The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states
Manufacturing
Total and Sonangol to develop retail operations in Angola
Total has announced the closing of the agreement signed on 21 December 2018 with national oil company Sonangol to develop petroleum product retail operations in Angola
APICORP supports development of Algeria’s energy sector
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) has agreed to two loan facilities worth a combined US$250mn with Sonatrach Petroleum Investment Corporation (SPIC), a subsidiary of Sonatrach International Holding Corporation owned by Sonatrach, the Algerian state-owned national oil company
Equatorial Guinea to convert Punta Europa Methanol Plant to modular refinery
A feasibility study is underway on the potential to convert Equatorial Guinea’s methanol plant at Punta Europa
Grundfos wins Frost & Sullivan award for sustainable water supply
Frost & Sullivan has recognised Grundfos with the 2019 Global Emerging Market Innovation Award for solar-powered water pumps