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Court orders CBN to pay Ogoni community N182.7bn over Shell’s oil spillage

Heatwave: Schneider Electric sensitises Alaba market traders on safety practices

Discos: We have received no subsidies since 2013 privatisation

Legal dispute delaying Mambilla hydro plant is nearly over —Power minister

Resolving electricity sector logjam

NERC puts limits on Discos’ estimated billing

Ogunbiyi, energy investors, others to address SDG7 and impact of energy investment at Africa Energy Forum 2020

NNPC has over $20bn assets —Kyari

TC Townhall: Emerging Tech–Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain workshop holds Feb 28

Mining to contribute 3.0% to Nigeria’s GDP by 2025 —Adegbite

Blackout looms as fire guts TCN station in Ibadan

Flawed power sector privatisation produced weak DisCos —TCN MD

Mining Indaba’s ‘Young Leaders in Mining Programme’ holds Feb 6

Op-Ed: The power priorities of mining decision-makers

Budget under threat as oil sinks to $54

Why major oil and gas projects go wrong

NERC moves to remove tariff-related liabilities from DisCos

Senate set to probe NNPC’s $396m refineries’ repairs

NUEE gives Power Ministry 14 days to pay disengaged workers

Discos and electricity consumers in 2020

Diversification from oil will be enhanced by investment flows

Refineries posted N123.3bn loss in 10 months, NNPC says

British Prime Minister, African leaders urge investors to accelerate economic role on the continent

Sierra Leone’s President Wonie Bio, mining experts, others to attend Mining Indaba 2020

N166bn debt: Electricity firm begins mass disconnection in four South South states

Why the Iran conflict won’t move oil prices

TCN restores supply after power system collapses

N2trn Mambilla Power Plant: Buhari approves project delivery committees

Women in Africa launches fourth edition of the WIA 54

Behind the hype, is Dangote’s refinery a game changer?

Power generation hits 4,898.2MW •Don’t revoke our licences, Discos beg NERC

Power generation hits 4,898.2MW •Don’t revoke our licences, Discos beg NERC

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nigeria must sustain energy mix strategy in 2020 —Segun Adaju

Electricity tariff hike still subject to public consultation — NERC

After UN appointment, FG reverses suspension of Rural Electrification Agency MD, Damilola Ogunbiyi

Lekoil obtains $184m loan for OPL 310

NUEE faults power sector privatisation

Kaduna deputy gov visits gas explosion victims, warns gas retailers

Oil Bunkering: Nigerian Navy hands over 57 Nigerians, 7 Sri-Lankans, 2 Ghanaians to EFCC

Electricity billing: NERC orders DisCos’ transition to cashless billing, collection

Happy New Year to our esteemed readers

Buhari appoints Ahmad REA MD

IOCs delay $58.4bn oil, gas projects in Nigeria

NNPC, JVs finally seal $10bn NLNG Train-7 deal

Condemnations trail Ogunbiyi’s suspension as REA MD

Seasons Greetings from Energy Worth Online

Buhari will not allocate oil wells as gifts —Presidency

Soku oil fields belong to Rivers, not Bayelsa —Wike

Sylva reiterates FG’s commitment to completion of Waltersmith Modular Refinery

10 governors visit Dangote Refinery, say it’s a pride to Nigeria

$1.1bn Malabu oil scandal: Prosecutors want Nigerian ‘super witness’ to testify in Italy

Solving the liquidity crunch in the Nigerian power sector

NERC releases electricity firms’ 2019 Quarterly Report

Is South Africa heading to a gas-powered future?

Swiss-Mauritian collaboration will boost Mauritius’ position as blockchain hub for Africa

Power investors, experts brainstorm as Regional Energy Summit begins in Dakar

Schneider Electric, NAPTIN conclude training for electricians, pursue gender inclusion

AFC will pioneer early-stage funding of Nigeria’s mining projects —Osam Iyahen

Licence cancellation: FG gives Discos December 7 deadline

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Eko Carbon Exchange holds Dialogue on waste, emissions and wealth creation Nov 12

Nigeria lost $1.35bn to oil theft in Q1 —Obaseki

Alternative & Renewable Energy

What does science say about the need for nuclear?

