According to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the need for primary energy would rise…
Category: West Africa
NBS States Number of Metered Electricity Customers to be 5.13 Million in Nigeria
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s 5.13 million metered electricity users…
Seplat to End Gas Flaring in Nigeria by 2024
Seplat Energy Plc has unveiled plans to eliminate flares by 2024 through various gas utilisation projects. Chief…
Ghana Oil Project to Commence with Aker Energy Acquisition
Aker Capital AS, 100% owned by Aker ASA (together referred to as “Aker”), and The Resource…
IMF Advocates for Interest-free Loans to Achieve Energy Transition in Nigeria and Developing Countries
As countries intensify the search for massive global investments to reduce emissions and boost resilience, the…
BII and Shell to Invest $245 Million in Elean Energy in Africa
A recent agreement between the Shell Foundation and British International Investment (BII), the financial arm of…
Nigeria Kicks-off Construction of First Solar-Cell Factory in West Africa
Last week, Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASRENI) started constructing the first solar-cell…
NSIA and Vitol to finance sustainable Development Through Carbon Credits in Nigeria
Vitol, a crude oil brokerage company, and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria’s sovereign wealth…
Taxes on Imported Equipment Threatens Energy Transition Agenda
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has identified taxes on equipment imported for renewable energy projects as…
Seplat Energy CEO, Charged with Breach of Immigration Law
The Nigerian federal government has filed a lawsuit against the CEO of Seplat Energy, Roger Brown,…