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Oil Spills Hit 14m Litres as Shell’s N800b Judgment Upsets Industry

As International Oil Companies (IOCs) are planning to divest from Nigeria, concerns are beginning to mount over growing cases of oil spillage in the Niger Delta region and the N800 billion court judgment between Shell Nigeria and some communities in the region. In less than three years, weak infrastructure, especially pipelines, according to stakeholders, has

Algerian Government Offers Tenders for 1GWp Solar PV Capacity

The government of Algeria on Friday opened a call for tenders for the deployment of 1 GWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity. Technical and financial offers can be submitted by April 30, 2022, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Renewable Energy announced. The competitive selection is being held by Algerian Renewable Energy Company, also known

2 Ship Officers Plead Guilty to Light Charges in Mauritius Oil Spill

By Abdi Latif Dahir The leak was an environmental calamity for the Indian Ocean nation, which relies on its beaches and lagoons for tourism and fishing. Fuel leaking from the MV Wakashio a few weeks after it ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius in July 2020. The captain and first officer

The World Wants Green Hydrogen, Namibia Says It Can Deliver

Alexandra Wexler, The Wall Street Journal Several global players expressed interest after Namibia’s government put out a request for proposals to develop two separate but adjacent sites, where it envisions massive desalination plants. The sites would also include wind and solar farms as well as electrolysers—systems that use electricity to split water into hydrogen and