As part of its efforts to help boost power supply in Nigeria, GE has announced its intention to collaborate with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to develop an end-to-end Power Intervention (EEIP) The announcement was followed by signing of a Letter of Intention (LOI) by both parties during the France-Nigeria Business Forum held […]

A leading energy market analyst has warned that parts of the economy other than electricity will bear the brunt of Australia’s emissions reduction effort under the Paris agreement – a development that will inevitably drive up the costs of abatement for high-emitting energy, materials and industrial companies. The warning comes as Tony Abbott has escalated […]

The European Commission is trying to limit the development of so-called capacity mechanisms, which some member states have put in place as a way of ensuring electricity supply in situations of peak demand. EURACTIV France reports. While the EU has come to a compromise on renewable energies on 13 June, setting the target for renewable […]

Panda Power and Pinergy are the latest power providers to announce price increases. From the start of August, Panda Power will be raise its standard electricity unit rate by 5.9 per cent and its gas unit rate by 5 per cent, an increase of almost €80 on a typical dual fuel bill. Panda Power managing […]

Kampala — Uganda has Africa’s best electricity regulatory system, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB’s) 2018 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) report. Second is Namibia, tailed by Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, Togo, Senegal, Côte I’voire, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and the Gambia respectively. “The implication of this result is that the impact of […]