Damilola Ogunbiyi announced as new CEO of Sustainable Energy for All

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Renewable energy’s inconvenient truth

Nigeria’s power grid records 206 collapses in 9 years …As foreign-funded investment hits N715bn

Dangote Refinery empowers 200 youths in host community through skills acquisition

Schneider Electric is setting new standards in innovation

Nigeria’s inefficient ports delayed Dangote refinery —Experts

The rise and rise of Ikeja Electric

Nigeria begins talks with oil majors to end $62bn dispute

NNPC discovers oil in North-East

Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub announces results of FinTech Ecosystem Mapping Survey on its first anniversary

Nuclear power could respond to Africa’s hunger for energy

Alternative & Renewable Energy

First WATT Renewables wins ‘Renewable Energy Forum 2019’ co-organised by the African Development Bank

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Balancing electricity security with the rise of renewables

Customer Service Week: Ikeja Electric assures customers of reliable services

Sustainability week: Dangote launches waste-to-wealth, recycling, tree planting initiatives

Africa Finance Corporation ‘ll support Nigeria’s mining industry —Begna Gebreyes

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Africa needs to modernise and decentralise its grid to solve its power distribution problems

Ikorodu community lauds Ikeja Electric for ‘Back-To-School’ initiative

Alternative & Renewable Energy

United Nations General Assembly 2019: No room for coal in Africa’s renewable future —Akinwumi Adesina

Alternative & Renewable Energy

UK pledges $250m towards Global Energy Storage Programme

Alternative & Renewable Energy

New private equity fund to invest in sustainable energy in Nigeria

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Amazon makes largest ever electric vehicle purchase

How do the Saudi attacks affect Nigeria?

SPDC, Belema resolve oil dispute, resume operations

We ‘ll ensure stable power supply in Nigeria, says NERC boss

Ajaokuta to begin partial production before end of 2019 —Minister

Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas selects Train-7 project contractor

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nigeria inaugurates Africa’s largest off-grid solar hybrid power plant

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Mini-Grids are on the charge to electrify rural Africa —Aaron Leopold

Financing power projects in Africa: From pipe dream to project bankability

Discos’ power supply slumps to 2,962MW

NNPC solicits DSS’ assistance on debt recovery, vandalism

ENGIE acquires Mobisol, becomes African market leader in off-grid solar

Schneider Electric, AFD, NAPTIN to train 300 Nigerian electricians

Nigeria risks another $2.3bn fine over Mambilla hydroelectric project

FG spent N650.2bn on petrol subsidy in 12 months —Report

World Bank aids Bangladesh to install 50MW grid-tied solar PV plant

NNPC, NAOC and OANDO JV makes gas and condensates discovery in Niger Delta

Ikeja Electric introduces E-Bills to boost customer experience

GE completes gas turbine upgrade ahead of schedule at Tanzania’s Songas Ubungo Power Plant

European LNG projects target supply security

NNPC records 77% rise in oil pipeline vandalism in June

AfPIF 2019: Lifting barriers to internet connectivity in Africa

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Bertrand Piccard at G7 to push ambitious climate action

Premium Power Agreement: Magodo residents commend Ikeja Electric over improved power supply

Court orders FG to renew Shell’s OML 11 for 20 years

PHOTO: Stakeholders at Energy Correspondents parley in Lagos

Buhari’s ‘Next Level’: Nigerians to pay more for electricity, documents reveal

African Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to attract $103bn in 2019

Again Buhari approves N600bn intervention fund for power sector

Ikeja Electric, Magodo residents sign power supply agreement

NNPC gets NHIS accreditation to provide medical services to Nigerians

We’ve completed 100 power projects in four years —NDPHC boss

Concern as FG set to take over Discos, return investors’ N736bn

Bayelsa guber fight is about access to oil money

Alternative & Renewable Energy

UNMISS dedicates 300-Watt Solar panel system to Gogrial FM in Kuajok

Nigeria-Siemens 25,000MW electricity deal to cost over N1.15trn —Report

NNPC GMD, DPR Director, Wale Tinubu, others to grace NAEC Conference 2019

Happy Eid Mubarak to our esteemed readers

Ikeja Electric, MOJEC advise customers on meter registration process

NCDMB, Notore explore investment opportunities

5.61bn litres of PMS imported into Nigeria in Q2 2019 —NBS

We ’ll publish contracts details this month —NNPC boss

Nigerian power transmission weak despite TCN’s $1.63bn intervention —Gencos

No plan to relocate Nigerian Gas Company headquarters from Niger Delta —NNPC

Alternative & Renewable Energy

REA inaugurates Nigeria’s first solar hybrid project

Oriental Energy announces oil discovery in Ebok Deep (OML 67)

