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  • Power supply for citizens in West Africa

    ABIDJAN, 2013/12/18 ECOWAS promises 'significant improvements' in power supply for citizens - Citizens of West African nations that benefitting from a US$108-million regional emergency energy programme will experience “significant improvements” in their energy generation and supply from next year, ECOWAS Commission President Kadre Desire Ouedraogo has assured. According to the ECOWAS Commission, President Ouedraogo gave the assurance while speaking in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Monday during the signing ceremony for the grants to three ECOWAS beneficiary nations - Gambia, Mali and Sierra Leone.
  • Funding of sustainable development projects in the energy sector

    MAURITIUS, 2013/12/12 The French Development Agency (FDA) has approved a loan worth 50 million euros for Mauritius as budget support for the funding of sustainable development projects in the energy sector, reported from the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, Tuesday. According to the agreement reached between the two parties, the loan will be disbursed in two tranches of 20 million euros in 2013 and 30 million euros in 2014 to fund concrete and innovative energy efficiency projects. It will further support the Environment Aid Programme (APE), a support programme to a project initiated in 2009 that focuses on energy, transport, town and country planning, biodiversity and adaptation to climate change.
  • Economic Impact of Uneducated Children

    AFRICA, 2013/11/30 A study conducted by Results for Development Institute (R4D), revealed that out-of-school children of primary age significantly impact the economic increase of developing nations. The Washington-based NGO conducted the study in response to what they said is a worrying trend in world education. They found that there are 57 million children of primary school age who are not enrolled – with most living in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Milan Thomas, a program associate for R4D, stated although promising strides have been made in reducing the number of out of school children, evolution has slowed down in recent years. “The benefits associated with primary education are really undisputed at this point because there are countless studies showing that children who complete basic education tend to enjoy better health and higher incomes over their lifetimes," he said. "But, at R4D we feel that even for old policy questions with established answers, there are always new and compelling ways of presenting evidence to galvanize action.”
  • ENI says Libya terminal under attack

    ITALY, 2013/11/08 The CEO of Italian energy giant ENI said a major gas terminal in Libya that is linked to Greenstream pipeline was under attack, but stressed he did not estimate "supply problems" for Italy. "In the last few hours the Mellitah terminal, from where the Greenstream pipeline to Sicily starts, is under attack," ENI CEO Paolo Scaroni said.
  • Sonelgaz will spend 1.5 billion dollars

    ALGIERS, 2013/11/08 Sonelgaz has officially attributed tenders for the construction of thee gas turbine power plants with an in general capacity of 1.600 megawatt. The whole operation will cost 1.5 billion dollars, said Algeria's national electricity and gas company Sonelgaz. The stations will be in Boufarik, Hassi R'mel and Oumache and will be made by Turkish group Gama, the group General Electric and Metka and Sotuh Korea's Hamwha.
  • Djibouti-Ethiopia Power Interconnection - Hydro-Powering East Africa

    DJIBOUTI CITY, 2013/10/09 Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, stated "This (project) is to reduce significantly the cost of the energy bill that weighs as much on the competitiveness of our economy as on the living standards of our households." The development objective of the project was to improve electricity access in Ethiopia and Djibouti at affordable prices through regional cooperation in power trade. The AfDB has been an active partner in implementing the connection by providing USD 95 million for the project. The 283-km Ethiopia-Djibouti transmission line was officially inaugurated in October 2011. The 230-kV line, enabling Djibouti to import up to 60 MW of electricity, is estimated to be earning Ethiopia at least USD 1.5 million per month, and has eased Djibouti's reliance on fossil-fuel power plants and generators.
  • AfDB approves US$150m loan for reliable electricity supply in Zambia

    ZAMBIA, 2013/10/06 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Wednesday approved a loan of US$ 150 million to finance a 300MW coal-fired power plant and revamp the Maamba coal mine in Maamba, Zambia. According to an AfDB statement, issued here Friday, the projects are aimed at tackling the severe environmental concerns at the mine, caused by the unregulated and spontaneous self-combustion of tons of unused low-grade coal during the generation of electricity for the country and the region. The Maamba power plant project will increase supply and reliability of electricity in Zambia which is currently experiencing blackout and is heavily reliant on drought-sensitive hydro power, it said.
  • Angola LNG supplying liquid natural gas to China’s CNOOC group

    ANGOLA, 2013/08/15 The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will on 18 August receive the initial shipment of liquid natural gas (LNG) from Angola, transported by the ship Cubal, which is able to carry 155,000 cubic metres. The Bloomberg agency reports that the ship was loaded at the Angola LNG terminal in Soyo on 14 July and is the initial of two shipments to China.
  • United States plans to establish partnerships with Angola in energy sector

    ANGOLA, 2013/08/15 The United States Energy Department plans to establish partnerships with the Angolan government in the energy sector, the assistant secretary for international affairs, David Sandaloy said in Cabinda, northern Angola, Monday. Sandaloy, who was visiting Cabinda, noted the importance of boosting economic cooperation between Angola and the United States. “We have common interests in the energy sector and we transaction with a variety of issues about oil and gas production, and as well electricity production,” he said.
  • United States interested in supporting Mozambican energy sector

    UNITED STATES, 2013/08/15 The United States may be interested in supporting expansion of Mozambique’s electric power network, said Carlos Pascual, the US Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, reports the Maputo-based daily Notícias. Pascual, who is as well an ambassador and US Department of National appropriate envoy, made his comments on Tuesday in Maputo, indicating that business organisations from his country were interested in Mozambique’s gas discoveries and development of the Mozambican energy sector.