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Tanzania: Gas Installations Set to Ease Fuel Costs

[Daily News] Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) will this financial year construct five natural gas stations in Dar es Salaam to serve the Dar Rapid Transit (DART) buses, a plan that is expected to cut fuel cost by 45 per cent and reduce fares. (AllAfrica)


Mozambique: Traffic Lights Working Again in Nampula

[AIM] Maputo -- Traffic lights are working again in the northern Mozambican city of Nampula, after three weeks in which they were completely dead because Nampula Municipal Council refused to pay for the electricity they use, according to a report by the independent television station, STV. (AllAfrica)


Namibia: Nampower Lights Up Innovation Potential With S/4hana Go-Live

[CIO] In the increasingly competitive energy sector, operational efficiency and better utilisation of resources are keys to growth. For one of Southern Africa's leading energy utilities, a move to a next-generation business suite has creates the opportunity to unlock new capacity for innovation and improved productivity, which will drive the organisation's performance. (AllAfrica)


Africa: Nigeria Will Maintain Position As Regional Leader in Oil, Gas Industry - President

[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria will strengthen its position as regional leader in the oil and gas industry, even as he said that his administration will spare no effort in ensuring maximum benefit from the nation's huge natural resources. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Asharami Energy Appoints Menkiti As COO to Drive Enhanced Production Target

[This Day] Asharami Energy, a Sahara Group Upstream Company, has appointed Henry Menkiti as its Chief Operating Officer to boost ongoing expansion projects aimed at delivering the company's ambitious production target over the next few years. Henry's appointment took effect on the 8th December 2020. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Kwarans Protest 100% Hike in Electricity Bills

[Leadership] The residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital are worried over the arbitrary increment in the electricity bill. (AllAfrica)


Africa: Nwanze - We're Committed to Meeting Africa's Energy Demand

[This Day] The Chief Finance Officer, TNOG Oil & Gas Limited, a subsidiary of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Sam Nwanze, in this interview on 'Arise Xchange,' a programme monitored on AriseTV, sheds more light on his organisation's recent $1.1 billion investment in the acquisition of the strategic OML 17 from Shell, ENI and Total and the economic benefits of the deal. Excerpts: (AllAfrica)


Morocco: Irena Assembly - Morocco Highlights Actions Taken to Develop Green Hydrogen

[MAP] Abu Dhabi -- Minister of Energy, Mining and the Environment, Aziz Rabbah, highlighted on Wednesday the measures undertaken by Morocco for the development of the green hydrogen sector. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Kyari - U.S.$10 Billion Infrastructural Investment Ongoing in Energy Sector

[This Day] The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has said that there is at least $10 billion worth of investments currently ongoing in the energy sector in a bid to delist Nigeria from one of the most energy impoverished nations in the world. (AllAfrica)


Kenya: Kenya Power Targets 55000 SME Customers With Smart Meters

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kenya Power has rolled out a smart metering project that will benefit 55,000 customers in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector across the country. (AllAfrica)


Uganda: Power Applications Drop Due to Freeze On Free Connections

[Monitor] The number of people applying for electricity has dropped massively from 1,000 daily to an average of 127 after drastic increase in connection fees. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: A Respite From Load Shedding - but Don't Put Away the Candles

[Daily Maverick] Despite Eskom's suspension of load shedding on Monday night, the power utility's three-month outlook for demand and generation capacity indicates a high likelihood of continued load shedding until mid-April. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Buhari to Inaugurate Oil & Gas Centre Jan 21

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari will on January 21 inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) Lagos to boost operations in the nation's petroleum sector. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Buhari to Inaugurate National Oil, Gas Centre Thursday

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday virtually inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) Lagos, as part of effort to boost the operations of the Nigeria oil and gas sector. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Loadshedding Suspended

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has suspended loadshedding as the generation capacity has improved following the return of some generators to service. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: The Case for Renewable Energy

[This Day] Renewable energy should be given adequate attention (AllAfrica)


