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Energy Security

South African Municipalities to Launch R69m Energy Security Project

In South Africa, the Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier through a media statement announced the six municipalities that …

Solar Power Panel

Shortage In PV Module Material To Drive Up Prices In 2021

This is reflected in the actions of almost all industry giants like JinkoSolar, Longi, and JA that reversed their price cut policy and raised their bid quotatio…

Energy Investment

Apple Invests $2.8bn in 17 Renewable Energy Projects in 2020

The projects will cut 921,000 metric tonnes of carbon emissions annually and help the iPhone maker to become carbon-neutral by 2030

Hydrogen Production

BP Plans to Build Britain's Largest Hydrogen Plant by 2030

The Teesside plant in northern England will have capacity of up to 1 gigawatt of so-called blue hydrogen, about a fifth of Britain's target of 5 GW of hydrogen …

Electric Car

German Automaker BMW Ramps up Electric Vehicle Offerings

BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specif…

Oil & Gas Trade

India to Cut Saudi Arabian Oil Imports After OPEC Ignores India Demand

Weaker demand due to increasing Covid-19 cases or regular maintenance shutdowns may also contribute to lower purchase from Saudi Arabia in May, they said.

Energy Transition

IRENA Highlights Top Five Green Tech to Deliver Decarbonisation

The International Renewable Energy Agency has released its World Energy Transitions Outlook, presenting the key green technologies that will help the globe to m…

LNG

Video: Establishing Mozambique As A Global LNG Player

Africa Oil & Power spoke to Carlos Zacarias, CEO, INP about Mozambique’s enormous resource potential, the government’s electricity expansion initiatives, and …

Coal Production

India to Enhance Coal Output

To enhance coal production and reduce imports, Coal India Ltd has identified 15 new projects with a capacity to produce 160 million tpy.

Energy Storage Project

GE to Provide DC-Coupled Solution to 123MWh Solar-Plus-Storage Project in New York

Energy storage project developer Convergent Energy + Power has contracted GE Renewable Energy to supply key equipment to a three-site large-scale solar-plus-sto…

Crude Oil

EIA: OPEC+ Cuts To Lift Oil Prices Through April

Oil prices will likely remain at the current high levels in March and April, with Brent Crude prices averaging between $65 and $70 per barrel, after the OPEC+ g…

Solar Power Plant

Poland to Add Another 11 GW of PV Over the Next Five Years

The Eastern European country is expected to add around 2 GW per year over the next five years, according to Polish research institute Instytut Energetyki Odnawi…

Hydrogen Project

Vow for Southern Chile to Become a Global Green Hydrogen Hub

Chile’s ministry of energy estimates that the country’s south has the potential to output 13% of the world’s green hydrogen production.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Loom Large As NSW Backs Hydrogen for the Hunter

The future of NSW’s coal-fired power plants is under increasing threat from cheap renewable energy, which this week forced Victoria’s Yallourn coal plant to b…

Geothermal Power Plant

Municipalities in Bulgaria can Apply for Funds for Geothermal Energy

Local authorities and state institutions in Bulgaria are preparing geothermal energy projects for grants worth EUR 3.4 million in total. Beneficiaries can insta…