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Nigeria: Bayelsa Oil Company And Matters Arising

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Since the nullification of the election of Chief Timipre Sylva as governor of Bayelsa State by Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the River State capital, mud-slinging and campaign of calumny of an unprecedented dimensions have become the order of


Nigeria: Solving Electricity Problem in Abuja is Imperative - FCT Minister

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
As the FCT minister, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo Umar, seeks ways of ensuring that residents of the capital city enjoy uninterrupted power supply, LEADERSHIP's IBRAHIM BIU x-rays the possibilities against the backdrop of failures by past governments to address the problem.

Nigeria: Nationwide Blackout Worsens As Funding Stalls Repairs

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The current nationwide blackout may worsen as funding continues to be the major albatross to the maintenance of the existing electricity infrastructure in the country.

Namibia: Expect More Fuel Price Hikes

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Until such a time when the country has discovered its own oil reserves, Namibians should brace themselves for continued increases in fuel prices, the Minister of Mines and Energy Erkki Nghimtina said yesterday in light of the impending hike.

Nigeria: Bayelsa Acting Governor Faults Shell MoU With Oil Communities

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Bayelsa state Acting Governor, Mr. Werinipre Seibarugu yesterday faulted some conditions included in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and oil producing communities urging the oil companies operating in the state to show

Nigeria: Shell Restores Damaged Oil Facilities, Resumes Production

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Royal Dutch Shell has concluded repairs on two of the four Bonny Light oil facilities damaged by militant attacks, LEADERSHIP learnt yesterday.

Kenya: Ministry to Control Fuel Prices

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The Government hinted that it may step in and control fuel prices if they consistently continue to rise.

South Africa: Load-Shedding Loss

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
HOW much the Eskom debacle earlier this year cost the country is a matter of speculation. It seems obvious it was a lot, but how much exactly? One method is to track the effect of the crisis on one of

South Africa: Sasol Shifts Finish Date for Nigerian Plant

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
PETROCHEMICALS group Sasol yesterday admitted that the completion of the Escravos, Nigeria, gas-to-liquids plant would be delayed until 2011.

Kenya: Fuel Shortage Threatens South Rift Wheat Output

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Wheat farmers in the Southern Rift Valley on Tuesday said they were unable to prepare their land for planting due to a serious shortage of diesel.

Uganda: More Crude Oil Discovered in Western Uganda

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Tullow Oil plc, one of the two companies prospecting oil in western Uganda has announced the successful drilling of another oil well at Taitai 1 in Butiaba, Bulisa District.

Namibia: Rains Booster for Ruacana

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Heavy rains received in most parts of the country this year have left Ruacana Falls flowing at full capacity resulting in the Ruacana Hydro-electric Power Station remaining a dependable power generation source for Namibia amid severe electricity shortages.

Nigeria: House of Reps Satisfied With Obasanjo's Response

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Despite the controversy over the invitation of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and his former deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the House of Representatives Committee probing the contracts in the power sector has said it is satisfied with the responses of Obasanjo

Kenya: Mumias And KPLC to Sign New Power Purchase Deal

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Mumias Sugar Company is today expected to sign a power generation deal with Kenya Power and Lighting Company as the sugar miller seeks additional income streams.

Uganda: Students to Study Energy

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Fourteen students will benefit from a scholarship to study Master of Science Renewable Energy, the first of its kind launched at Makerere University last week.

Nigeria: Caution on New Electricity Tariff

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
One of the most worrisome plagues confronting the nation is unarguably the issue of stable electricity supply. The magnitude of the problem is such that it seems to hold the sole key to Nigeria's economic leap.

Nigeria: Energy Staff Charge Authorities On Power Reforms

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Employees in the Energy sector have called for greater commitment of the authorities to the reform of the power sector just as they want the government to evolve a conscience master plan for the sector.

Campanillas CCGT, Malaga

14.05.2008 21:55    power-technology.com
Gas Natural has started work on its 400MW Campanillas CCGT plant in Malaga, Spain. The €300m plant will be 60% efficient, and will use Alstom's GT26 gas turbine, steam turbine, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and TOPGAS turbogenerator.Alstom will build,

Isle of Grain CHP, Kent

14.05.2008 21:55    power-technology.com
E.ON is building a 1,275MW gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) station on the Isle of Grain in Kent, UK. The £500m station will have three combined-cycle units that will burn natural gas, and will supply waste heat in the

New Test Disconnect Terminal Blocks from Phoenix Contact

14.05.2008 21:54    power-technology.com
Flexibility for all measuring transducer cicuitsThe new patented test disconnect terminal blocks in the CLIPLINE complete system enable easy and individual structuring of current transformer measuring sets. Six function shafts offer unlimited flexibility.The disconnect, feed-through and PE terminal blocks are

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