Shell said it may shut down its Afam power station due to a fire on the company’s Bomu-Bonny trunk line that was gutted on 30 September 2012
Power Generation
Blackstone commissions hydroelectric power station in Uganda
New York-based investment and advisory firm, Blackstone Group LP, has commissioned the Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station in Uganda
Zimbabwe acquires fluorescent lamps to save energy
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has acquired more than a million energy-saver bulbs in an attempt to conserve power
EU to invest in Rwandan energy sector
The European Union (EU) has pledged to fund major energy projects in Rwanda from 2013 through to 2015
Sasol's gas engine power plant goes live in South Africa
Sasol has announced that its US$215mn gas engine power plant in Sasolburg has begun producing electricity for the first time as part of the facilitys test phase