Energy Policy & Regulation


Energy Policy & Regulation

AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER (AEC) TO HOST JUST ENERGY TRANSITION MASTERCLASS AT SURINAME SYMPOSIUM IN JANUARY 2025.

The African Energy Chamber’s Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, will lead a Just Energy Transition Masterclass at the Suriname Awareness Symposium (SAS) in January 2025, focusing on strategies for balancing energy poverty reduction with greenhouse gas emission goals. SAS 2025 will bring together key stakeholders to discuss Suriname's growing energy sector, emphasizing investment, local content, and sustainable development to boost economic growth and empower local communities.

  • 4 days, 14 hours
Energy Policy & Regulation

AFRICA ENERGY BANK TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS JANUARY 2025, SAYS PETROLEUM MINISTRY.

The Africa Energy Bank (AEB) is set to begin operations on January 28, 2025, with Nigeria hosting its headquarters. The bank aims to address financing gaps in Africa's oil and gas sector, having already secured 45 percent of its startup capital.

  • 1 month, 1 week
Energy Policy & Regulation

NAMIBIA INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONFERENCE 2025: BECOMING AN ENERGY HUB.

The Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) will take place from April 23-25, 2025, in Windhoek, focusing on Namibia's development as a regional energy hub. The event will gather over 900 delegates to discuss offshore discoveries, renewable energy, and partnerships to ensure local communities benefit from the country’s resources.

  • 1 month, 2 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO ENGAGE INVESTORS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT - DR. MATARAGIO.

The Tanzanian government is actively engaging investors in the development of renewable energy sources, including geothermal, solar, and wind, to diversify the country's energy mix and promote sustainability. Recent updates highlight ongoing projects that aim to harness geothermal resources, with significant potential for electricity generation across several regions.

  • 1 month, 2 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

SIX NEW BRICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY TRADE.

BRICS is expanding to include six new members—Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE—to strengthen its geopolitical influence and enhance energy cooperation. This could reshape global energy trade by uniting major oil producers and enabling alternative trading mechanisms outside the dollar system.

  • 1 month, 3 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA AND SINGAPORE STRENGTHEN ENERGY TIES.

Tanzania and Singapore are enhancing their partnership in the energy sector to share expertise and improve electricity generation capabilities. During a recent meeting, officials discussed strategies to boost trade and collaboration, aiming to meet Tanzania's ambitious energy goals by 2030.

  • 1 month, 3 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA: FIRST-EVER ENERGY INVESTMENT SUMMIT SET TO BE HELD.

The inaugural Tanzania Energy Investment Summit will be held on November 12-13, 2024, in Dar es Salaam, bringing together stakeholders to explore investment opportunities in the country's energy sector. Co-organized by HBZ International and TAOMAC, the summit emphasizes Tanzania's role as a regional energy hub and focuses on clean energy solutions and sustainable development.

  • 2 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND UNDP PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY TRAINING FOR EXPERTS.

The Ministry of Energy, in collaboration with UNDP, organized a workshop to equip experts from various government institutions with the tools needed for effective energy management and auditing in Tanzania. The initiative aims to improve energy efficiency and ensure reliable, affordable energy access for all Tanzanians.

  • 2 months, 1 week
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA: PERMANENT SECRETARY OF ENERGY EMPHASIZES EFFICIENCY IN SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.

The article discusses a meeting led by the Permanent Secretary of Energy, Hon. Felchesmi Mramba, where he emphasized the importance of professionalism and efficiency among ministry staff to enhance service delivery in the energy sector. Additionally, he encouraged physical health and announced the ongoing construction of a new office building for the ministry.

  • 2 months, 1 week
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA’S ENERGY SECTOR INVITES FOREIGN INVESTMENT.

Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Mr. Exaud Kigahe, invited global companies to invest in Tanzania's transforming energy sector during the 8th Power and Energy Africa International Trade Exhibition in Dar es Salaam, highlighting significant infrastructure projects and supportive government policies. The event showcased exhibitors from 22 countries, with participants expressing enthusiasm for Tanzania's stable business climate and growth potential in renewable energy.

  • 2 months, 2 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

UAE USES GERMANY'S SIEMENS TO BOOST GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRY.

The UAE is partnering with Siemens Energy to advance its green energy sector and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through a new memorandum of understanding. This collaboration aims to enhance grid infrastructure, promote sustainable development, and support the energy transition in the UAE.

  • 2 months, 4 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

AFRICA TO RECEIVE ONLY 2% OF GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates that global investment in renewable energy, spanning electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage, low-emission fuels, efficiency upgrades, and heat pumps, will reach $2 trillion this year. This figure represents a doubling of investment compared to fossil fuels, marking the second consecutive year where renewable energy and grid investments outpace those directed toward fossil fuels.

