Renewable energy company, Masdar, has signed an agreement with Angola’s Ministry of Energy and Water to develop a 150 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in southern Angola. The solar plant will provide renewable energy to approximately 90,000 homes and is expected to create up to 600 jobs. Announced on December 1 during the COP28 Summit in Dubai, the agreement was signed between Angola’s Minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, and Masdar CEO, Mohamed
Mozambique’s National Investment Bank (BNI) on Monday December 2nd signed in Dubai an agreement with AMEA Power from the United Arab Emirates valued at 150 million US dollars. The agreement is aimed at developing a photovoltaic solar power plant with an estimated annual capacity of between 125 and 200 MWp (megawatt peak). The agreement was signed during the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi launched on Saturday 2nd December, in Dubai, the Energy Transition Strategy for 2023-2030, an initiative intended to place the country at the forefront of climate innovation, as well as making it an attractive investment destination. The launch took place during a panel at the United Nations Climate Change Summit, COP 28. “The Strategy’s mission is to leverage Mozambique’s abundant renewable and natural resources to accelerate the implementation of a low-carbon development
Procurement of equipment that will be used in the construction of Zimbabwe’s second petroleum pipeline project valued at over US$1 billion is on course, the deal maker of the lucrative project told the Zimbabwe Independent. Over the past 13 years, the implementation of the strategic project, which is expected to put Zimbabwe into the region’s petroleum hub, hung in the balance as the government worked on modalities to tie up the deal with a suitable
UK development bank British International Investment is still willing to consider funding energy projects in Africa that run on natural gas if they increase electricity access on the continent, according to officials. As the world gears up for the next round of United Nations climate talks, which start in Dubai on Thursday, there’s growing pressure on financial institutions to stop supporting fossil-fuel projects. This has prompted concerns that the fight to tackle global warming could
Italy has committed a new €5 million to support Africa’s sustainable energy initiatives through the Special Fund of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). The announcement of this new contribution was made by Vannia Gava, the Italian Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Security, during a side event at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, on Monday 4th December. The event co-organised by Res4Africa Foundation and GSE co-organised focused on the necessity
French multinational integrated energy company, TotalEnergies, has been ranked as the leading large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) developer in the world. With a total capacity of 41.3 GW, the supermajor ranks as the top company for projects currently under construction, while also taking the top spot for awarded Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) projects and operational projects, with 29.3 GW and 12 GW, respectively. Targeting data from July 2022 to June 2023, Mercom Capital Group’s Annual Global
Independent upstream oil and gas company, Invictus Energy, has extended its contract with European onshore drilling contractor, Exalo Drilling, for its Rig 202 by up to two years at the Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe. The extension will enable Exalo Drilling to undertake maintenance on Rig 202, which will remain stacked at the Mukuyu-2 well, providing for the drilling and testing of future wells within the basin. “The contract amendment…underpins our confidence in the basin and provides us
Nigeria’s Chappal Energies is set to acquire the Nigerian business of Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor. Announced last week, the transaction involves the sale of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company, which holds 53.85% ownership in Oil Mining License 128. The license includes a 20.21% stake in the offshore Agbami field, which was the second major deepwater oil field discovered off the Niger Delta and is currently operated by Chevron. “Chappal Energies is a committed Nigerian-owned energy
Nigeria is targeting the production of up to 1.5 million barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) in 2024, aligning with a production quota proposed for the country by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The quota shows a 120,000 bpd increase from initial OPEC targets of 1.38 million bpd for Nigeria in 2024, however falls short of the country’s planned 1.78 million bpd for the year. OPEC’s proposed quota, aimed at ensuring a stable