Uganda: Uetcl Paid Electromaxx Shs3.6b for Unsupplied Power

[Monitor] For close to a year, Uganda's only bulk electricity purchaser, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), paid thermal power producer, Electromaxx Shs3.6b for unsupplied power meant for Arua, an audit report has revealed. (AllAfrica)


Uganda: We Are Progressing Well With E-Receipts, Says Ura

[Monitor] URA recently started implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS), a medium that is being used by all businesses to manage issuance of receipts and invoices for tax purposes. The system was effectively rolled out on January 1, despite pleas from companies for an extension. Ian Rumanyika, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) manager public and corporate affairs explains the progress and benefits of the system. (AllAfrica)


Zimbabwe: Zesa Forex Plan On Coal Supplies Set Aside

[The Herald] An agreement requiring State-owned ZESA Holdings to pay half of coal supplies in foreign currency has been set aside by Government, Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda said. (AllAfrica)


Africa: Global Leadership - We Need Skilful, Dexterous, Humble Leaders to Create a World Order With Sustainable Solutions

[Daily Maverick] It is time for a new kind of leadership to emerge -- leadership that thinks globally and locally, tenaciously guided by both a pragmatic and visionary modus operandi, leadership that blends strength with humility, leadership that does not amass power for the sake of power. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Loadshedding Continues On Monday

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom is currently implementing Stage 2 loadshedding as the country's power system remains constrained and vulnerable. (AllAfrica)


Africa: UN Chief Calls for 'Urgent Transition' From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy

[UN News] Building a global coalition for carbon neutrality by mid-century will be the UN's "central objective", the world body's top official told a conference on climate action on Monday. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: NNPC Reports U.S.$120.49 Million Crude Oil, Gas Revenue in September

[This Day] Abuja, Ibadan -- As learning institutions reopen today, concerns continue to rise following an insistence by teachers that necessary measures have not been put in place in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols established by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: With CBN's Intervention, DISCOs' Revenue Collection in Steady Rise

[This Day] Abuja -- The directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Nigeria's deposit banks to take over the collection of revenues from the power Distribution Companies (Discos) has begun to yield positive results, THISDAY checks revealed at the weekend. (AllAfrica)


Madagascar: EIB Accelerating Climate Disaster Recovery, Priority Clean Energy and Transport Investment

[PR Newswire] Luxembourg -- Further EUR 16.4 million disbursed in October to repair transport in Antananarivo (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Starsight Gets $10 Million Funding to Expand Solar Power Solutions in Nigeria, Ghana

[Premium Times] "As we expand from Nigeria to Ghana and beyond, this funding will be key to our ability to swiftly deploy hybrid-solar solutions..." (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Eskom Implements Loadshedding

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has announced it will implement Stage 2 loadshedding from Thursday midday until Sunday evening. (AllAfrica)


Africa: Africa's Leap to Clean Energy Seen Needing Policy Change, Investment

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Study predicts that fossil fuels will still account for two thirds of the electricity generated on the continent by 2030 (AllAfrica)


Gambia: Trust Bank Ltd, Atlas Energy Company Receive Certificates

[The Point] The Entrepreneur Magazine, a business magazine committed to promoting corporate organisations and other institutions in The Gambia recently awarded certificates of appreciation to the Trust Bank Gambia Ltd. and the Atlas Energy Company in recognition of their outstanding patronage of its maiden edition 2020. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Westville Households Get Electricity After 10 Years

[GroundUp] Nomonde Gwedashe has been living in Westville for more than ten years. On Monday, her home was among 1,000 shacks to get electricity from the municipality. Photo: Joseph Chirume (AllAfrica)


Africa: Intercontinental Energy Forum to Discuss Post-Covid Challenges

[IPS] Mexico City -- The economic recovery after the covid-19 pandemic, renewable energy, the gas situation, regulations and investment; mobility and transport, as well as new technologies and the progress of the Paris Agreement will be discussed at the Madrid Energy Conference from 28 September to 2 October. (AllAfrica)