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Private Companies Get $750 Million Contract for Afghanistan Development

The United States’ Agency for International Development has awarded a combined contract to three separate companies to provide water and energy development projects in Afghanistan. Construction, engineering and support services…

December 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Mumbai Company Signs Deal for Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Technology

Mumbai-based company, Concord Enviro Systems, has signed a deal with the New Zealand based syngas company, Lanzatech, for the technology to convert waste biomass or Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to…

November 9, 2011No CommentRead More

Poland to Build Two New Nuclear Power Plants

Poland is planning to build two new operational nuclear power plants by 2020. The bidding process begins in late September and a variety of companies are already lining up to…

September 15, 2011No CommentRead More

Interview with Dr David Otwoma at the Kenyan Nuclear Electricity Project

Dr David Otwoma is chief scientist and secretary to the Kenyan Nuclear Electricity Project (NEP) Committee, which is charged with the responsibility of harnessing nuclear energy for Kenya by 2022. Dr…

August 12, 201116 CommentsRead More

Kenya Must Build Human Capacity to Achieve Nuclear Plant by 2022 – Michael Mangala

“The training of experts in preparation for harnessing nuclear energy in developing countries, particularly Kenya, calls for strategic collaborations with nations that have huge experience in nuclear energy generation”, says…

August 12, 2011No CommentRead More

Hess Corporation Secures Exploration Contracts in Kurdistan, Iraq

Hess Corporation has secured exploration rights for the Dinarta and Shakrok blocks in Kurdistan, Iraq. In partnership with Petroceltic International PLC, Hess will maintain a 64 percent participating interest and 80…

July 28, 2011No CommentRead More

Kenya: Commercially Viable Deposits of Coal Confirmed in Mui Basin

Kenya will soon join the Coal mining nations following the confirmation of commercially viable deposits of coal in the Mui Basin, in Mwingi East, Mwingi Central and Mutitu Districts. The…

July 26, 20111 CommentRead More

Interview with Kris Skrinak – CEO of adaptiveARC Cool Plasma Gasification

Kris Skrinak is CEO of adaptiveARC – a gasification company which creates syngas from waste which can then be combusted to create energy. Mr Skrinak spoke on 13th July 2011…

July 20, 201117 CommentsRead More

Kenya Power Shelves Plans to Review Cost of Electricity

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has shelved plans to review power tariffs this year, citing the current tough economic times Kenyans are facing due to rising inflation. The power…

July 1, 2011No CommentRead More

Kenya: Consumer Group Slams 25% Increase in Electricity Prices

The Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has warned that the Kenya Power and Lightening Company (KPLC) proposal to increase the cost of power to the consumer by 25 percent is…

June 30, 2011No CommentRead More