Ghana: Appoint Minister, One Deputy For Energy Ministry-Creg Afful Suggests To Prez Akufo-Addo
Personality Profile: Who Is Bai K. Blyden?
GE Calls For Accelerated Deployment Of Renewables & Gas Power To Drive Impactful, Faster DecarbonisationMr Blyden has also worked on large nuclear, hydro and mid to small distributed energy systems having held senior technical consulting and staff positions with various utilities, AE and Manufacturing firms such as TVA; Pacific Gas & Electric; Bechtel, ABB, Cummins, The New York Power Authority, Texas Utilities. He is currently completing the updates on the electrical systems computer models for the 2x940MW Plant Hatch power station at Southern Company as part of the Calculations Design Basis Validation Programme for Configuration Management and Post Fukushima retrofits. An early advocate of an Integrated African Grid, Mr Blyden has presented a conceptual framework and technical analysis for a centralised African Power pool with links to North Africa at the first IEEE Region 8 conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, December 1983. Since then, he has authored several papers on African Energy Development with a particular emphasis on the strategic role of Regional Power Pool Interconnections, Micro Grids and Knowledge development. Towards this end, he has developed The African Power Development Knowledge Engine which is an advanced training and development conceptual framework designed to harness the dynamic results created by linking African technical colleges and universities to current international R&D focused on Power. Mr Blyden earned an MS.EE from Moscow Energetics Institute in Power Systems, Generation and Industrial Distribution Systems, and has been awarded numerous professional development certifications and accreditations. Fluent in multiple languages which include English, French, Russian, Spanish and Arabic, Mr Blyden brings a multicultural mindset and an exceptional relationship building acumen. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and serves as Chair of the IEEE PES International Practices subcommittee for Africa. He serves as a Senior Advisor to Centric Ltd, a commercial startup with 21st century structurally advanced and sustainable green building systems.
World Bank Lends $200m For South African Renewables
What The U.S. Political Transition Might Mean For Africa Generally And Its Oil And Gas Sector In Particular (Article)Adamou Labara, IFC country manager for South Africa, added: “While the immediate future calls for solutions to the economic damage caused by Covid-19, it is critical that we take this opportunity to rethink the structure of our economies, to build a fairer, more resilient, low-carbon future. Working with our partners to develop a strong climate finance market is an important part of this process.” The South African government has committed to reducing carbon emissions 42% within five years and is aiming to more than double the nation’s power generation capacity by 2030, with renewables supplying “as much as 20% of the mix,” according to a press release issued by the IFC on December 21 to announce the green finance loan.
Scientist Propose Innovative Microgrid Model that Rely On Solar And Hydrogen
Report: Gas, Renewables Will Accelerate Energy Transition
Ghana: Ministry Of Energy Launches Distribution Of 500,000 Improved Cook StovesViewed separately, renewables and gas generation technologies each have merits and challenges as a means to address climate change and optimum solutions will differ regionally. Such solutions will depend upon factors such as fuel availability and security, land use constraints, renewable resource availability, and the emphasis a particular region is placing on climate change. Together, their complementary nature offers tremendous potential to address climate change with the speed and scale the world requires.
Pakistan: Power Supply Partially Restored After Nationwide Blackout
One social media user tweeted a picture of the blackout from the city of Karachi. The blackout is one of the worst that the country has experienced. In 2015, around 80% of the country was left without power after a key transmission line broke down. Source:www.energynewsafrica.comPower breakdown across Pakistan pic.twitter.com/OoUo1yEzYV
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) January 9, 2021
Nigeria: FG Suspends Power Tariff Hike After Public Anger …..Offers 55 Percent Subsidy To Low Users
India To Construct World’s Largest Floating Solar ProjectNERC’s electricity tariff hike was met with widespread criticism by the consuming public. Adetayo Adegbemle, Executive Director for PowerUp Initiative For Electricity Rights, minced no words, describing it as pure wickedness. “We are not doing any press statement on this tariff increment. We have been making it all the time Nigerians now need to own their own fight…but this tariff increase is wickedness,’’ he said on twitter as sighted by energynewsafrica.com. Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
Spanish Company Wins Contract To Operate Tema LNG Regasification Terminal
India To Construct World’s Largest Floating Solar Project
Halliburton Appoints Van Beckwith As New Chief Legal Officer
Ghana: Fifteen Percent Of Ghanaian Population Without Electricity To Be Connected In My Second Term-President Akufo-Addo
Ghana: President Praises BPA, Energy Ministry For Execution Of First Micro-Hydro Power Generation Station At AlavanyoAccording to Akufo-Addo, the remaining population would be connected to electricity in his second term to ensure economic growth. “The remaining fifteen percent of our communities without electricity would be covered by the end of my second term,” he assured Ghanaians. Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
Ghana: It’s Good News–Says IES Boss As He Praises BOST
Ethiopia: Siemens Gamesa Seals Its First Wind Farm Project To Expand Its Leadership In Africa
Ghana Will Achieve 10% Renewable Energy Target By 2030-President Akufo-AddoThe Assela wind project will be financed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Danida Business Finance (DBF) adding to a loan agreement signed between the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC) and Danske Bank A/S. Ethiopia has many renewable resources covering wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, and the country aspires to be a power hub and the battery for the Horn of Africa. The country’s National Electrification Program, launched in 2017, outlines a plan to reach universal access by 2025 with the help of off-grid solutions for 35% of the population. Siemens Gamesa is among the global leaders in the wind power industry, with a strong presence in all facets of the renewable energy business: offshore, onshore, and services. With more than 107 GW installed worldwide; Siemens Gamesa is an ideal partner for Ethiopia at this critical juncture in the East African nation’s accelerating energy journey.
Nigeria: Electricity Tariff Increment Pure Wickedness-PowerUp Initiative Boss
However, reacting to this, Mr Adetayo Adegbemle minced no words describing it as pure wickedness. “We are not doing any Press Statement on this Tariff Increment. We have been making it all the time Nigerians now need to own their own fight…but this tariff increase is wickedness,’’ he said on twitter as sighted by energynewsafrica.com. Source: www.energynewsafrica.comWe are not doing any Press Statement on this Tariff Increment
— Adetayo Adegbemle (@gbemle) January 5, 2021
We have been making it all the time
Nigerians now need to own their own fight…
But this tariff Increase is wickedness


