The competition is fierce and customers are price sensitive. It ultimately comes down to being able to provide one’s customers with security of supply, responsive service, and a full range of gases and delivery modes.
According to satellite data compiled by the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), seven countries account for two-thirds of global gas flaring.
In 2020, swarms of desert locusts descended on northern Kenya in the country’s worst locust infestation in 70 years. They ate crops and threatened the food security of 3 million people. Locusts brought similar devastation to some of the poorest countries in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, as governments and communities braced for the COVID-19 pandemic.
For many countries, a strong recovery from the global pandemic will hinge on reliable access to energy for hospitals, factories and farms to name a few – something that most of us in developed nations take for granted.
Looking back over my first year leading Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), it has been a year full of surprises, unprecedented challenges and proud achievements.
Changes forced by Covid-19 may mean the global energy mix has permanently shifted in favour of lower-carbon fuels—if governments decide to support the progress, says Engie’s Laurent Nery
Energy management giant, Schneider Electric, has begun distribution of 13,000 meals to underprivileged children and widows across the country with a kick off in Amuwo-Odofin community in Lagos State.
Covid-19 has been a big eye-opener regarding FinTech”. She explained that, for example, documents for account opening have been sent via WhatsApp. She explained that is needed is for FinTech start-ups to tap into the potential and understand the impact of the measures. She noted that “these measures already exist, but it is the way that it has been facilitated that has to be changed.
“If you are making a bid or auctioning any oil field, you need to get 10 people per field really going after the field. We have 57 fields and we have over 600 companies. So we can say that we are celebrating success so far.
The World Bank described the power sector, particularly the distribution segment, as “operationally inefficient with high losses”.
