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Nigeria to deploy 250 MW of distributed solar

Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency is partnering with Husk Power Systems for interconnected minigrids and isolated minigrids, rooftop commercial and industrial (C&I) solar, productive use of energy (PUE) initiatives, appliance sales, and financing. The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria and Husk Power Systems have agreed on a strategic partnership to deploy up to 250 MW of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) projects in support of the government’s energy access, energy transition, and energy security targets. The

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Government plans to open energy production to the private sector

The expansion and modernization of the national electrical system, which includes three million connections, by 2027, foresees the insertion of the private sector in the production, distribution and commercialization of electrical energy in the country, with a view to ensuring financial sustainability, reducing high losses and improve the “weight” in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To this end, the Executive is already working on the new legal framework that will allow entrepreneurs to enter the

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Angola’s National Electrical System Expansion Targets Private Sector Integration by 2027

The expansion and modernization of Angola’s national electrical system aims to add three million connections by 2027, with a key focus on integrating the private sector into energy production, distribution, and commercialization. This initiative seeks to ensure financial sustainability, reduce high losses, and improve the sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To facilitate this transition, the government is working on a new legal framework that will open the energy market to private entrepreneurs.

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International Energy News Renewable Energy

TE H2 and VERBUND to Develop Major Green Hydrogen Project in Tunisia

TE H2, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, along with Austrian electric company VERBUND, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tunisia to explore the development of a substantial green hydrogen project named H2 Notos. The H2 Notos project aims to produce green hydrogen using electrolysers powered by large onshore wind and solar projects, utilizing desalinated seawater. The green hydrogen produced will be exported to Central Europe. Initially, the project is expected

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International Energy Gas

President Tinubu Launches Major Gas Projects to Boost Nigeria’s Energy Sector

President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian government have inaugurated three significant gas projects aimed at strengthening the country’s energy sector. The projects include the expanded AHL Gas Processing Plant, the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, and the 23.3-km ANOH to Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Custody Transfer Metering Station Gas Pipeline, all located in southeastern Nigeria. The inauguration ceremony was chaired virtually by President Tinubu from Abuja. The AHL Gas Plant is a collaborative venture involving the Nigerian National

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International Energy Gas Gold Mining News

Invictus Energy Seals Gas Sales Agreement to Power Zimbabwe’s Eureka Mine

Independent upstream oil and gas company Invictus Energy Limited has signed an MoU with mine operator Dallaglio Investments and power generation firm Himoinsa Southern Africa Proprietary for a gas-to-power project in Zimbabwe. The project will generate electricity to power operations at the Eureka Gold Mine – one of the country’s largest.  Under the partnership, gas extracted from the Cabora Bassa Project will fuel operations at Eureka – located 50km from the Mukuyu-2 wellsite. The African

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International Energy News

Energy Markets Face Continued Impact from Geopolitical Conflicts – Woodside Energy Group

Energy markets will continue to be affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to Woodside Energy Group, Australia’s largest oil and gas producer. “The fallout has been massive, and the volatility is not over,” CEO Meg O’Neill said in a speech prepared for the Australian Energy Producers Conference scheduled for Tuesday in Perth. “It is instability absolutely nobody wants.” Although oil and gas prices have retreated from their initial spikes

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International Energy News Oil

Vivo Energy to invest over $550 mln in South Africa, minister says

 Vivo Energy, owned by global commodities trader Vitol, will invest an initial 10 billion rand ($550.79 million) in its South African operations following its merger with Engen, South Africa’s trade minister Ebrahim Patel said on Wednesday. The investment is part of a range of public interest and competition commitments, designed to prevent job losses and continue supply contracts with local refineries, that domestic regulators sought when the merger was considered. “The company (Vivo) has committed

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International Energy News

Ghana Considers Global Bids for First Nuclear Power Plant

Ghana is set to select a company by December to build its first nuclear power plant, with contenders from the United States, Russia, China, France, and South Korea vying for the contract. France’s EDF, U.S.-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group, and China National Nuclear Corporation are in the running, Reuters reported. South Korea’s Kepco, its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Corporation, and Russia’s ROSATOM are also competing, according to Robert Sogbadji, Deputy Director for

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Local Energy News Petroleum

TotalEnergies chooses Angola over Nigeria for $6 billion energy project

French oil major TotalEnergies has chosen Angola over Nigeria for a $6 billion energy project. The oil giant is moving forward with the development of the Kaminho oil project, located 100 km off the coast of Angola, following a final investment decision on the block, it announced on Tuesday. The $6 billion project involves developing two oil fields, Cameia and Golfinho, located in Block 20/11, according to a statement from Angola’s national hydrocarbon agency, ANPG.

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