Engineering
Jul 04,
2018
Chinese cities have some of the world's tallest skyscrapers, including the almost 600m-tall Ping An Finance Centre in Shenzhen, the 540m-tall CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou, and the 527m-tall China…
Jun 29,
2018
ECOWAS says it is committed to enhancing access to electricity in the sub-region by 60 per cent in line with the set target of 2020. This formed part of discussions…
Jun 16,
2018
Beijing - Global carmakers touted their latest electric and SUV models in Beijing on Wednesday, as China promises a more level playing field in the world's largest auto market where…
Jun 14,
2018
Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on could be compromised with intimidation and road blockages "rife" at most of Eskom's power stations and regional offices on Thursday morning, according to…
Jun 12,
2018
Within developing economies, including Africa, there are growing opportunities to implement new technologies and localised energy generation systems, that could lead to innovation that will change how the world generates,…
Jun 09,
2018
South Sudan has agreed with its northern neighbour Sudan to repair oil infrastructure facilities destroyed by conflict within three months to boost production in Africa’s youngest country. Michael Makuei…
Jun 02,
2018
Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa’s power sector has reached a record-high. Spurred on by the United Nations’ goal to ensure modern energy access for all by 2030, international donors have…
Jun 01,
2018
Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s power sector have faulted the Federal Government’s claims regarding regular power supply in the country. According to them, the increase in electricity supply has remained insignificant…
May 28,
2018
Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The…
May 20,
2018
Kenya will start the small scale export of crude oil from its fields in the far northern county of Turkana in June after an agreement on how to share the…
Apr 28,
2018
Kenya’s energy minister ordered the energy regulatory commission to review electricity tariffs after consumer complaints that monthly bills from Kenya Power had jumped in the second half of last year.…
Feb 28,
2018
Oil production for Angola, Africa’s No. 2 crude producer, averaged 1.632 million barrels per day in 2017, down from 1.72 million barrels the previous year, the chairman of the state-run…
Feb 23,
2018
Kenya Power posted a 19 percent drop in first-half pretax profit, mainly due to sluggish economic growth and higher financing costs. The firm, which is the main electricity distributor in…
Feb 13,
2018
South African miner Exxaro Resources said on Tuesday it would pay a special dividend of 4.5 billion rand ($377 million) from its income reserves after the firm sold stake in…
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