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Simba Energy expects to sign Block 2A 2D seismic contract in Q1 2015

Simba Energy has said it expects to sign a contract and commence the initial 2D seismic program in the first quarter of 2015 with its technical team having finalized a program to acquire up to 400 kms of 2D seismic designed to target drilling locations on prospects and leads in two basins, and also yield volumetrics that will support revised resource estimates.   “While we have been actively negotiating with numerous parties who.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Kenya to Develop Africa s Largest Wind Project

Kenya may soon be home to the largest wind project on the continent of Africa. Danish wind company Vestas won a contract to provide 365 turbines for a 310 megawatt wind power project in Kenya. The Lake Turkana Wind Power project will be the largest of its kind in Africa, and is expected to generate 15-20 percent of Kenya’s electricity needs when completed. According to project developers, the site is a unique location that is favorable.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania sign US$1.2bn MoU for power interconnectivity

The governments of Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania have signed an MoU for US$1.2bn to for a power interconnector project between the three countries. The upcoming project would link the Eastern African Power Pool with the Southern African Power Pool. Christopher Yaluma, minister of mines, energy and water development in Zambia said the agreement signed would set out principles that underlined the relationship amongst the three governments of.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Kenya Power tenders for Sh10bn street lighting

Kenya Power will Tuesday begin the search for suppliers of street lighting material, bringing a Sh10 billion project to light up Nairobi closer to reality. The electricity distributor plans to install 54,029 street lights in several parts of the city. It has already received the first tranche of Sh381.2 million from the Treasury to kickstart the project. “Currently, business transactions and productive activities are restricted mainly to.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Ormat Signs 25-Year Power Contract for Kenya Geothermal Project

Ormat Technologies Inc. (ORA), a U.S. developer of geothermal energy, signed a 25-year agreement to supply Kenya Power & Lighting Co. with electricity from a 35-megawatt project. Ormat’s majority-owned Kenya unit will build and operate the Menengai power plant, according to a statement today from the Reno, Nevada-based company. Construction is expected to begin after financing is completed, and terms of the power sale weren’t.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Kenya gets Sh12bn from AfDB for new power connections

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend the Kenya Government Sh12.2 billion to help pay for more than 300,000 new electricity connections. This follows the signing of a loan agreement Thursday by Treasury secretary Henry Rotich and AfDB Regional Director Gabriel Negatu to finance the implementation of the ‘Last Mile Electricity Connectivity’ project. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto witnessed the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

African steel wire manufacturing incorperates European and American manufacturing standards

 Stainless steel metal and inert gas (MIG) welding wire, locally produced by stainless steel bar and wire producer Wire Products Stainless Steel (WPSS) since 2010, was tested by the Italian Welding Institute, in Genova, in the past two months and found to be similar to products of European quality and standard, WPSS director Clinton Lautenberg tells Engineering News.   “The results from the Italian Welding Institute . . ..... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Chinese Investment for Kenyan Country

 A Kenyan county on Monday called on Chinese investors to exploit opportunities that exist in infrastructure, agro-processing and tourism. Officer in Charge of Intergovernmental Coordinator at the Laikipia County Lantano Nabaala told a team of Chinese journalists that investors should tap the full gains of the county's natural resources. "Laikipia is rated as the fifth county in Kenya to invest in, and one of the best places to visit.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Africa: More Investors Commit to Boosting Exports

 Eight more companies have signed agreements with government committing to increase production and scale up exports. The companies are in the mining and manufacturing sectors and include Rwanda Plastic Industries, Rwanda Allied Partners, Minimex, Demikaru Ltd, East African Granite Industries and Development Mining Company Ltd. Under the agreements, companies committed to expanding the scope and mode of production along the value chain so.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Investors Turn to East Africa for Growth Prospects

 Investors targeting Africa are looking east as an oil-market rout depresses economic growth prospects in Nigeria and other crude-producing nations. Stocks have surged 22 percent in Tanzania, 18 per cent in Uganda and 9.4 per cent in Kenya since oil began falling from a peak of $115.71 a barrel on June 19. Lower fuel-import costs are helping to keep inflation and interest rates in check and bolster their economies. That contrasts with a 24.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th December 2014

Angola s Sonangol secures $2 billion loan for refinery, other projects

 China Development Bank (CDB) has extended a $2 billion line of credit to state-owned Sonangol EP to support expansion projects in Angola’s oil and gas sector.   The financing agreement was signed on Dec. 12 in Beijing, China, Sonangol said.   In addition to allowing execution of other large projects in crude oil exploration, refining, and logistics, the 10-year loan agreement, which opens prospects for other long-term.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 18th December 2014

Ivory Coast signs deals with ExxonMobil for two oil blocks

 Ivory Coast has signed production sharing agreements with oil giant Exxon Mobil for two ultra-deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Guinea, the West African nation’s oil minister said.   The deal covers Ivory Coast’s CI-602 and CI-603 blocks, which cover 3,874 and 5,543 square kilometres respectively and vary in depth from 3,000 to 4,000 metres.   “The maximum exploration period is nine years for each block and,.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 18th December 2014



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