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Egypt in Negotiations with Russia on LNG Shipment
A source from the petroleum sector said on condition of anonymity that the Egyptian government is currently in negotiations with Russia to open new international bids for shipments of liquefied natural gas, Egypt Oil ...
Egypt Sees Highest Electricity Usage Ever
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced that it observed electricity consumption of over 29,000MW, the highest ever recorded, reported Amwalalghad. According to the ministry, authorities did not pla...
Libya’s Eastern Power Grid On the Verge of Collapse
Libya power grid in the east is on the verge of a catastrophic collapse, a senior GECOL engineer has warned. His warning is being echoed in t west of the country. Tripoli, Benghazi, Sebha, Kufra and Marj are among ma...
Bombs Cuts Electricity in 14 Villages
Three bombs blew up an electricity pylon near Aswan in Upper Egypt on Monday, cutting power to 14 villages, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The high voltage 220-kV pylon is located on a highway west of Aswan. E...
Libyan Chaos Threatens More Oilfields and Exports to Italy
Libyan protesters have shut down an eastern gas field and threaten to close the western Wafa oil and gas field, which would stop gas exports to Italy, a spokesman for state oil firm NOC said on Wednesday. The closure ...
Africa’s Richest Man Courts Seeks to Boost Nigerian Gas
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to quadruple the supply of gas to Nigeria by building pipelines that may be backed by Carlyle Group LP and Blackstone Group LP, the world’s two biggest private-equity firms. ...
1 Million Energy-Saving Street Lighting Devices to Tackle Power Deficit
The Ministry of Finance provided EGP 136 million to the Ministry of Local Development for the installation of 1 million energy-saving lighting devices in streets. It is hoped that this will reduce the number of road a...
Power Cuts Due to Mediterranean and Western Desert Maintenance
Different parts of Egypt spent at least an hour in darkness Wednesday night, arousing fears of recurrent –and almost daily- outages in the upcoming summer as the country has been facing the worst energy crisis over th...
South Africa’s Eskom Continues Second Day of Rolling Blackouts
South African power utility Eskom implemented a second day of “Stage 2” pervasive blackouts to ease the burden on the national grid, build up diesel supplies and gather water reserves in hydropower dams, reported Reut...Page 1 of 1
