Lagos Targets 15,000 MW Energy Generation By 2020 Ventures Lagos, Nigeria´s commercial capital, has disclosed plans to increase energy output to 15,000 megawatts (MW), from a current 1000MW, by…

L´insécurité du transport aérien en Afrique subsaharienne Contrepoints Il est important que les États africains revoient concrètement leurs conditions de sécurité aérienne. L´Afrique subsaharienne…

Growing global thirst for energy threatens water supplies Guardian.co.uk by Claire Provost Soaring energy demands will pile pressure on already strained water resources, warns the UN on eve of…

SEFA, partners launch clean energy competition BiztechAfrica Together with partners, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is co-organizing the Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing…

Ethiopia Sees Output at Africa´s Biggest Power Plant by 2015 Bloomberg by William Davison Ethiopia will begin generating electricity within 18 months from what will be Africa´s largest power plant,…

World Water Day 2014: AfDB and the water-energy nexus ReliefWeb Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Energy generation and transmission requires util ization of water…

Namibian port poised to be logistics hub Zawya Namibia's Walvis Bay could emerge as southern African states' gateway to Europe. Walvis Bay is already Namibia's largest commercial port and links…

World Bank approves funds to study Congo's Inga dam Reuters The World Bank's board on Thursday approved a $73 million grant to help the Democratic Republic of Congo develop an expansion of the Inga…

Coal, gas or nuclear? Power-hungry South Africa must decide now Reuters by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo On paper, South Africa's long-term energy plans look solid, with coal, nuclear, gas and renewables…

Impact of climate change needs addresing - Monde The Post (Zambia) by Chambwa Moonga AGRICULTURE deputy minister Greyford Monde says there is need to deal with impacts of climate change if the…