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Tanzania: MPs Call for Easier Rural Electrification Payments
[Daily News] Dodoma — MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed satisfaction with the ongoing rural electrification programme and have urged the government to introduce a system that allows citizens to pay electricity connection fees in instalments.
Africa: World Refugee Day: Energising Potential – U.S.$365,000 Awarded to Refugee Entrepreneurs in Africa
[Ashden] On World Refugee Day, climate solutions charity Ashden has announced grants totalling £270,000 (US$365,000) for refugee entrepreneurs bringing affordable, low carbon technologies to their communities in three countries in Africa.
Nigeria: Alleged Mambilla Project Fraud – EFCC Wants to Tarnish My Reputation, Ex-Minister Tells Court
[Premium Times] The former minister seeks N1 billion compensation for EFCC’s alleged tarnishing of his reputation.
Nigeria: We’ll Fix Water Supply After Power – Governor Diri
[Vanguard] Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured residents that his administration will prioritize the provision of potable water across the state capital and surrounding areas once the state’s independent power project is completed l…
Lesotho: Khasipe Vows to Uproot LEC Rot
[Lesotho Times] THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) chairperson, Thabo Khasipe, has vowed to root out corruption and fraud that have crippled the state-owned power utility for years.
Namibia: Green Hydrogen to Raise Namibians’ Standard of Living – Planning Commission
[Namibian] National Planning Commission (NPC) director general Kaire Mbuende says the government plans to maximise all energy sources to increase Namibians’ standard of living.
Africa: Carbon Markets May Unleash Billions of Tons in Emissions, Power Shift Africa Warns
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Carbon markets could release 1.5 to 2.5 gigatonnes of new emissions annually, fueling more pollution in Africa, a recent report by Power Shift Africa has revealed.
Africa: G20 Countries Could Produce Enough Renewable Energy for the Whole World – What Needs to Happen
[The Conversation Africa] The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happ…
Nigeria: $6bn Mambilla Project Fraud – Obasanjo Did Not Approve Contract to Sunrise Power – Witness
[Premium Times] The EFCC alleged that Mr Agunloye awarded the contract for the Mambilla power project on 22 May 2003 to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited without any budgetary provision, approval and cash backing.
Liberia: Monrovia Faces Power Outage Amid Repair Works in Côte d’Ivoire
[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Electricity Corporation has announced that the Ivorian Electricity firm ‘Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité’ (CIE) is currently carrying out commissioning works at the DUEKOUÉ substation in Côte d’Ivo…