Ghana, expected to become a net oil exporter next year, has been endowed with yet another offshore oil discovery. The Ghanaian deepwater offshore region now seems commercially viable, but analysts warn of …

WHO?: Nuru is a social enterprise that sought to provide an affordable and clean off-grid lighting system for the world’s poor. So, we created the Nuru Light, the most affordable and …

Ethiopia has launched an electric car, despite suffering from power shortages. It is only the second African country to do so, after South Africa.
Two versions of the Solaris Elettra will be manufactured …

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP, 0386.HK, 600028.SH), or Sinopec, whose 2009 net profits more than doubled year-earlier levels because of lower fuel costs, said Sunday in a statement it agreed to buy a 55% …

Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power project – set to become Africa’s largest wind farm – looks to be back on track after securing financing through a new shareholding structure.
The London-based energy firm Aldwych International provided a …

The government of Senegal is considering building a nuclear electricity plant with French assistance to improve its erratic power supply. Currently, only South Africa has nuclear power plants on the continent. The issue of nuclear …

Last Sunday, Rwanda entered a groundbreaking agreement with two international firms Eco-fuels Global LLC, from the United States and Eco Positive Ltd from the UK.
The two firms will invest $250 million to grow Jatropha Curcas …