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Copperbelt Energy Corporation to Expand Investments in the DRC 1 Mining in Zambia Energy Events & Expos Mining in DRC 

Copperbelt Energy Corporation to Expand Investments in the DRC

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The Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has announced plans to expand its investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aiming to explore additional energy-related business prospects. This strategic move aligns with CEC’s development plan, according to a statement issued by Verona Nkolola, the Head of Corporate Communications at CEC. CEC Managing Director Owen Silavwe emphasized the importance of the DRC market for the power company, During the DRC Mining Week, Expo, and Conference, which was held under the theme ‘Recognizing DRC’s Mining Triumphs and Victories’ in Lubumbashi, Silavwe highlighted that… Read More Here
MMAMABULA Project: Jindal Builds Botswana's Largest Coal Mine & Power Plant 2 International Coal Energy 

MMAMABULA Project: Jindal Builds Botswana’s Largest Coal Mine & Power Plant

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The multi-billion dollar O P Jindal Group is hitting the ground running to kick start its long awaited Mmamabula Coal Project. Jindal holds mining license for about 3 billion tonnes of coal in the East Mmamabula Coal Fields. The company is planning to carry out initial mining of 4.5 million tonnes per annum of coal and also to set up a 300 Megawatt power plant at Mmamabula, along with the related infrastructure works. The Jindal’s Mmamabula Coal Mine will be Botswana’s biggest, just 300 000 tonnes above state owned Morupule… Read More Here
Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia welcome power investees 3 Energy Mining in Zambia 

Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia welcome power investees

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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed new agreements with energy service companies to support the expansion and scale-up of off-grid stand-alone solar home systems in Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia. Further agreements have been signed with FINCA Plus LLC Uganda, Sun King (Greenlight Planet Zambia Limited), Qotto SARL BF and Bboxx (Advens Bboxx Burkina Faso SAS) which is expected to benefit up to 2.5 million people living in remote areas across the countries. FINCA Plus LLC, known as BrightLife Uganda, provides access to affordable products to markets… Read More Here
Ethiopia’s Controversial New Hydroelectric Dam Has Neighbors On Edge 4 Energy International 

Ethiopia’s Controversial New Hydroelectric Dam Has Neighbors On Edge

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As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam nears completion, following years of delays and conflict over water security, Ethiopia is optimistic about what this means for the country’s energy sector. However, other countries, such as Egypt, are concerned about the effects the dam will have on its water supply. With no agreement over the management of the dam having been reached, the project could have a dramatic effect on the region’s energy and water security.  Ethiopia’s Office of National Coordination announced this month that its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has… Read More Here
A new dawn for Zambia's Energy network 5 Electricity Energy Mining in Zambia 

A new dawn for Zambia’s Energy network

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Vickson Ncube, ZESCO board chairman, takes a closer look at the utility’s new Strategic Plan to revitalise the country’s energy sector. Like most countries across the continent, Zambia has experienced its fair share of energy-related issues. In terms of access to electricity, in many ways the lifeblood of businesses operating in the country and a contributor to general wellbeing, rates have been steadily increasing in recent decades but have slowed since the outbreak of the pandemic – a trend largely reflected across sub-Saharan Africa. At the start of 2023, alarm… Read More Here
B2Gold's Sustainability Director stresses Responsibility to tackle Climate impacts 6 Energy Gold International 

B2Gold’s Sustainability Director stresses Responsibility to tackle Climate impacts

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For organizations to continue to thrive against the backdrop of climate change, they are charged with reducing their environmental footprint while ensuring operations can withstand the impact of a changing climate. This imperative inspired senior gold producer B2Gold Corp. to embark on an ambitious decarbonization pathway. “At B2Gold, we recognize that climate change is one of the most critical challenges of our time, not just for our business but for society,” says Ken Jones, director of sustainability. “We have a responsibility to do our part and manage our potential impacts as… Read More Here
Ivory Coast to Reach Sustainability Goals with 50-70 MW Solar Plant 7 International Energy 

Ivory Coast to Reach Sustainability Goals with 50-70 MW Solar Plant

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The latest in a string of deals in Africa, Ivory Coast has signed an agreement with UAE-based Masdar to study the development of a 50-70 megawatt (MW) solar power facility. “Masdar and the Ivorian Ministry of Mining, Petroleum and Energy will explore the joint development of solar photovoltaic plants in Côte d’Ivoire, starting with a first 50-70-megawatt (MW) plant,” Masdar noted via a statement. Masdar aims to deliver 100 gigawatts of green energy around the world by 2030 and sees “enormous potential” for this sector in Africa, the same statement emphasized.… Read More Here
Zambia's New Dawn Govt Affirms no plan to Revert Fuel Price adjustments 8 Mining in Zambia Energy Oil & Gas 

Zambia’s New Dawn Govt Affirms no plan to Revert Fuel Price adjustments

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In response to sensational media reports, the New Dawn Government has to clarified that they have no plans to revert to previous methods of adjusting fuel prices after several months. Such a system makes it difficult to manage debts owed to oil marketing companies and does not result in cost-reflective pump prices. The Minister of Energy, Hon. Eng. Peter Chibwe Kapala, stated that in recent media interviews, his office did not indicate a return to the quarterly review system. The government plans to continue with monthly reviews to ensure consumers… Read More Here
EU and Ministry of Energy Collaborate on clean Energy access via Global Gateway Strategy 9 Mining in Zambia Energy News in Brief 

EU and Ministry of Energy Collaborate on clean Energy access via Global Gateway Strategy

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Through the EU Global Gateway Strategy, the EU and the Ministry of Energy are making progress towards increasing access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy. On 23rd February 2023, the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) through the IAEREP-TA2 project launched the Capacity Building Implementation Plan which is expected to directly benefit around 400 professionals through an EU investment of around EUR 300,000 (ZMW 6 million). The Capacity Building Implementation Plan sets forth various training activities centered around; feasibility studies, technical know-how on mini-grid operation and maintenance, Public Private Partnership Training, Strategic… Read More Here
Volvo Penta Moves into Battery Energy storage with OEMs 10 International Energy 

Volvo Penta Moves into Battery Energy storage with OEMs

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In a move to supplement its power generation business, Volvo Penta is launching a new offer – a high-performance subsystem based on the Volvo Group’s electromobility platform, optimized for OEMs’ BESS applications “Battery energy storage is increasingly in demand for a variety of applications including utilities, factories, decentralised microgrids and mobile charging stations,” commented Hannes Norrgren, President of Volvo Penta Industrial.  “As our solution is application agnostic, we see huge potential for its adoption. Together with OEMs, our solution provides possibilities to store energy from and add resiliency to renewable solar… Read More Here

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