Electricity | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 21
Tanzania to Rely on Gas for Future Power Needs
Tanzania is hoping to use its gas reserves to generate electricity and reduce its reliance on hydro-power in the wake of a serious national power crisis over the past few months, AllAfrica reported. According to Felch...
Tehran Exhibition Invites the World to Partner in Power
Iran has launched the 15th edition of its International Electricity Exhibition, reported Press TV. The event is being hosted by Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sunday. Chitchian s...
Saafan: Egypt to Increase Reliance on Petrochemical projects
Mohammed Saafan, Chairman of the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), told Egypt Oil & Gas that the coming period will witness an increasing reliance on petrochemical projects to provide products for l...
Diesel and Fuel Oil Pumped to Power Plants to Be Redirected
A source at the petroleum ministry revealed to Egypt Oil & Gas that the quantities of diesel and fuel oil pumped to power plants will be redirected to build up the strategic reserves. This move comes in light of ...
Actis to Fund $350m Wind-Power Plant in Gulf of Suez
Egypt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with London-based investor Actis LLP to establish a wind-powered electricity plant in the Gulf of Suez at a cost of $350m, The Cairo Post reported. The deal was announced...
Italy’s ENI and Angola’s Sonangol to Develop Gas Fields
Italian energy company Eni and Angola’s national oil company Sonangol have strengthened their working relationship with a new agreement to explore gas fields in the Angolan Basin of the Lower Congo, with a view ...
Sisi: Gas Shortages to Factories to End This November
Egyptian President Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi, noted during yesterday’s speech that factories are currently not operating at full capacity due to lack of natural gas, promising that “by the end of this November...
Senegal to Turn Waste Into Energy
Senegal is exploring unconventional ways to deal with two of its biggest infrastructure challenges, sanitation and energy generation, Reuters reported. With unsanitary conditions widespread even in the capital city—Da...