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Saudi Arabia’s Solar City disaster

Alternative & Renewable Energy

‘In a moment of urgency, put energy efficiency first’

Non-passage of petroleum bills hindering oil investments —NNPC

Entrepreneurs should build sustainable business that ‘ll outlive them —Joyce Akpata, DG, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Schneider Electric, partners launch ‘Powering Job Campaign’

Germany Africa Business Forum launches multi-million Euro funding commitment to invest in German energy startups

African Crowdfunding Platform empowers entrepreneurs in emerging markets

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Kenya launches Africa’s largest wind power plant, plans to go 100% Green Energy by 2020

Our target is to achieve 11,000MW of power supply by 2023 —Buhari

NNPC trading surplus rises by 13% to N6.33bn in one month

Ikeja Electric inaugurates Obawole 15MVA transformer injection substation

Clean energy, still scratching the surface

TCN to raise transmission wheeling capacity to 10,000MW

Electricity customers can get meters, pay in instalments —NERC

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Economic disruption: How the energy revolution will affect Nigeria

Ikeja Electric, PEP Stores partner on customer bill payment

Ikeja Electric, Slot empower 40 youths through technical skills acquisition

NNPC awards crude-for-fuel swap contracts

Morocco’s Platinum Power partners with China’s CFHEC on $300m hydropower project

Iraq: The only OPEC member that could challenge Saudi oil dominance

Tunisian Minister of Industry and SMEs Slim Feriani signs six new oil and gas exploration permits

Three containers of power transmission equipment missing —TCN

Expectations as Kyari promises to fix refineries, end fuel import by 2023

Discos owe service providers N263bn

Total Nigeria decries proliferation of taxes, declares N5.7bn dividend

NSCDC considers drones to monitor oil pipelines

Who will lead the gas-to-power charge?

Smugglers move Nigeria’s petrol to Ghana, Mali, others —NNPC

Ikeja Electric begins MAP rollout in Shomolu

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Shell Foundation, Rockefeller to support $11bn African mini-grids fund

NNPC still largest gas supplier to power sector, says Baru

Turkey’s Karpowership: Floating power plants seek anchor clients …Says it has reduced electricity costs in Ghana by 50%

Shell, communities set to resolve dispute over OML 25

Africa Energy Forum team wins ‘Organiser of the Year’ for Mauritius anniversary edition

Buhari removes Kachikwu, appoints new NNPC board chairman

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nigerian solar energy firm, Arnergy closes $9m Series A round

South Africa proposes new oil, gas policy to enable growth

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Wildlife Economy Summit to launch African-led vision for conservation

I’m confident Kyari, new COOs ‘ll deliver —Baru

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Schneider Electric, EM-ONE Energy Solutions sign MoU on renewable energy

Why Buhari removed Maikanti Baru as NNPC GMD

Anadarko signs off with Mozambique LNG FID

Water constraints, gas shortage, others cut power generation by 3,109.5MW

Femi Otedola: From Forte Oil to Geregu Power

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Wärtsilä Modular Block offers reliable, efficient power generation for African businesses —Yusuff Wale Raphael

Africa50: An innovative African solution to an African challenge

Power grid development: UK’s CDC to invest $300m in Africa

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Energy: Despite challenges, Africa’s debt is still under control, says AfDB

Wärtsilä launches Modular Block solution for sustainable power generation

BOI: The bank for all seasons

ATI, KfW unveil renewable energy solution, Transparency Tool to aid electrification in Africa

Ikeja Electric rolls out prepaid meters for Ikorodu customers under MAP Scheme

20 energy ministers, 2,500 delegates brainstorm as 21st Africa Energy Forum begins in Lisbon

Pearl Garden Estate residents petition EFCC over Kelechukwu Mbagwu, CMB board’s real estate fraud allegations

Shell expands gas distribution capacity in Nigeria

Schneider Electric launches new products in Nigeria

Seplat royalties dispute highlights Nigerian corporate tax dangers

Concern as DPR revokes six oil licenses

Solar Impulse Foundation, European Investment Bank sign MoU on financing strategy

Electricity crisis: FG meets power firms •Says German govt to assist with distribution projects

