By Vuyo Mjimba, Human Sciences Research Council Multinational firms from Europe, North America and more recently China still dominate the extraction and refining of most…

From design to implementation BBE can guide you in determining the optimum cooling infrastructure required to tackle the heat loads emanating from the combination of…

By Professor Patrick Bond The World Social Forum’s “Thematic Forum on Mining and Extractivism” convened from 12-15 November 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa, just after…

When his fellow miners winch him up from the hole in the desert, Keith Gushure is covered in mud. Gushure, 21, holds a pick and…

By Justine Sweet,   With comments due on 8 August 2018, the time to consider and submit comments on the draft Climate Change Bill is…

By Claude Kabemba & Pascal Kambale Why has the DRC’s president had a complete change of heart? For much of this year, two of the…

By Siddharth Kara   Our computers and phones keep us connected but a key ingredient in them keeps children as young as six locked in…

Danish cement mining company and Canadian East Africa Minerals have been granted major mining licenses which is seen as a kick for Ethiopian mining industry…

The South African Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, launched the Mandela Mining Precinct, one of the outcomes of the Mining Phakisa. The Minister…

Protecting Livelihoods is Key to Mining the DRC’s Riches   By Nelson Alusala The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to become…

How Zimbabwe Squandered Its Diamond Riches By Shannon Ebrahim JUST a year before its citizens couldn’t find basic food items in their stores in 2007…

Gold, Guns and China – Ghana’s Fight to End Galamsey By Edward Burrows & Lucia Bird   Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are…

African Countries Must Renegotiate for Fair Mining Deals By Socrates Mbamalu The paradox of plenty is a reality for many African countries. There’s an abundance…

Eco-Friendly Road Dust Suppressants Chryso Southern Africa has launched a new range of dust suppressants locally developed by the company specifically for the sealing of…

Tailor-Made cooling solutions for Africa’s hotspots As underground mines reach greater depths, higher temperatures, higher humidity, and more gas emissions are encountered. This becomes a…

Some of the most renowned building structures, well-known oil refineries and oil drilling operations, deepest mines, biggest water treatment plants and largest power generation facilities…

The African continent has an abundance of mineral resources which plays a huge role in the global economy.  Globally we are seeing a mining crisis,…

By Kwesi W. Obeng Africa has not benefited substantially from its mineral wealth. It is, therefore, essential for resource-rich nations to tailor their economic policies…

BBE (Bluhm Burton Engineering) Projects have recently commissioned the first of two 14 MW refrigeration and bulk air cooling stations for the underground workings of a…

By Human rights watch Malawi’s government has failed to protect the rights and livelihoods of people living in nascent mining communities, Human Rights Watch said…

First there was big data and now Blockchain is being hailed as the next transformative technology. It took the oil price crash and the resulting…

By Gerhard Toews and Pierre-Louis Vézina Natural resources are often thought of as a curse in developing countries, slowing economic growth rather than driving it.…

Juba is keen to see the black gold pumping as South Sudan emerges out of a civil war that caused close on 400,000 deaths. Deutsche…

By Melba K. Wasunna Six years ago, Kenya discovered commercially viable oil deposits in the Turkana region. The find is expected to boost economic growth…

Fossil fuels are unfashionable but necessary, and the journey towards economies fueled by green energy begins with a switch from oil and coal to the…

By NJ AYUK   After a year of rebound and recovery, Africa’s old and new hydrocarbons markets have an opportunity to further entrench the continent’s…

Oil is again being pumped from fields in South Sudan’s former Unity state, five years after production was halted because of fighting between government soldiers…

The new organisational model introduced in the Angolan oil sector is intended to bring about greater efficiency to the state-owned National Fuel Society (Sonangol) and…

Mechanical pipe systems can help oil companies streamline operations   By Arrie Nel,   PwC’s “Africa Oil and Gas Review” for 2017, which was released…

New technology enables action on CO2 emissions in the Oil & Gas Industry By Lana Ginns An International Energy Agency (IEA) report, “CO2 Emissions from…

How Oil Spills Increase Infant Deaths in Niger Delta By Chukwuma Muanya New research from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has demonstrated for the…

How Oil Exploration Is Adding to Mali’s Security Woes By Julie Snorek Mali is one of the least developed countries in the world, with nearly…

Fracking the Karoo in South Africa By Tilden Hellyer There are high hopes that shale gas will be abundantly available in the Karoo region of…

Are Combustion Engines Reaching Peak Demand? By Peter Tertzakian Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and read the headline, “GLOBAL PACT: ALL COUNTRIES AGREE TO…

By Ademola Adenle The Nigerian government has finally started the clean-up of oil-soaked Ogoniland after years of inaction. A billion dollars has been committed to what has…

By Julianne Geiger Maybe in better times, the staggering population of the millennial demographic would be a hurdle over which Big Oil could easily leap.…

