Energy
Nigeria’s electricity subsidy hits N1.91tn in 11 months – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that the monthly spending of the Nigerian Government on electricity subsidy obligation...
Read moreDetailsNigeria motorists switch to gas to cut fuel costs, pollution
Nigeria, with its abundant natural gas reserves, is embracing a new era in transportation. The adoption of Compressed Natural Gas...
Read moreDetailsTechnical glitch plunges Zambia, Zimbabwe into darkness
Zambia and Zimbabwe experienced widespread blackouts on Sunday night, with outages occurring at approximately the same time in both nations....
Read moreDetailsPlastic waste chokes DR Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts
A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in...
Read moreDetailsNigeria lifts oil production to 1.8 mln barrels per day
Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC said on Thursday it had increased oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd),...
Read moreDetailsDRC on a mission to financing the world’s largest hydropower dam
The World Bank and other financial institutions are engaged in discussions about funding a mega hydro-power project in the Democratic...
Read moreDetailsAngola plans more multi-year oil and gas license rounds
Angola intends to replicate its maiden multi-year licensing round for oil and gas acreage from 2026, a senior government energy...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s power grid partially collapses again, causing blackouts
Nigeria's national grid suffered a partial collapse on Tuesday, the state power transmitter said, marking the ninth incident this year...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe, Zambia explore floating solar plant
Zimbabwe and Zambia are exploring the feasibility of establishing a floating solar plant on the jointly shared Lake Kariba, according...
Read moreDetailsDangote says refinery has 500 mln litres of petrol in storage, can meet Nigeria’s demand
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery has a stockpile of 500 million litres of petrol, its billionaire founder said, countering claims by...
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