Presidential panel uncovers NNPC’s dollar accounts, asks bank to remit $2m proceeds into TSA

Muhammadu Buhari’s challenge to keep Nigeria’s lights on

How Nigeria can raise $400bn to fix the power sector —Badipe, Nigerian nuclear scientist

Gas projects ’ll boost GDP by $50bn in 2021, says NNPC

Father, son, arraigned for attacking Ikeja Electric staff

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Global Energy: Expert analysis and forecasts

Senate confirms N11trn oil subsidy payment, okays N129bn for marketers

Technical committee approves N124.3bn bids for Afam, Yola Disco

Oil, gas investment opportunities abound in Africa —Seplat Director

NNPC posts $490.03m export sale of crude oil and gas …Records over 8% increase in gas supply for power generation

Ethiopia secures grant to roll out hydropower projects

Oil prices drop as trade war worries outweigh supply disruptions

EFCC arraigns five marketers for alleged N1bn oil theft

Ikeja Electric reiterates commitment to safety of staff

Deepwater struggles to make its case

Waiting for the dust to settle in Algeria

Contract inflation: Reps ask Total to refund $592m to FG …Order NNPC/NAPIMS staff to refund $1m

Recruitment: NNPC schedules CBT for shortlisted candidates, June 1

Nigeria’s oil exports threatened as fire hits 250,000bpd pipeline

Alternative & Renewable Energy

UNIDO, AECF to support SMEs, entrepreneurs in clean energy and agri-business in Africa

NNPC removes NPDC boss, 49 others in major shake-up

Ethiopia begins rationing electricity for homes, industries

Sahara Energy, Brooge Petroleum partner to build 250,000bpd refinery in Fujairah

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Egypt to develop a 600MW Photo-Voltaic Solar complex

Shell, Eni and the Nigerian corruption quagmire of OPL 245

Go to Cotonou and look at their distribution networks, TCN boss tells Discos

Nigerians should expect petrol price increase —Rewane

Nigeria’s oil output rises by 5.3% in April

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Public buildings, institutions to go on solar —FG

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Investment platform open for solar plants in West Africa

World’s largest refinery shuts down crude unit for a month

NERC has power to revoke licenses of non-performing DisCos —Fashola

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Slovak firm plans to assemble electric cars in Nigeria

DPR approves One-million-barrel capacity onshore terminal project in Rivers

80 deepwater oil blocks not producing —NNPC …Puts deepwater operations’ revenue at $180bn

FG makes N10.97bn in mining fees, royalties in four years

FG indicts Shell, Eni executives in $1bn bribery case

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nigeria to receive $21m grant for solar power projects

South Africa, South Sudan sign exploration and production sharing agreement

NECA joins global debate on management of e-waste

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Renewable energy fund achieves $227m in Africa

Africa Energy Forum organises football match to raise fund for Cyclone Idai victims

Norway’s $1trn oil earnings, world’s largest sovereign wealth fund in Q1 —Report

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Rwanda set to establish nuclear power plant center

Power finance: Electricity sector in turmoil —Penny Herbst

Netherlands turns to LNG

132 firms bid to buy 14 cargoes of Nigerian crude monthly

Gas-to-power facing socio-economic challenges

We ‘ll support AfDB’s $10bn power initiative in Nigeria, says UN

DPR deploys technology to halt $2.8bn loss to oil smuggling

Shell, Total declare force majeure on Bonny Light

Transcorp Consortium wins bid for Afam Power Plc

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Tesla begins price war in solar panel market

Oil tops $73 on Venezuela turmoil, Saudi support for OPEC cuts

FG, investors open financial bids for Afam Power, Yola Disco

Gas leakage responsible for shutdown of four power plants, says TCN

Morocco’s energy sector investments exceed US$13bn

Alternative & Renewable Energy

US firm to build 900MW solar plant in Zimbabwe

Nigeria loses $29.3bn yearly to erratic power supply —GenCos

Saudi Arabia set to invest in Nigeria’s refineries, build new plant —FG

US gives boost to Korea’s $1bn electricity project in Africa

Chevron’s oil wells catch fire in Ondo

NNPC postpones 40 billion oil reserves target

Sensational reporting affecting power sector investment —NBET boss

Come and invest in our refineries, Kachikwu tells Saudi Arabia

TCN begins construction of $170m ‘Abuja Feeding Scheme’

