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<em>Energy minister<br /> Kiraitu Murungi</em>
Energy minister
Kiraitu Murungi
Kenya: Investment needed for geothermal power production

As hydro-powered electricity becomes more unreliable in Kenya, authorities in the East African nation have stated that investment is needed for alternative energy projects.

 

 

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<em>Enoch Godongwana,<br /> Public Enterprises<br /> Deputy Minister</em>
Enoch Godongwana,
Public Enterprises
Deputy Minister
South Africa to prioritise Power Purchase Agreements for IPPs

The South African government’s commitment to "put an end to the chapter" of independent power producers (IPPs) struggling to conclude power purchase agreements (PPAs) was reaffirmed by Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Enoch Godongwana this week.

 
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High-level Angolan investment and power forums to facilitate infrastructure development

Senior Angolan cabinet members will head up the contingent of high-level dignitaries and experts addressing prospective investors in May during the iPAD Angola and Power Industry Forum events in Luanda.

 

 
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Kenya wind project to sell stake to IDC

A 70% stake in Kenya's Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) will be offloaded to South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation and London-based energy firm Aldwych International.

 
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PBMR restructuring could signify 75% job loses

The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Company (PBMR) is to begin large scale restructuring which could see up to 75% of the 800 strong workforce lose their jobs.

 
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Featured Utility
Living off-grid

Solar

The residential sector in South Africa consumes 17% of the electrical energy. More than 70% of this electricity is generated using fossil fuels which contribute immensely to environmental pollution and global warming.

 
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Featured Product
South African-made combustible gas monitor offers a 67% saving

A leading supplier of input materials to the electrical motor, transformer repair and manufacturing industries, recently announced that it has been appointed the distributor of the South African-developed Series 8400 Combustible Gas Monitor for the South African and African transformer markets. ... more


Opinion Piece
African Utility Week 2010 - driving Africa's third industrial revolution
Nicholas

Last year’s African Utility Week (AUW) was a landmark event for the African electricity industry. Beyond the presentations and the extraordinary exhibition, talk in the corridors, over lunch and during the ceremonial events, was focused on a new future.

 
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Sector Specialists
Continued professional development - energy deficiency in the region
Classroom

by Kaela Siame, Director, Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre, Zambia 

Electricity markets are being actively implemented in many countries and experiences of acting in such markets are gained. Competition in the same markets has brought about the renewed utilization of Generation, Transmission and Distribution assets, with the aim of enhancing profitability and increasing their value to the owners.

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People in the News
Maroga out!
<em>Jacob Maroga</em>
Jacob Maroga

It has finally be confirmed by Eskom that Jacob Maroga, the CEO of the South African utility, has resigned.

 
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Technical News
Generating electricity from dirt

<em>Hugo van Vuuren,<br /> one of the Lebone<br /> Solutions founders</em>
Hugo van Vuuren,
one of the Lebone
Solutions founders

A new, off-grid lighting technology looks set to take developing countries with low electrification rates by storm. While many off grid electrification projects harness wind or solar power, a project by a group from Cambridge, Mass, is developing a fuel cell that operates on bacteria from soil!

 
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16 - 18 August 2010
Johannesburg, South Africa


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