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SAUDI ARABIA, 2017/07/31
Moves to privatise utilities assets in Saudi Arabia and expand the reach of its networks through increased investment should create new opportunities for private operators and service providers.
Near-term asset sales
The government is gearing up to sell a state-owned power generation firm and a water desalination company by the end of this year, according to Mohammed Al Tuwaijri, the vice-minister for economy and planning, who said each would be a multi-billion-dollar deal.
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EGYPT, 2017/07/29
Egypt increased electricity prices by up to 42 % on Thursday, a week next hiking fuel prices as part of tough economic reforms.
The new rises depending on consumption levels will take result as of this month, Minister of Electricity, Mohammed Chaker said, according to national television.
“The ministry has a plan to phase out electricity subsidy by 2021,” he added. The new hikes cut the electricity subsidy in the country’s new fiscal year starting in July by 32 billion Egyptian pounds (around 1.7 billion dollars), private newspaper al-Masry al-Youm reported.
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孟加拉, 2017/07/26
孟加拉输电公司将建孟印第二条跨境400千伏高压输电线，用于从印度每日进口500兆瓦（MW）的电力，该公司已将项目议案提交至孟计划委员会，计划筹资18.8亿塔卡用于该线路建设。
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黎巴嫩, 2017/07/26
“得益于Jiyyeh和Zouk Mikael两个电厂的修复，黎巴嫩电力生产能力已超过2200兆瓦。几个月前，此数字是1650兆和1700兆瓦。”黎巴嫩国有电力公司日前在一份陈述中谈到。
虽然产量创新高，一天24小时的电力供应仍无法得到满足，黎巴嫩尚存900兆瓦的产能空缺。现时，贝鲁特的电力供应为每日21小时，其他地区为15~18小时。
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CHINA, 2017/07/09
A delegation from Uganda has visited China to familiarise itself with nuclear energy technology and to discuss cooperation. The African country plans to introduce nuclear into its next energy mix.
The delegation – led by Prisca Boonabantu, undersecretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Improvment– comprised representatives from the ministry, the Uganda Atomic Energy Council and from Uganda’s embassy in Beijing. The visit took place on 2-5 May and was organised by China Zhonguan Engineering Corporation (CZEC), a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). It followed a visit of Chinese officials to Kampala in March last year.
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CHINA, 2017/07/09
Massive Chinese infrastructure investments across the Eurasian landmass and Africa, together with the influx of Chinese personnel, are targeted by insurgents, rebels, and militants. The uncertainty in Ethiopia undermines China’s efforts to boost economic links with the African continent via the One Belt One Road Initiative.
Ethiopia, situated in the Horn of Africa and next to Djibouti where China is building its initial ever foreign military base, is a key node along the proposed route of the One Belt One Road, presently known as the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). This ambitious project to reshape the world through infrastructure connectivity, however, is hampered by domestic conflicts and local opposition.
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POLAND, 2017/07/08
US President Donald Trump plans to promote US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports at a conference next Thursday (6 July) in Warsaw with a dozen leaders from Central and Eastern Europe, a region heavily reliant on Russian supplies.
In a speech on 29 June Trump hailed the start of a “golden era” that would see the US energy business assert its power abroad through a boost in natural gas, coal and petroleum exports.
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ZAMBIA, 2017/07/07
Additional than 10,000 households have been plunged into darkness next an extra case of suspected sabotage on Zesco lines by unknown people in Ndola on the Copperbelt.
The affected areas include Mushili, Kansenshi, Hillcreast and several surrounding areas and are still without power following the damage on Saturday.
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GHANA, 2017/07/02
In this interview with Upper Reach, Fred Oware, CEO of Bui Power Authority, discusses the opportunities and challenges in Ghana’s energy sector and the contribution of the Bui Power Authority to the country’s generation capacity
We recently sat with Minister of Energy who said that the West African power pool had been struggling and that with energy request increasing in the region it was imperative that nations share its resources. In your opinion, where is better integration and cooperation needed between Ecowas members and what is the potential for the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to address the power supply deficiency in the region?
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GHANA, 2017/07/02
President Nana Akufo-Addo came to power in January with a number of significant economic challenges to address – amongst them is Ghana’s power crisis, known locally as ‘dumsor’ (a term used to describe the persistent, irregular and unpredictable electric power outages).
In 2015, the IMF called the energy crisis the “single-most significant risk” to Ghana putting its economy back on the path to robust economic increase, which it was enjoying up until 2014, at the same time as the commodities crisis took hold. GDP increase has slowed dramatically from the highs of 14 % in 2011, to 3.5 % in 2016. Increase in Q1 of 2017 accelerated to 6.6 % – a sign that things are moving in the right direction. But to maintain high-increase levels, it is estimated that Ghana must add an additional 2,000 MW to its generation capacity over the next five years.
