Ethiopia KenGen Completes EEP’s Deepest Geothermal Well

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced the completion of a 3,000-meter geothermal well in Ethiopia, which exceeded the target of 2,750 meters. This is the second of eight wells … Read More

South Africa: Mainstream Projects to Deliver 1.27gw of New Clean Power

Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, today announces that 12 of its projects have won preferred bidder status in Round 5 of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power … Read More

NIGERIA: Energy Chamber Salutes President Buhari Signs Historic Petroleum Industry Bill into Law

The long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill has officially been signed into law, a month after it was voted through by both chambers of the National Assembly. After twenty-years of deliberation and … Read More

North African Oil and Gas Producers Move on Energy Transition

As the need for energy transformation gathers pace at a global level, North African countries are also starting to make moves. Several players active in North Africa’s oil and gas … Read More

Invest Africa and DLA Piper partner to support ESG best practice in African renewable energy projects

The global law firm, DLA Piper, has partnered with Invest Africa, the leading trade and investment platform for African markets, to support the development of ESG best practice in African … Read More

Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth

An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review … Read More

Greenpeace and Western Anti Africa Energy Groups Take the Wrong Approach to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania

By NJ Ayuk, Executive President of the African Energy Chamber. If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I’d probably blurt out the … Read More

U.S. Africa Energy Forum 2021 Launches: Promotes U.S. Role as Primary Investor in African Energy

The U.S. Africa Energy Forum 2021 – organized by Africa Oil & Power, in partnership with the African Energy Chamber’s U.S.-Africa Committee – will foster alignment between U.S. and African … Read More