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A quarter of Rwandan households get their electricity without touching the grid
Off-grid systems accounted for 25 per cent of national connectivity against 59.6 per cent on the grid, according to Rwanda Energy Group. A results-based programme backed by the African Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank now stands at $300 million.
Arts/Energy
ENN Book Club: The Black History Month Edit
In October, Black History Month is celebrated in the United Kingdom, and in February, it is celebrated in the United States. Black History is not confined to a single month: it encompasses the past, present, and future, shaping the world we live in today. Through literature, stories, and lived experiences, we gain insight into resilience, creativity, and the pursuit of justice. In this […]
East Africa
Schneider Electric – the Future is Digital
Ifeanyi Odoh, Country President East Africa, Schneider Electric, spoke to EnergyNet about the new energy landscape, sustainability, the significance of data centres for East Africa, and the importance of digital infrastructure in powering the future. What is the New Energy Landscape, and what does it mean for sustainability? The New Energy Landscape is a new […]
East Africa
TAQA Arabia – Pioneering CNG Solutions for East Africa
EnergyNet spoke with Adly Kafafy, Vice President Africa & New Ventures, TAQA Arabia, to find out about Tanzania’s first integrated CNG filling station and conversion centre, the country’s new LNG Virtual Pipeline, and the role of natural gas for the future. You have launched Tanzania’s first integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station and conversion […]
Regional
PRESS RELEASE: How the East African Community (EAC) is set to Catalyse Digital Infrastructure and Regional Energy Integration
With data centres set to account for 20% of global energy use by 2050, is East Africa on the precipice of a global gold rush as it showcases a wealth of bankable businesses and unparalleled new energy potential? In 2024, following EnergyNet’s Powering Africa Summit in Washington DC, USA, Mara Holdings signalled their intent to […]
News
DFC equity investing in Africa to expand, with critical minerals in the pipeline
The US International Development Finance Corporation will make more direct equity investments in Africa, including in critical minerals, its regional managing director for Africa, Vibhuti Jain, has told Reuters. The DFC already has more than $14bn committed across the continent, with over $3bn of it in critical minerals.
Oil & Gas
Ghana FPSO Gas Upgrade Contract Secures 600 Million Dollar Extension
Yinson Production has finalised an infrastructure modification agreement for the floating production storage and offloading asset operating in Ghanaian waters to expand technical capacity for domestic thermal plants.
Oil & Gas
Cyprus gas to Egypt gets a ministerial push to speed up the Cronos link
Egypt's petroleum minister Karim Badawi and Cypriot energy minister Michael Damianos have pressed to speed up the work connecting the Cronos field to Egypt's infrastructure, after Eni and TotalEnergies took a final investment decision in July. Badawi told an East Mediterranean Gas Forum roundtable in Greece that the partnership had reached projects on the ground.