A new clean energy alternative for powering USB devices, Intelligent Energys Upp™ personal energy device, has been launched internationally, with Africa forming a key target market
Energy
Nigerian power plant gets US$750 million financing

The Azura-Edo IPP is targeted to get on the national grid in 2017. (Image source: Azura Power Holdings)
Azura Power Holdings announced that it has signed major industry contracts and confirmation worth US$750mn on the debt financing of its Azura-Edo Independent Power Project (Azura-Edo IPP) in Edo State, Nigeria
Nigeria is biggest importer of kerosene from US

Nigeria imported its largest kerosene cargo of 292,000 barrels in February. (Image source: Rajeev/Flickr)
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)
Tanzania set to become 'logistics hub' for LNG industry

A new port under construction in Bagamoyo will be capable of handling 20 times more cargo than Dar es Salaam port. (Image source: photozou.jp)
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