Canadian oil and gas explorer Simba Energy has said it will drill its first well in northeast Kenya in 2013
Energy
Morocco awards solar project contract to ACWA
Morocco has awarded a US$1bn contract to a ACWA-led consortium for the construction of a solar power plant
ABB to renovate Mozambique’s power converter station
Power company ABB has won a contract worth US$50mn from South Africas Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) to renovate Mozambiques Songo high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station
African heads approve 15 energy projects
African heads of state have endorsed 15 energy projects worth US$40.5bn that will be implemented before the end of the decade in a bid to increase energy access across the continent
French oil group eyes Africa for ambitious output plans
French oil group Total has revealed its plans to achieve a 25 per cent rise in output from its African oil and gas projects over the next five years