East African oil pipeline hits the headwinds
Climate activists are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline that is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfields Continue Reading
Kenya: Fuel Shortage Continues to Bite With Long Queues at Petrol Stations
The countrywide shortage of petrol continued to be felt on Monday despite the Government cautioning players in the market against hoarding the commodity. An immediate impact of the acute shortage Continue Reading
Fuel Shortages Hit Kenya as Government Delays Subsidy Payment
Queues at gas stations in Kenya grew longer over the weekend as delayed payments of subsidies meant to stabilize fuel prices led to gasoline shortages across the East African nation. Continue Reading
Zimbabwe to Cut Water Supply for 48 Hours to Second-Largest City
Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, will be without water supply for 48 hours due to worsening power outages that is affecting the southern African nation. The water shedding is “prompted Continue Reading
South Sudan Warns It May Suspend Oil Output as Exports Blocked
South Sudan’s government warned it may suspend oil output if port protests in neighboring Sudan that have blocked shipments of the landlocked nation’s crude continue. Demonstrators have forced a halt Continue Reading
Tanzania-Uganda Pipeline Agreement ‘A Boon for All’
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania and Uganda’s private sector partnership have agreed on four issues that need addressing if local businesses in the two countries are to benefit from the Continue Reading
Zimbabwe Utility to Cut Power by 12 Hours a Day Amid Shortage
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Co. said Sunday it has begun daily 12-hour power cuts due limited generation at its thermal plant and repairs on the dam at Kariba Continue Reading
Annual Reserve Revisions Part VI: Sub-Saharan OPEC Members
A guest post by George Kaplan IOC Reserves and Production About the only place where properly audited estimates for OPEC’s claimed reserves are available is sub-Saharan Africa, principally Nigeria and Continue Reading
Uganda’s Oil Boom Is Only Just Beginning
Uganda is set to be a key focus of African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town this November, as its flourishing oil industry looks set to boom in the coming Continue Reading
Kenya Aims to Double Geothermal Capacity by 2030
When Kenya opened the Olkaria power plant four decades ago, it was considered more research project than commercial venture. Located in Hell’s Gate National Park, a barren zone of volcanic Continue Reading