Chevron Corporation has announced a $21.6bn capital and exploratory spending programme for 2010, a five per cent decrease from projected 2009 expenditures.

Kribi Power Development Company, a majority owned subsidiary of the AES Corporation, has commissioned the 86MW Dibamba power plant in Cameroon.

A unique programme to support the scaling-up of renewable energy in low-income countries has been launched.

The Tognum Group company, MTU South Africa (Pty) Ltd has been selected by global power provider, APR Energy, to provide maintenance management and spare parts supply for its first power plant in Southern Africa.

South Africa is the 30th place in the world to have a detailed map of the country’s wind resources thanks to Risø DTU, which is part of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).