Firm sues NCDMB, ExxonMobil for local content laws violation

NERC issues permits to meter providers of four Discos

Nigeria’s oil exports threatened as Aiteo declares force majeure

Oil price hits six-month high of $74

Our cars will be self-driving soon —Telsa

Malabu oilfield licence, nine others set to expire in 2020, 2021

Oil exports: Nigeria slashes selling prices to attract buyers

Texas and its new favourite energy source

Easter holiday: Ikeja Electric assures customers of efficient service delivery

Portugal Prime Minister to address investors at 21st Africa Energy Forum in Lisbon

Niger begins construction of $167m Kandadji Hydroelectric dam

System collapse: Power generation drops to 1,675MW

$1.2bn Malabu oil deal: Court orders arrest of Adoke, Etete, others

Senate bows to President, reviews, passes PIGB …Rejects Bill on Electric Vehicles

NNPC’s financial records insufficient for govt oversight —Report

‘This new Oil hotspot is replacing Venezuelan crude’

FG shortlists four firms for Afam Power, Yola Disco’s sale

NNPC pays $1.5bn cash call debt to IOCs

FG seeks $1bn World Bank loan for power sector

Construction of US $75m liquefied petroleum gas plant in Kenya begins

TCN implements power transmission project

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nigeria launches first organic waste power plant

Nigeria’s daily petrol supply hits 56 million litres —PPPRA

Alternative & Renewable Energy

South Africa to receive $300m to boost energy and gas projects

Nigeria mismanaging Excess Crude Account —IMF

Chevron buys Anadarko in $33 billion bet on shale, LNG

Anxiety as fuel queues return …NNPC, marketers allay scarcity fears

800 companies bid for 176 gas flare points, says Kachikwu

IMF urges Nigeria to remove fuel subsidy

ESQ Energy and Power School: Charting the way forward on viable power projects

Fuel subsidy, Nigeria’s biggest fiscal burden, says LCCI

European Union to launch €30m power finance scheme in Nigeria

NDPHC boss Chiedu Ugbo attends AIM2019 in Dubai

China-South Sudan oil deal raises red flags

Shell proposes $15bn five-year investment plan in Nigeria

Libya civil war threatens oil supply as oil rises above $71

Rwanda, Symbion Power set to construct $200m 56MW power plant

211 Nigerian oil blocks remain idle —Report

NERC begins mass metering on May 1

Kaduna govt to support AKK Pipeline Project

Senate orders Shell to pay N6.9bn to Niger Delta communities

FG tasks local firms on IOCs’ divestments, others …Targets 4mbpd oil production

High business costs weighed on Total Nigeria’s Q4 2018 results review

MYTILINEOS signs new power plant EPC contract in Slovenia

Dangote refinery ’ll boost Nigeria’s trade balance by $2bn annually —IMF

NERC wins World Bank Award

Nigeria neglects OPEC quota again, boosts crude oil production

NNPC expresses commitment to zero gas flare regime

ExxonMobil considers sale of Nigerian oil, gas fields for $3bn

NERC ‘ll ensure quality, affordable services —Commissioner …Tasks journalists on investigative journalism

The persistent delay in Ogoni Clean-Up

Nigeria spends N10trn on petrol subsidy —Report

NNPC partners MOMAN on steady supply of petroleum products

Ikeja Electric, SLOT Foundation to empower 40 youths

Nigerian crude oil grades get a boost in Europe

Denham Capital’s backed Themis to develop Kingline power project

EAC to provide 7,480 megawatts of electricity by 2022

FG issues 21 hydropower, other licences

Alternative & Renewable Energy

World’s largest EV market loves gas guzzling trucks

FEC approves N1.4b for DPR building design

Is the nuclear industry abusing subsidies?

Power problem: Some states have almost 24 hours supply —Fashola

No incentive to increase power generation —Gencos

NNPC ongoing recruitment enters second phase

Police, power sector most corrupt in Nigeria —Survey

DisCos got N438bn energy revenue in 2018, hit 66% efficiency

Six transmission towers vandalised in Delta —TCN

Gas flaring: Nigeria loses N302bn in one year

Port Harcourt refinery bags Africa’s first ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Transcorp okays $2.5bn for Nigeria’s power sector

Don’t renew licences of oil block owners in Nigeria, Falana warns Buhari

Ikeja Electric sets up panel to tackle disputed bills

‘Why no one is interested in building EV infrastructure’

