April 29, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, ) U.S. energy consumption has slowed recently and is not anticipated to return to growth levels seen in the second half of the 20th century. EIA’s Reference case projections in the (AEO2015) show that domestic consumption is expected to grow at a modest 0.3% per year through […]
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By Victoria Mtomba THE Infrastructure Development Bank (IDBZ) says the $ 50 million bonds for the Harare Power Station repowering project and Kariba Power station refurbishment are now at the private placement stage where discussions with investors are now underway. IDBZ chief executive officer Charles Chikaura said local pension funds were off takers for the […]
April 22, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on U.S. International Trade Commission In 2014, almost three-quarters of all U.S. wood pellet exports were delivered to the United Kingdom (UK), mainly for the purpose of generating electricity. Overall, U.S. wood pellet exports increased by nearly 40% between 2013 and 2014, from 3.2 million short […]
Ethiopia, one of the countries already investing in renewable energy, especially in wind, geothermal and hydroelectric power, is one of the proponents of financing for the Clean Energy Corridor. The country plans to generate 800 megawatts of wind power, one gigawatt of geothermal power and is constructing a 6,000 MW hydroelectric plant, which will be […]
April 14, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration At 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, EIA will release the Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015), which presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2040. The analysis in AEO2015 focuses on six cases: Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High […]
A new report released today by the United Nations agricultural agency says that the heat energy generated by the earth’s core can be used for cost efficient, sustainable food production and processing in developing countries. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report says that geothermal energy can help prevent the huge post-harvest currently faced by […]
press release Rome — New report explores uses of natural heat for food production and processing – Geothermal energy, the flow of heat energy radiating from the earth’s core, provides unique opportunities for cost efficient, sustainable food production and processing in developing countries, says a new report published by FAO today. Related Topics Africa: Civil […]
Kigali — The European Union has extended a grant of euro 23 million (nearly $ 25 million) which will go towards improving energy efficiency in the country. This is part of getting over 70% of Rwanda’s population with access to electricity by financial year 2017/18. Related Topics Africa: 350 African Entrepreneurs in Dar… Zimbabwe: Econet […]
By Abdoulie Nyockeh The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in partnership with GEF/UNIDO 4 Project, Wednesday convened a daylong forum on the theme: “Supporting sustainable small and medium enterprises through renewable energy.” The GEF/UNIDO 4Project would continue to promote the scaling up of investment in renewable energy through promotion and awareness raising activities, […]
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The Minister for Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has launched the Rural LPG Promotion Programme with the distribution of 5,000 pieces of 6 kilogramme cylinders and cooking stoves at Axim in the Nzema East District of the Western Region. The Rural LPG Promotion Programme was first launched at Garu-Tempane in the Upper East Region in November […]
Cairo — Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail signed an energy deal worth $ 12 billion (91.5 billion Egyptian pounds) with energy firm British Petroleum (BP) on Saturday. Ismail was cited by Egyptian state news agency MENA as saying that the deal is set to provide Egypt with a quarter of local energy production and will […]
March 13, 2015 Source: EIA, Note: LIHEAP is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EIA has updated a , covering the 2013 fiscal year (FY). The most recent prior report reviewed subsidies in FY 2010, at or near the height of spending related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more commonly […]
Algiers — Sonelgaz Group and the US firm General Electric (GE) awarded Wednesday in Algiers, Algerian six winners of “Industry and Entrepreneurship Development in Algeria” (IDEA), launched in 2014 to identify start-ups in the field of energy innovation. The award ceremony was attended by CEO of Sonelgaz Noureddine Boutarfa and CEO of GE Power and […]