  • 6 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

EU AMBASSADOR: THE EGYPTIAN ENERGY SECTOR RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF THE PRIVATE SOFT LOAN.

Egypt's energy sector received the majority of the concessional financing recently announced by the European Union to Cairo, totaling €5 billion ($5.4 billion).

  • 8 months, 1 week
Energy Policy & Regulation

GOLD HYDROGEN COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR ENERGY MARKETS.

For some time now, we’ve seen the race to develop non-fossil energy technology heat up, most emphatically in the nuclear arena.

  • 9 months, 3 weeks
Energy Policy & Regulation

MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo and Tokyo in talks to manufacture EV batteries

After having invested US$300 million from the World Bank in the extension of the port of Nampula, the State of Mozambique is in the midst of negotiations with Japan, which should soon install a factory for the local manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles. The project will make it possible to exploit the mineral resources of the province of Cabo Delgado, which are almost essential for the development of green mobility

  • 1 year, 6 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

South Africa’s Cabinet Approved a Bill on Electricity Regulation

South Africa’s cabinet approved a bill on electricity regulation

  • 1 year, 7 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

Namibia and South Africa to Cooperate in Energy Sector

Namibia and South Africa are eager to increase cooperation in various areas, including the energy sector

  • 1 year, 7 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

MOROCCO: Green Energy Park to provide solar solutions for electric mobility

Green Energy Park to provide solar solutions for electric mobility

  • 1 year, 7 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA ; Atomic Energy Commission Relocates To Dodoma

THE Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) has shifted its base to the country’s capital, Dodoma.

  • 1 year, 11 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

KENYA: Signs Green Hydrogen Contract with Australian Company

It is expected to start developing green hydrogen production capacity at plants in the coastal cities of Lamu and Mombasa.

  • 2 years, 1 month
Energy Policy & Regulation

KENYA: To Have Its First Nuclear Power Plant By 2038

Kenya aims to have its first nuclear power plant up and running by the year 2038 to cater for growing power demand in the country.

  • 2 years, 1 month
Energy Policy & Regulation

KENYA: UK To Fund Energy Project in Kenya

The UK is to implement three major development projects in Kenya

  • 2 years, 1 month
Energy Policy & Regulation

Minister of Energy: OPEC+ has the means to deal with market challenges including cutting production at any time and in different forms.

Minister of Energy: OPEC+ has the means to deal with market challenges including cutting production at any time and in different forms.

  • 2 years, 3 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

The British Government To Introduce Sanctions on Belarus

The British government says it will introduce a new round of economic, trade, and transport sanctions on Belarus

  • 2 years, 5 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

ASAMOIL: FAST - GROWING OIL COMPANY IN EAST AFRICA

The company is the leading supplier of oil based on quality, safety, health and direct time.

  • 2 years, 6 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

Russia Has Been Accused of ‘Weaponizing’ Food

Russia has been accused of ‘weaponizing’ food and holding grain for millions of people

  • 2 years, 6 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

MOROCCO; EU To Fund Renewable Energy Projects

The European Union (EU) is set to mobilise €1.6 bn to finance the energy transition projects in Morocco.

  • 2 years, 10 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

ETHIOPIA: Russia keen To Invest In Energy

Major Energy Company of Russia keen to invest in Ethiopia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

  • 2 years, 10 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA : TPDC, Baker Botts sign contract on LNG negotiations

The government through the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has signed a contract with Baker Botts LLP

  • 2 years, 10 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

ZAMBIA- Removes subsidies on fuel to funds health, education and employment

The Zambian government said on Monday that reducing subsidies on fuel and electricity

  • 2 years, 12 months
Energy Policy & Regulation

E.Africa Countries tops AfDB’s Electricity Regulatory Index 2021

East Africa electricity sector is Africa’s best regulated across a number of key metrics for the fourth consecutive year.

  • 3 years
Energy Policy & Regulation

KENYA - Ranked Second in Regulatory Index 2021 Report

Kenya ranks second in Africa for having a progressive electricity regulatory regime

  • 3 years
Energy Policy & Regulation

'The State of African Energy 2022' Energy Chamber Launches its Highly Anticipated Annual Report

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (EnergyChamber.org) has officially launched its highly anticipated 2022 outlook for the African energy sector

  • 3 years, 1 month
Energy Policy & Regulation

COP26: A chance of Africa in energy transition

The UN climate summit, COP26, opened its doors this Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. Many are calling it the summit of the last chance. The goal is to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees.

  • 3 years, 1 month
Energy Policy & Regulation

Congo has canceled tax and customs exemptions granted to oil companies

Congo is the third-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and Angola, with an estimated production of 336,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

  • 3 years, 1 month