By Paul Zimnisky So far in 2015, the state of the global diamond industry has been closely aligned with the posture of the global economy,…

Without welding technology there would be no container ships, oil platforms, cars, agricultural equipment, pipelines and many other types engineered products and structures. Only reliable…

The mining industry provides employment to hundreds of thousands of workers from across the region, but this employment comes with significant socio-economic challenges to keep…

By Pete Lewis In 2003 the gold mining industry promised that by 2013, there would be no new cases of silicosis among workers exposed for…

NAMIBIA, a mining frontier for decades, continues to struggle with mining companies which subject workers to dangerous working conditions. Among the alleged culprits are Australian…

By John Childs Governments, most prominently those of Sub-Saharan countries, have argued for huge tax hikes on mining, oil and gas contracts in the name…

By Sebastian Gatimu In Africa, and indeed in most developing countries across the globe, extractive industries have sparked much controversy and debate. While these industries…

Compiled by Moses Chege Kasaija. Recently, the mining industry has been experiencing a spate of accidents, intense social conflicts and political debate, in both developed…

By Rolake Akinkugbe From the West Africa Transform Margin (WATM) and the Mount Nimba iron-ore deposits straddling Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia to East Africa ‘s…

VUMA Software has launched the latest version, VUMA3D-network 2.0, of its world leading windows-based software package for the modelling of mine ventilation and cooling networks.…

By Prof Morris Ogenga-Latigo There has been reluctance on the part of Acholi people to engage in the head-spinning oil pipeline debate that various newspapers…

By Avril Harvey & Kumbirai Gundani This year, Saudi Arabia increased oil production from 9.7m barrels a day, which had been the norm for the…

Energas Technologies, a leading supplier of high-end and specialized equipment to the oil and gas industries in Southern Africa since 2001, has played a significant…

By Tina A. Hassan More than two years after the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) released a damning report of the destruction to the ecosystem…

The End Of The Oil Dream By Gerhard Seibert On 23 September 2013, the French oil company Total has abandoned Block 1 in the São…

The Blessing of Oil – a Peculiar Mess By Les Leba Our parlous economic predicament is generally regarded as a “resource curse”, a phenomenon, which…

By Owen Reynolds Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is shunned by the environmentalists that laud renewable energy sources. However, by not supporting both initiatives, they may…

By Andrew Burge More than two-thirds of the approximately 800 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. Taking a private sector approach,…

By Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg It has been an eventful year in South Africa, characterised by power cuts, parliamentary confrontations about wasteful expenditure and…

Designed for the global electric power & energy industry, POWER WEEK provides 5 days of networking opportunities, consisting of 2-day conference as the focal event,…

Over 130 speakers to date have confirmed to attend the 18th annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF), taking place in London this year from 22-24th June.…

Africa’s leading power generation and distribution stakeholders are set to converge in Sandton later this year, for talks on creating power for sustainable growth in…

By Tim Craven Critical networks such as control network for Smart Grids use Ethernet as the de facto industry standard these days. Ethernet provides a…

By Saliem Fakir Two forms of anarchism will further imperil the energy crisis – first there’s Eskom’s anarchic pursuit of large power stations like the…

By Zelalem Girma About 600 million people live without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Recognizing that Power Africa cannot achieve energy access goals through the use…

   By A gathe Maupin and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos Reflecting the broadening of the BRICS agenda since the grouping was formed in 2009, the first ever meeting…

Transients, spikes, and surges are the most destructive, costly and common power quality disturbances in all major and minor industrial sectors today. In the United…

By Lou Del Bello   Nearly one billion people will have access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2040, but projected population growth means that…

By Mahesh P. Bhave As a businessman exploring investments, I need simple answers, however complicated the problem. I wish to know: Are microgrids economical? How…

  By Tom Harris While it is undeniable that the construction of additional baseload generation capacity is required in order to address the country’s energy…

By Tim Craven, Technical Manager H3iSquared Over the past few years there has been a large scale migration away from using serial communications in the…

By Joanita Roos While Japan and Germany prepare to shut down or idle their nuclear plants, globally the highest number of nuclear reactors are currently…

In today’s utility industry, Smart Grids are a key topic, with most utilities having already migrated, or in the process of migrating over to a…

By Stephen Morris In recent years the use of renewable technologies to generate power has increased at an exponential rate. This growing focus on new…

Successful contract mining requires a balanced approach of cultures, cooperation and the synergistic utilisation of the skills of the various participants. This objective can be…

By Thabo Ndlela, Director at IFS Africa   The world’s oil and gas industry is going through turbulence, due to fluctuating oil prices, new discoveries,…

Compiled by Chege Moses Kasaija In mature economies such as the United States, “going solar” can enable individuals and even neighborhoods to lessen dependence on…

The RMG 5020 Gas Pressure Regulator from offers highly precise and reliable pressure reductions for a host of operations in the gas sector. The RMG…

At first sight, they resemble robotic spiders sitting on long crawls: compact and stable, with a long arm coming out of its core, ready to…

It has become hugely important for suppliers to the mining industry to comply with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). Not only do international standards…

Nigeria’s crude oil production fell by 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, making the country lose its status as Africa’s top oil producer to…

The Government of Rwanda and Symbion Power Laker Kivu Ltd, a subsidiary of the U.S. firm Symbion Power LLC, signed a 25-year power purchase agreement…

The Israeli government has given the approval to begin exporting natural gas to Egypt, according to the Israeli press. Meanwhile, Egypt awaits the result of…

Sudan’s gold production has increased from 73.4 tons in 2014 to 82.3 tons in 2015, Minister for Minerals said. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq al-Karori said…

The World Bank recently approved a US$15 million IDA credit to help the Government of the Republic of Togo strengthen its capacity to manage the…

The easing electricity crisis in the country may relapse as the Akosombo Hydro generating plant faces a possible shutdown due to a drastic drop in…