Angola ranks among the countries with the lowest electricity prices globally, following Ethiopia, Sudan, and Libya in Africa, according to global statistics. As of December 2023, Angolan households paid an average of 11.83 kwanzas, equivalent to $0.013 per kWh. This contrasts sharply with the global average price of $0.157 per kWh (13.7 kwanzas). Despite significant investments in the energy sector and notable advances in some provinces, the country has yet to achieve desired outcomes due
Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec is reducing its presence in sub-Saharan Africa by selling stakes in three South African renewable energy projects. This move comes after the company recently sold a plant in Rwanda and divested from operations in Mozambique. In the last week of July 2024, Scatec divested its indirect interests in hydropower plants located in Uganda, Malawi, and at the border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi. This follows
On Thursday, August 1, the Assembly of the Republic, Mozambique’s parliament, unanimously approved the definitive revision of the Electricity Law. This legislation establishes the general organization and legal framework for electricity supply activities in the country. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, presented the justification for the proposed revision, explaining that it is based on Article 51, Section 4 of the law. This section deals with exceptional situations allowing the adoption of different
Namibe province plans to invest in diverse energy sources to ensure greater sustainability in production and compete with imported goods, announced Abel Capitango, the vice-governor for the Political, Social, and Economic sector, on Friday in Luanda. Speaking to Jornal de Angola at the Luanda International Fair, Capitango acknowledged the challenges faced despite the presence of the Caraculo Solar Photovoltaic Plant, which has a capacity of nearly 25 megawatts. The primary challenge is to install an
The Mozambican Government has approved the concession contract for petroleum exploration and production in the Angoche A6-C Offshore Area. This agreement involves Eni Mozambico as the operator and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) as the partner. The Council of Ministers made this decision during an ordinary meeting, granting the concessionaire exclusive rights to conduct petroleum operations within the specified concession area. This includes producing oil from underground resources and building infrastructure for petroleum production and
The Egyptian Council of Ministers has approved a significant renewable energy project led by Dubai-based AMEA Power, which aims to connect 2 GW of green energy to Egypt’s grid by summer 2025. This plan includes expanding the Abydos solar project by 500 MW, boosting its total capacity to 1 GW. In addition to the solar expansion, AMEA Power is developing the 500 MW Amunet wind farm in Ras Ghareb, scheduled to commence operations in the
Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric, in collaboration with The Arab Contractors, has successfully added three additional hydro turbine generators to Tanzania’s national power grid. This expansion boosts the Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Power Project’s (JNHPP) total power output to 705 megawatts. The milestone was announced by Tanzanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Doto Biteko on July 16 during a site visit to JNHPP. This advancement represents a significant stride toward meeting the country’s electricity needs and
Turkey has signed an agreement granting it exclusive rights to explore and produce hydrocarbons in three blocks in Somalia, further strengthening a relationship that began several months ago. The agreement covers a combined area of 5,000 square kilometers. On Thursday, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Somalian Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Abdirizak Omar Mohamed attended a ceremony in Istanbul to mark the signing of the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Agreement. Bayraktar
Chappal Energies has secured a 10% stake in TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited’s oil and gas assets for $860 million, pending final contractual and regulatory approvals. The deal involves TotalEnergies’ non-operated interests in onshore and shallow water assets within the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) joint venture in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The transaction is anticipated to close by December 31, 2024. This acquisition includes a 10% interest in 15 oil mining leases (OMLs) and two major
Diamond production at Rio Tinto’s Diavik mine in Canada fell by 28% year-on-year in the second quarter, following a temporary suspension of operations due to a bereavement period for workers involved in a plane crash. The mine produced 702,000 carats during the three months ending June 30, according to a statement from Rio Tinto on Tuesday. This decline was partly due to a tragic accident in January, where a small plane carrying workers to the