Shell increases contractor support fund to $2.4bn …Sign $200m local vendor support with UBA

EITI confers highest disclosure status on NNPC

Concern as power generation drops from 4,708.3MW to 2,938MW

NNPC begins rehabilitation of Port Harcourt refinery …Milan-based Maire Tecnimont S.p.A to revamp 210,000bpd plant

Alternative & Renewable Energy

OMV turns Austrian Airline’s plastic cups into synthetic crude oil

India stops taking in Venezuelan oil

Port Harcourt refinery: Our ultimate target is 100% —NNPC GMD, Baru

NLNG to sign $1bn Train 7 project local content plan

US sanctions, OPEC deal to push oil prices higher —Experts

Refineries lost N132bn in 2018 —NNPC

Electricity: Why we are not connecting new GENCOs —TCN

UK’s LNG imports jump to highest since 2015

Five firms bid for Afam, Yola power companies

NNPC records 34% increase in pipeline breaches nationwide …Enjoys ₦12.13bn trading surplus in December

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Hydrogen cars struggle to compete with electric vehicles

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Shell outlines first short-term carbon emission

Nigeria’s oil exports face further threat, 30 cargoes unsold

Is Nigeria’s energy sector becoming investable?

Alternative & Renewable Energy

AfDB pledges $25bn to climate finance

Nigeria, US bilateral trade hit $33bn

Top US refiner: Venezuela sanctions won’t disrupt refining —Marathon Petroleum CEO, Gary Heminger

Alternative & Renewable Energy

SWITCH to Green initiatives show how to build sustainable societies

Buhari orders NNPC to take over operation of OML 11 from Shell

Nigerian oil region crisis threatens Buhari’s economic plans

Uncertainty trails FID on $4.3bn NLNG Train 7

Alternative & Renewable Energy

We must drastically reduce our climate-warming emissions —President, Fourth UN Environment Assembly, Siim Kiisler

Alternative & Renewable Energy

European backing for €142 million Gambia renewable energy programme

US slashes imports of Nigerian crude by 43%

East Africa conferences: Ethiopia to launch 2nd National Electrification Program March 27

Discos failed to remit N325.54bn in 10 months —NBET

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nigeria to benefit from Azuri technologies £2.5m solar in Africa project

Nigeria’s oil sector to record $25bn investment in two years –NCDMB

Buhari approves NNPC’s operational budget for 2019

Shell rules out force majeure on oil export after Nembe fire …As Aiteo begins investigation

NNPC recovers N771m assets from defaulting marketers

Saudi’s $100bn investment in India threatens Nigeria’s oil export

Oil: OPEC output cut, US/China tariff truce force prices up

Nigeria’s oil exports drop as Aiteo shuts pipeline

Nigeria’s refineries post N114.3bn loss in 11 months

African Utility Week, POWERGEN Africa partner CNN

KenGen gets contract with Ethiopian Electric Power for geothermal drilling

Dutch prosecutors target Shell over Nigeria oil deal

Scores missing as gas explosion causes panic in Bayelsa community

FG unveils $48bn oil, gas investment opportunities in the UK

AfDB begins electricity cooperative feasibility studies in Nigeria, Ethiopia

Nigeria earns N3.72trn from royalties, petroleum tax in one year .Begins fuel import from China

Africa Energy Forum at 21, announces major rebranding

1.67m electricity customers metered as at Q4 2018 –NBS

Shell inducts 30 graduates for industry internship

Nigeria hits oil majors with billions in back taxes

FG plans new finance scheme to bridge oil sector funding gaps

Buhari backs oil cut by OPEC …Atiku insists on selling NNPC if elected

Alternative & Renewable Energy

ENGIE begins Kathu 100 MW Concentrated Solar Plant in South Africa

Gas flare commercialisation to attract $3.5bn investments –FG

FG committed to N701bn power generation intervention fund

FG’s 5,375mw inadequate for electricity consumers —Experts …Propose 180,000mw to meet national demand

Valentine’s Day: Ikeja Electric celebrates with kids at Igbobi Orthopaedic Hospital

$16bn power project: Buhari vows to probe Obasanjo

DisCos dispute 2,000MW stranded electricity as GenCos kick

Ashaka Cement set to inaugurate N11bn 16MW power plant

Royalties: FG to revoke licenses of debtor oil firms

Alternative & Renewable Energy

FirstBank, Azuri partner to provide reliable power, deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria

Eskom deepens South Africa power cuts as Moody’s Flags Risk

Uncertainties, security, price to affect Nigeria’s oil sector

Nigeria: Oil firms get 12,383 service permits in one year

2019 elections: Will African countries get investors’ vote?

