Africa
Nigeria Offers Permits to 28 Firms for Gas Flaring Projects
Nigeria has gone ahead and issued permits to 28 companies as per a programme which looks to end routine gas flaring in order to cut carbon emissions as well as use some of the gas so as to generate...
Africa
Morocco On the Verge of Creating a $1 Billion LNG Hub
Morocco is almost there when it comes to creating an around $1 billion LNG hub at a new deep-sea port located at its Mediterranean coast, as it plans to go ahead and boost imports in order to curb the...
Africa
Ethiopia Expands Geothermal Energy Projects in Rift Valley
Ethiopia is stepping up its geothermal push in the Great Rift Valley, treating the region’s more than 1,000 MW of potential capacity as a chance to ease its reliance on hydropower and cut back on expensive diesel generation.
Ethiopian Electric...
Africa
Egypt Confirms New Natural Gas Discovery in Western Desert
Key Takeaways:
Badr-15 discovery boosts Egypt’s Western Desert gas output.
Discovery supports Egypt’s plan to lift national gas production.
2026 drilling push signals stronger exploration ahead.
Egypt has confirmed a fresh natural gas discovery in the Badr-15 zone of the...
Africa
Cameroon Plans to Add Ten Small Hydropower Plants by 2030
Cameroon plans to add ten small hydropower plants by 2030. Together, they’ll supply about 25 MW of electricity, with each generating roughly 2.5 MW. The project sits within the country’s National Energy Compact, a roadmap developed alongside international partners...
Africa
Egypt Government Unveils $5.7bn Oil and Gas Exploration Plan
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawy, has announced a new five-year oil and gas exploration strategy that calls for the drilling of about 480 exploration wells, backed by total investments surpassing $5.7bn.
Under the programme, 101 wells...
Africa
Algeria Signs $5.4B Deal with Midad Energy in Illizi Basin
Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach announced on that it has signed a production-sharing contract worth around $5.4 billion with Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy for the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the Illizi Basin. The agreement...
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