Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The national electricity companies of countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) began a meeting here on Tuesday on strategies for securing electricity supplies, PANA reported Full text...
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Niger to supply diesel to Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Togo
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger decided Saturday to supply diesel to Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad and Togo to meet their energy needs, according to a memorandum of understanding signed in Niamey, an official source said Full text...
Mali aims to achieve electrification rate of 68% in 2023
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ambition is to achieve an electrification rate of 68% by 2023, compared with 57 Full text...
66th Executive Council of Arab Atomic Energy Agency continues in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 66th Executive Board of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency, which opened Monday in Tunis, continued on Tuesday with an agenda focused on several issues including an overview of the Agency's activities and the establishment of an Arab strategy for the civil use of atomic energy (2021-2030) Full text...
Demand in oil products drops in Tunisia in April
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The demand in oil products in Tunisia dropped by 52 percent in April, compared with the same period last year due particularly to the measure of general health confinement against the coronavirus (COVID-19) which blocked economic activities and the movement of populations Full text...
Tunisia: Slight drop in prices of petroleum products
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia'n Ministry of Energy, Mines and Energy Transition on Monday announced a slight decrease in retail prices of some petroleum products with immediate effect Full text...
ECOWAS ministers meet in Bamako on securing electricity exchanges
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "The fight against poverty, the quest for daily well-being for our people and the economic prosperity of our States could not succeed without important milestones being set in crucial sectors such as energy," Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé said on Tuesday in Bamako, while opening a ministerial meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on trade in electricity Full text...
Burkinabe President to inaugurate third largest dam in the country
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is in Bobo-Dioulasso, regional capital of Hauts Bassins in the west of the country, where on Saturday he will inaugurate the Samendeni dam in Bama district and the new university campus of Bobo-Dioulasso, an official source told PANA Full text...
Mali hosts regional meeting of WAEMU energy producers
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 6th meeting of the Regional Committee of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electricity (CRPTDE) kicked off here Tuesday to examine the energy difficulties faced by member- countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), an official source told PANA Wednesday Full text...
Tunisia: The Nouara gas field goes into operation in December 2019
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Nouara gas field, located in the Sahara of Tataouine, in southern Tunisia, will start operating at the end of December 2019 instead of October of the same year as initially planned Full text...
AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) energy and regional infrastructure developments and across the continent Full text...
EU, Tunisia to sign an electronic interconnection project
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company and the Italian Electricity Transmission Company will sign, on Tuesday, a cooperation agreement in the framework of energy exchange between Tunisia and the European Union Full text...
'Egypt to become one of the world's leading gas exporting countries'
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The discovery of significant quantities of gas in Egypt will enable this African country in the Middle East to become one of the world's leading gas exporters, according to participants in the international conference and fair of the Mediterranean Basin countries that opened on Tuesday in Alexandria, who believe that this situation will change Europe's energy map Full text...
Cote d'Ivoire: Engie Energy Group acquires Mobisol
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The energy group Engie announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer in off-grid solar solutions Full text...
5th Summit of Gas Exporting Countries will be held next November in Equatorial Guinea
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The fifth Summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries (GECF) will be held from 25 to 27 November in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a statement sent to PANA haa announced Full text...
Discovery of onshore oil in Congo changes deal of energy scenario - African Chamber of Energy
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) said here Thursday the onshore discovery of an oil field in the Delta de la Cuvette would change the situation for Congo and Africa Full text...
Tunisian Prime Minister inaugurates photovoltaic production station in Tozeur
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, on Wednesday inaugurated a photovoltaic electricity production station ''Tozeur 1'' in Tozeur, and kicked off the start of the realization of ''Tozeur 2' with a capacity of 20 megawatts for a total financial cost of 62 million dinars (20 million dollars) Full text...
Africa Finance Corporation funds oil exploration project in Ghana
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Finance Corporation (AFC), the multilateral institution financing infrastructure development in Africa, will finance the US$ 100 million oil exploration project of an oil block of the company, Aker Energy AS, in Ghana, a subsidiary of Norwegian oil group Aker ASA, according to an official statement sent to PANA on Tuesday Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: 12% drop in export sales by the Ivorian Electricity Company
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Electricity Company (CIE) recorded a 12% drop in export sales in 2010, at 1078 gigawatts (GWh) compared to the 1225 GWh in 2017 Full text...
Senegalese president Sal named 'Man of the Year' in Africa oil sector
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Africa Oil & Power, an African platform for energy investment and policy, will present the "Man of the Year" award in the African oil sector to Senegalese president Macky Sall at the fourth annual Africa Oil & Power Conference to be held on 9-11 October in the South African city of Cape Town Full text...
Centurion Law Group takes over Africa Counsel
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pan-African legal and advisory firm, Centurion Law Group, on Friday announced the acquisition of Africa Counsel GMBH, an Africa-focused energy company specializing in acquisitions and divestitures for the benefit of German companies in the energy sector Full text...
Algeria wants to develop nuclear energy for civilian needs
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria is moving towards the exploitation of nuclear power for civilian needs as part of a strategic choice, Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab said on Tuesday, stating that the environmental and health consequences of this choice are studied in a precise way Full text...
African Energy Chamber concerned over energy infrastructure protection
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) Monday called on African governments and oil companies to do more to ensure the security of Africa's energy infrastructure, a statement issued and reaching PANA here said Full text...
Algerian oil giant SONATRACH gets new head
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algeria’s acting President Abdelkader Bensalah has appointed Rachid Hachichi as Managing Director of the country's oil giant SONATRACH replacing Abdelmomen Ould Kaddour Full text...
Algeria to build largest solar power plant in Africa
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algeria is to build the largest solar power plant in Africa in the Béchar region (1,150 km South of Algiers), Minister of Energy Mustapha Guitouni announced on Tuesday Full text...