TCN raises $1.62bn for power transmission projects

Five killed in South African coal mine gas explosion

Egbin Power Plant to inject 1,320MW into national grid

Commercialising flared gas in Nigeria (Part 1)

Crude oil production by NPDC increases by 57,000bpd

African Power, Energy and Water Industry Awards to hold in Cape Town

Nigeria’s oil revenue rises by 129% to N9.4trn in 2018 …Records N3.4trn deficit

Alternative & Renewable Energy

France to double renewables capacity under 10-year energy plan

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Lightsource BP to build US university solar project

ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum to proceed with Golden Pass LNG Export Project

Atiku promises to complete Mambilla Power Project if elected

NUPENG, PENGASSAN urge Buhari to accelerate PIB assent

Power generation increased by 100% in three years —Fashola •TCN figures contradict minister’s claim

Ministry revokes 4,176 mining titles in 8 years

Oil rises 18% in best January on record

Hungary unveils $70m Bridge Power Project in Ghana

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly holds in Nairobi March 11

Buhari flags off oil exploration in Bauchi

30 fuel vessels, others stuck on Lagos high sea

The rise and rise of Powering Africa Summit

FG targets $2bn from oil, gas lease licence renewal …Says there’s need to concession NNPC refineries –ICRC DG

Another petrol tanker explosion causes disaster in Lagos

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Another EV giant enters the battery business

ExxonMobil to proceed with new crude unit as part of Beaumont Refinery

Samsung sets new record in Nigerian content, trains female welders

Political crisis in Venezuela to reshape OPEC

Dangote explains investment in refinery, petrochemicals

Oil blocks renewal: Experts raise concerns over 42 leases

Suspected vandal suffers burns while stealing electric cables

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Egypt set to build one of the world’s largest solar parks

Aramco to build first hydrogen fueling station

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Hybrid power solutions market to cross $60bn by 2024

No irregularities in oil block licence renewal —DPR, MPR

World Economic Forum: Oil industry considers options to combat climate change, investors’ pressure

The most important oil factor in 2019

Oil prices rise over turmoil in Venezuela

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Environmental laws record growth despite weak enforcement —UNIPCC

Ikeja Electric begins electronic tagging of poles to enhance operations

‘Willing-buyer, willing-seller arrangement will solve Nigeria’s power challenges’

CNOOC announces 2019 business strategy, development plan

Reps pass bill criminalising estimated billing

DPR generates N1.3tn revenue in 2018 –Official

Refinery: PENGASSAN calls for revocation of licences

Egypt to invest $9bn refineries’ upgrade over four years —Minister

NNPC partners African Transportation Union to halt cross-border leakages

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Our Concentrated Solar Power has the world’s highest storage hours —Cerro Dominador CEO, Fernando Gonzalez

Alternative & Renewable Energy

BBOXX secures $31m for expansion into Kenya, Rwanda and Congo

55% of electricity consumers lack meters —NERC

Alternative & Renewable Energy

World Bank launches $50bn for climate change

Saudi Arabia set to build oil refinery in South Africa

Like in Nigeria, 20 Mexican oil pipeline thieves die in fire

DisCos disconnect 1,205 premises under high-tension power lines —NEMSA

Refineries want access to loan

Ikeja Electric warns public against activities around power lines …Restates commitment to safety of lives and property

NNPC generates N2.6tr revenue …Records increase in pipeline vandalism

11 investors bid for Ajaokuta steel

Tension as Gencos threaten to shut down power plants

No budgetary provision for 3,050MW Mambila project —Fashola

No need for extraordinary OPEC meeting, says Saudi oil minister

Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline: Penspen chosen to conduct Front-End Engineering study

FG completes construction of eight multi-million dollar power plants

Samsung targets future opportunities in Nigeria after $3.3bn Egina FPSO success

19 firms conduct due diligence on Afam Power, Yola Disco

NNPC, DPR, stakeholders mull new measures to sanitise oil sector

NNPC to crash price of cooking gas

22 Nigerian academics conduct research in Shell programme

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Electric Jaguar I-Pace voted Norway’s ‘Car of The Year’

