KEY POINTS Nigerian energy executive Ahonsi Unuigbe has taken on a new leadership role as chairman of Marconi.NG EPC Limited, the company that operates West Africa’s biggest and most sophisticated …
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KEY POINTS South African households and businesses are bracing for steeper power bills after Eskom and the country’s energy regulator signed off on a deal that will push tariffs higher …
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South Africa’s Former Eskom CEO Credits Diesel Burn, Plant Recoveries for Halt to Blackouts
KEY POINTS South Africa’s former power utility chief, ESKOM, André de Ruyter, says the country’s longest stretch without rolling blackouts in years owes less to sudden operational miracles and more …
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KEY POINTS Libya’s oil industry is showing faint but notable signs of momentum. The country’s state-owned National Oil Corporation, NOC, said over the weekend that crude output reached 1.39 million …
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Nigeria’s Grid Faces New Blow as Vandals, Storm Topple Transmission Tower in Kaduna
KEY POINTS Nigeria’s already fragile electricity network suffered another setback last week after a transmission grid collapsed in Kaduna, leaving parts of the state without power. The Transmission Company of …
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Nigeria’s Net Billing Debate Splits Experts as NERC Pushes Solar-to-Grid Plan
KEY POINTS Dr. Sam Amadi, a former chairman of NERC, urged caution, calling the idea premature. “Net billing is one of the important methodologies for renewable energy market,” Amadi said …
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KEY POINTS South Africa’s National Energy Regulator, Nersa, is facing a storm of criticism after admitting to a R54 billion miscalculation in Eskom’s tariff settlement — an error that will …
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KEY POINTS Libya’s National Oil Corporation, NOC, is moving to deepen its collaboration with energy giant Schlumberger as the country looks to stabilize production and expand technical capacity after years …
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Eskom Moves to Replace Burnt Transformer After Month-Long Blackout in Cosmo City
KEY POINTS Residents of Cosmo City, northwest of Johannesburg, have endured more than six weeks without electricity after an Eskom transformer went up in flames. The power utility has now …
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KEY POINTS Egypt used the Gastech 2025 conference in Milan this week to deepen ties with global energy heavyweights, with Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi meeting senior executives from Chevron, Eni, …