Investment environment key to closing Africa’s energy gap
Stanbic Bank Botswana parent, Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, and General Electric today reaffirmed their commitment to Africa…
Energy
Eskom gets EURO 75 million loan for 100 MW concentrating solar power plant
Eskom and Europe’s long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), have agreed a new EURO 75 million (R1.1 billion)…
Siemens are platinum sponsor of East African Power Industry Convention
Siemens has partnered as a platinum sponsor with the 16th annual East African Power Industry Convention or EAPIC that is…
Vivo Energy, Bosch in pan-African deal
Vivo Energy, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded products in 16 African markets, and Bosch, the German leading engineering…
Perenco Rep says partnership” with DRC essential in oil & gas business
Perenco Rep and Mioc General Manager Reza Mered says the company’s “win-win” partnership that it maintains with the DRC government is essential…
Standard Bank provides$ 170 m for Mozambique gas-fired power plant
Standard Bank’s provision of USD 170 million in debt financing to help build a 118 Megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant…
Nairobi to welcome back region’s power experts in September
“There are huge opportunities in power generation because of the demand in the region,” says Engineer Joseph Njoroge, Principal Secretary…
Eskom earns credit rating downgrade from Standard & Poor’s
Eskom says following the local and foreign currency downgrade of the Sovereign to BBB-, on 13 June 2014, credit rating agency…
Cronimet Power Solutions targets Botswana mining sector
Cronimet Mining Power Solutions is targeting the Botswana mining sector and will use its experience from a photovoltaic (PV) powered mine it…
Standard Bank funds renewable energy projects under Eskom’s REIPP initiative
Standard Bank has been instrumental in funding more than 940MW of renewable energy as part of Eskom’s Renewable Energy Independent…