Continuous exploration of growth potential and the soaring number of biogas project proposals awaiting approval underline the growing interest in the Asia Pacific biogas power generation markets.

President Koroma's effort to restore electricity to the country has received a big boost from Japanese government which is ready to dole out a grant of 1 billion, 651 million Yen for urgent improvement in Freetown.

AN opposition party MP in the National Council has called on the Government to subsidise 'the rural poor' to help them afford solar panels.

Wind Turbines like these will enable Rwanda to generate electricity from Wind

Elixir Petroleum advises that the acquisition of the 1,222 square kilometres of 3D seismic survey over Block SL-4 continues without incident. The 3D survey is designed to better define and mature the large number of significant leads and play types

Allowances in Europe's cap-and-trade market soared to a two year high Thursday morning in response to record highs in energy commodities.

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has said that Japan will need to introduce a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading system "within the next five to 10 years," a Japanese news report said Thursday.

The Kyoto protocol's clean development mechanism (CDM) is an expensive flop and should be replaced, a report from a US environment group has urged.

The European parliament's industry committee next week will debate a draft report on renewable energy policy, including a proposal to delete the EU commission's proposed biofuels target in transport.

The introduction of a carbon emissions trading scheme in the US could push the total global carbon market value up to €2 trillion ($3.12 trillion) by 2020, according to analysts at Point Carbon.

Turkey's parliament may ratify the Kyoto protocol by the start of July, a move that could give the Mediterranean country a louder say in international climate talks that will decide whether the country and other advanced developing economies will have

A major revision to UN guidance that offers advice to verifiers and developers as to whether emission reduction projects are eligible for international carbon trading is likely to restrict supply of credits, developers of greenhouse gas reduction schemes told Point

Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said his administration's peace and security strategy will be further deepened with the creation of a Ministry of Peace Development in the state.

IT IS now inevitable that the private sector will have an expanded role in restoring electricity supply security in SA.

Cross River State government has solicited the collaboration of Shell Petroleum Development Company in the development of its energy city as part of its development initiatives targeted at creating jobs for the teeming unemployed youth.

HOPE for a refund to marketers of petroleum products of expenses incurred in the course of their business was boosted yesterday as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved in principle, the sum of N17.414billion to the Petroleum Equalisation Fund for

SUPPLIERS of coffee, rice and timber husks to Hima Cement could earn sh1.5b annually, Bernard Osawa, the company's manager for alternative fuel, has said.

PETROCHEMICALS group Sasol and Nigerian-based crude oil and petroleum products carrier Oando, the two oil and gas stocks on the JSE, yesterday reached new highs, following a trend by the international crude oil price which reached the $130-a-barrel mark for

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the sum of N17.414billion petroleum claims, in which the Petroleum Equalisation Fund has been authorised to pay the claims of the independent and major marketers as bridging cost for the past one year.

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Niger Delta Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee yesterday described the threat issued by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in the state on the planned attack on oil pipelines in