World’s eighth largest exporter of crude oil and Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, is now the biggest importer of kerosene from the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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Tanzania set to become 'logistics hub' for LNG industry
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said that ongoing infrastructure work in Tanzania will see the country become a hub within the global LNG industry
Wind farm in Morocco begins electricity generation
Africa’s largest wind farm in Morocco has started generating electricity and is expected to become fully operational by October this year
World Bank to loan US$100 million for Burundi’s hydropower project
The World Bank will support Burundi with a US$100mn loan for a hydropower project in the southeast African country
Aggreko to double power output in Côte d’Ivoire by 2016
Power generation company Aggreko plans to double its output in Côte d’Ivoire to around 400MW within the next two years, in order to meet the growing demands of the country