By Reda Cherif, Fuad Hasanov and Min Zhu The collapse of oil prices since 2014 has brought economic diversification back to the top of policymakers’…

By Nawar Alsaadi What if I told you that there was a period in history where oil demand declined by 5 million barrels per day…

By James Lessons As Mozambique prepares to reap the windfall from a mammoth natural gas discovery off its coast, a resurgent armed conflict and the…

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…

Finland based Geneset Powerplants Ltd has 25 years’ experience in the power & energy generation sector, handling and servicing customer groups which  include among others…

By Mercè Labordena Electricity lifts people out of poverty and improves their health and standards of living. Yet 1.3 billion of the world’s people don’t…

By Desta Mebratu Despite being a continent with abundant energy resources, a great chunk of the African population still lacks access to electricity. This could…

By Matt Chester As the Internet serves to democratize the world and enable strangers to share everything from their spare bedrooms to their personal cars through…

By DOROTHY OTIENO A fall in the cost of renewable energies, ever-improving technologies and the threat of climate change have all come together to make…

While businesses across much of Africa struggle with lack of reliable electricity, the world is witnessing the dawn of a new age in the energy…

The decentralization of energy generation systems will be an inherent and important part of energy policy in the coming years. The generation of electrical energy…

Compiled by Chege Moses Kasaija Navigant Research, says in a recent whitepaper report, that the global energy system is shifting to cleaner, more affordable, and…

In an exclusive interview with African Power, Mining & Oil Review, Mr. Iwasuke Shimada, Managing Director, Toshiba Africa, agrees that African customers tend to be…

By Martin Dunlea, Global Industries Lead for Utilities at Oracle The utilities industry faces new opportunities and challenges brought on by the march of a…

By Wakuma Kudama Since early this year, Ethiopia has been celebrating the 7th anniversary of the commencement of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

By Gaopalelwe Santswere   South Africa stands at the precipice of anonymity and risks losing its permanent seat at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board…

The Power of Mini-Grids By Strive Masiyiwa and Richard Branson Despite impressive economic development in recent years, Africa still lags far behind on energy, with…

Power Crisis in Nigeria: Technology, Policy or Citizens? By Michael Dioha Nigeria is a vast country with a total population of over 170 million people…

Another Case of Energy Colonialism By Hamza Hamouchene A familiar ‘colonial’ scheme is being rolled out: the unrestricted flow of cheap natural resources from the…

Sinetamer: Second to none in Downtime prevention Compiled by Chege Moses Kasaija The advent of the digital age and the unparalleled deployment of everything digital…

The Solar Underground: The Lifecycle of a Trend By Paula Mints There are few original ideas for new technologies, products and/or services. Most of what…

Ghana Joins the Renewable Race By Shadow Governance Intel Over the past several decades, Ghana has emerged as a potentially highly attractive destination for foreign…

A Perspective on the Value of Cooking with Off-grid Power By Mahesh Bhave Why should rural electrification efforts worldwide — in Africa, India, Central and…

A Brief History of Utility-Scale Energy Storage How utilities are employing energy storage systems for grid support and renewable energy firming By John Vernacchia Five…

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has developed the DTSXTM1 fiber optic heat detector, an OpreXTM Field Instruments heat sensing and fire detection solution. Housed…

Swedish-based marine and industrial brake supplier Dellner Brakes has acquired German brake specialist JHS Jungblut in a move that will strengthen the company’s offering in…

Axis Communications has added ExCam XPT Q6055 Explosion-Protected PTZ Network Camera with low weight and profile, to simplify installation in hazardous environments. The PoE-powered camera…

Peli Products, the global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced portable lighting tools, recently introduced the pioneering torch Peli 3345Z0 as the first…

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has launched the world’s most advanced, most accurate power quality meter, the PowerLogic ION9000 series.…

Resource estimate for Kalongwe project in Congo Nzuri Copper has declared its maiden ore reserve estimate for its Kalongwe copper-cobalt project in the Kolwezi region…

The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Senegal today signed the new five-year $550 million MCC Senegal Power Compact. MCC Chief…

In a first-ever guarantee collaboration with the development finance institution Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique S.A.(Proparco), Standard Bank assembled an…

Solar Microgrid on Robben Island SOLA Future Energy has succeeded in designing and constructing a solar energy microgrid for Robben Island.  The system, situated on…

Buhari Signs University of Petroleum Resources Bill Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the University of Petroleum Resources Bill with a pledge to continue to…

The “Akon Lighting Africa” Initiative Will Electrify Rural Mozambique Senegalese-American Hip hop icon Akon has entered into a US$50-million partnership agreement with the Machel Fidus…

China loans Guinea $20B to secure aluminium ore China agreed to loan Guinea $20 billion over almost 20 years in exchange for concessions on bauxite,…