Awards to honour excellence in East Africa’s power industry
Executives from region ‘s power utilities to be honoured NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE region’s leading projects, individuals and companies in the sector will be honoured at the inaugural East African Power Industry Awards organised as part of the upcoming East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC). The convention is scheduled for More...
BREAKING: UK Commission closes Ikeja visa application centre
Nigeria oil shortage LAGOS – THE British High Commission has announced the temporary closure of its Teleperformance Visa Application Centre in Ikeja because of ongoing fuel shortages. The Commission said shortages More...
Fuel scarcity might ground Nigeria mobile telcos
Airtel Nigeria ABUJA – SOME Nigerian mobile network operators are bearing the brunt of the ongoing fuels shortages in the country. Airtel Nigeria, one of the local firms, expressed concern if the situation More...
Ackermans energy saving scheme a success
Left to right – UGU Engineering Solutions MD Wayne Walker, Jonathan Pratt, general manager for operational support at Ackermans, and UGU Engineering Solutions COO Dave Lesley at the award ceremony in Cape More...
Vandalism, theft prevalent in African energy sector
Vandalism of power CAPE TOWN – STAKEHOLDERS in the power sector have called for a multi-sectoral approach to end the rampant theft and vandalism of infrastructure across the continent. At the just-ended African More...
Nigeria energy firm rewarded at Ghana summit
Seven Energy CEO, Phillip Ihenacho LAGOS – SEVEN Energy International Limited, the indigenous Nigerian oil and gas development, production and gas distribution company, has won an accolade at the 2015 Sub-Sahara More...
Lag in leadership blamed for Africa’s energy woes
Martin Ganda, Zimbabwe economist CAPE TOWN – PROMINENT Zimbabwean economist, Martin Ganda, has called for “strong leadership” to ensure Africa overcame persistent energy problems and benefitted from its More...
“Power woes partly to blame for xenophobia”
King Goodwill Zwelithini CAPE TOWN – SOUTH Africa’s power utility acting chairman for Eskom, Zethembe Khoza, believes the provision of reliable power supplies could help South Africa eliminate xenophobia, More...
Molefe optimistic at continent’s energy potential
Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe CAPE TOWN – BRIAN Molefe, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Eskom, is upbeat at the energy opportunities that exist in the continent, saying these could be realised through collaborations. In More...
Key Africa power summit opens in Cape Town
African Utility Week, Cape Town CAPE TOWN – THOUSANDS of attendees from around the globe have converged in South Africa for the annual African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa to explore measures of securing More...