Power and Energy

A decades-old dream to turn the sun-drenched Middle East and North Africa (Mena) into Europe’s giant solar farm refuses to die, and now may finally become a reality. In June, …

Ghana is now exporting electricity to her neighbours, La Cote d’Ivoire. This is just seven months of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration. Minister of Information, Mr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid disclosed this earlier …

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli does not need any more opponents than he already has. Since taking office, he has contended with critical journalists, lazy officials and the European Union. The …

This is in comparison to July 2016, where it mined 20 842 t. Intra Energy reported the mine is set to maintain the target level of 600 000 tpy by …

A UK-based private energy company, TuNur Ltd, has filed an application with the Tunisian ministry of energy, mines and renewable energy for a 4.5GW solar export project. The firm said …

In recent months, the government of Tanzania has tightened its control over its natural resources – and the mining sector in particular – through a serious government crackdown on tax …

The high-profile Desertec initiative, conceived with 19 shareholders and a budget of €400 billion, flopped amid cost concerns and political instability across North Africa. Now a massive project in Tunisia …

Coal of Africa (CoAL) is reviewing prospects for a second acquisition, soon after completing its purchase of Uitkomst Colliery from Pan African Resources, to generate cash while it develops its …

Ghana has agreed to a $10 billion bauxite exploration deal with the government of China aimed at further exploiting the West African country’s vast solid mineral deposits. Both countries reportedly …

Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(OTCQX:IVPAF), and Lars-Eric Johansson, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today that the company has appointed another two leading mine-financing institutions – KfW …