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…

Reactore Solutions design and develop innovative software applications that resolve business challenges, create efficiencies, promote insights and fulfil objectives.   Reactore is a modular ERP…

The mining industry is falling under increasing pressure to consider alternative means of power supply.  The industry is faced with the effects of a growing…

By Dr. Daniel Waldron Flame Detectors use optical sensors to detect flames due to fire and are key components of a fire detection system in…

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 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…

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…

Compiled by Chege Moses Kasaija Competition in the African electric power generation and distribution market demands that power plants operate efficiently and generate the maximum…

By Seth Mullendore   Energy storage deployment has been ramping up at a rapid pace across the country, mainly because it can reduce electric bills…

By Joan MacNaughton   While climate change has been recognized as an urgent, global issue, the relevance of increasing the visibility of women in clean energy as…

By Harry Okoruwa Christiane Amanpour, the widely acclaimed television host, once remarked in an interview with former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013, “What should I…

By Ziemowit Iwanski Poland is one of the world’s top consumers of coal for electric power generation. It’s also among the top ten consuming countries…

By Neeraj Sanjay Mense North Africa continues to be one of the most well-endowed regions in the world in terms of natural resources. Nations like…

By Margareth Sembiring Renewable energy is often seen to provide relief to climate change. However, renewable energy is at the same time vulnerable to climate…

By Richard Halsey The recent climate negotiations in Paris set in place national commitments to reduce emissions. Electricity generation from burning coal is a major…

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…

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…

Rosneft PJSC signed investment and crude-purchasing agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corporation, as more international companies return to the North African country to gain access…

South Sudan has extended the crude oil exploration and production licences given to Asian multinationals by five years to increase output. The Petroleum Ministry has…

The Sudanese government has vowed to provide the appropriate climate for Chinese investments in Sudan in the field of minerals together with the necessary protection…

Acacia Mining has complied with the Mining Act of 2010 by placing $41 million rehabilitation bonds for all its mines. The bonds have been facilitated…

The Government of Zambia signed agreements for a second mandate with Scaling Solar, the World Bank Group program that is helping developing countries procure low…

A commercial farm in Kenya has become Africa’s first electricity producer powered by biogas to sell surplus electricity to the national grid, cutting the carbon…