to be produced via renewable sources from 2022. The Government has...

16th September 2020

South Africa to Build Power Plants with a Combined Capacity of 11,813MW from 2022

South Africa has launched a program to build new power plants with a combined capacity of 11,813 MW. The power stations will be built from 2022 to strengthen national electricity...

11th September 2020

Sasol Finalises Sale of Air Separation Units in South Africa to Air Liquide

Sasol announced it has concluded negotiations with French Industrial Gases Group, Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa Proprietary Limited (Air Liquide), for the disposal of sixteen air separation business in...

8th September 2020

Sasol Invites Partners to help achieve its GHG Emission Reduction Goals in South Africa

South Africa's petrochemical giant Sasol, is searching for partners in the development of technology that will reduce its carbon footprint, in line with its emission-reduction goals. In a statement on...

30th August 2020

Drilling Resumes in the Luiperd-1X well on Block 11B/12B in South Africa

Oil and gas major, Total, has commenced the drilling of the Luiperd-1X well prospect on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa. The drilling of the second exploration well on the block...

22nd August 2020

DRC launches Phase 1 of Kinshasa Solar City Project

Construction works for phase 1 of a 600 megawatts photovoltaic plant in the Menkao district of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo has was launched on Tuesday, 18 August...

14th August 2020

The DeepSea Stavanger Arrives in South Africa

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in South Africa, His Excellency Gwede Mantashe, has announced and welcomed the arrival of the DeepSea Stavanger in Cape Town, in the Western Cape,...

13th August 2020

Elsewedy Electric Contracted High-Voltage Substation in DRC

Egyptian Electric Company, Elsewedy Electric, has been given the contract to build a 220-15/6.6 KV high-voltage distribution substation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The $38.8million contract was signed on...

7th August 2020

Mozambique: Afrexim to Fund LNG Project with $400 million

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is aiding the financing of Mozambique's Area 1 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project through guarantees and direct lending of up to $400 million. The $24...