GenCos accuse NERC of crippling power sector

JP Morgan says payments to Libya Oil-Fund Fixer weren’t bribes

Power: Greenlight Planet targets 30m Nigerians by 2030

We generated over $2bn from oil block licences to fund 2019 budget —Kachikwu

ExxonMobil begins drilling Haimara-1 exploration well offshore Guyana

Obaseki inspects 55 MW CCETC/Ossiomo Power Plant in Edo

Nigeria loses N197bn to gas flaring in nine months —Report

Militants blow up Conoil facility in Bayelsa

FG to spend N1.149trn on petrol subsidy in 2019

Iran bracing for economic contraction as oil exports crumble

CSR: Eko Disco donates food items to orphanages

Oil cargoes from Nigeria, others to US plunge

The next big step in oil and gas tech

India Nigeria’s biggest trading partner, buys N719.2bn of crude

Moreira Franco wins Petroleum Economist’ ‘Minister of the Year’ award

Petrol subsidy hits N2.43bn daily as NNPC takes over calculation from PPPRA

Nigeria: Total’s Egina Field begins production

Crude oil production recorded 9% increase in 2018 —NNPC

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Oil prices close higher on last day of 2018

‘Nigeria is the only producer of high-voltage cables in West Africa’

Decision to privatise is a matter of policy and policies take time to take effect –Fashola

Is solar growth really lagging?

NNPC records trading surplus of N9.85bn

World’s largest floating LNG platform begins production in Australia

NNPC reserves three billion litres of PMS for Yuletide

Oil magnate Otedola to sell Forte Oil shares, exit fuel business

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Controversy trails $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project, as Chinese investor stalls funding

Alternative & Renewable Energy

UK pledges £100m to renewable energy projects in Africa

Gas production: Shell announces FID on project

Swiss close to revealing Nigerian beneficiaries of $1.1bn Malabu oil bribes

Financial flow from oil, gas sector drops to $17.05bn in 2016 –NEITI

Between Gencos, TCN and Discos

Total to launch oil exports from new Nigerian field February

FAAC: Shocker as $1.68bn is withdrawn from ECA in 3 weeks

Ikeja Electric expands network maintenance to ensure stable supply during yuletide

Nigeria, others need $250bn investment to resolve power deficit —NERC boss

Shell Bonga attains 800m barrels oil production

Malabu Scam: Eni, Shell aware of corrupt payments, Judge rules

Manufacturers spend N43bn on alternative energy —Report

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Huge desert solar initiative to make Africa renewable power-house

Zambia denies China taking over power company over debt

Subsidy: FG pays oil marketers, freezes interest on loan

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nations agree rule book on Paris Climate treaty

$12m LPG plant ready 2019 –GEIL

Nigeria’s first gold refinery on stream

Nigeria saves $1bn through crude oil, refine products exchange

Shell, Eni face $1.1bn Nigerian lawsuit over 2011 oil deal

PTDF to leverage NNPC, NCDMB capacity to boost R&D

ExxonMobil donates $50,000 to Family Compass to build healthy families

NCDMB unveils list of profitable vessels for Nigerian shipowners

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Recipients of UN Climate Action Award honoured in Poland

Alternative & Renewable Energy

COP24: Leading international organisations commit to climate neutrality

$44bn Aramco/ADNOC Indian mega refinery delayed

Total grooms 1,000 Rivers pupils in English Language

Alternative & Renewable Energy

A solar tech flying under the radar

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Will Mexico choose oil over clean energy?

DAPPMAN suspends depot closure, gives FG five-day ultimatum

Avoid panic buying, NNPC urges Nigerians

No going back on petrol subsidy removal, says Sylva

Libya lifts Force Majeure on all oil exports

Over 600 firms bid for Nigeria’s 57 marginal oilfields —DPR

Mother, daughter arraigned for theft of energy on Ikeja Electric network

Illegal $1.05bn withdrawals: Reps to investigate NLNG, NNPC

Nigeria’s power distribution structure ‘operationally inefficient’, says World Bank

COVID-19: How power failure, poor internet access obstruct Nigeria’s e-learning system

Alternative & Renewable Energy

Why the World’s Central Banks aren’t fully sold on renewables

Delivery of 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline project will enhance national energy security, boost economy —Buhari

$2bn power project: Fresh threats, as FG, Siemens take conflicting positions