Mozambique Mining: Communities paralyze Vale operation

More than a hundred residents of the neighborhood Nhanchere neighborhood in the village of Moatize today paralyzed the operations of the mine Moatize II, owned by mining company Vale Moçambique. Excessive dust, noise from explosives and approaching the mine to the residents’ homes are some of the reasons that led the group to invade the minaret’s operations area on Thursday morning. After the invasion all operations of the minaret at the Moatize II mine were…

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Africa Oil & Gas: Nigerian Gas Tanker Explosion Kills At Least 35

Recruiters LoginSign Up Nigerian Gas Tanker Explosion Kills At Least 35 by Reuters | Monday, September 10, 2018 inShare ABUJA, Sept 10 (Reuters) – At least 35 people were killed on Monday and hundreds injured when a gas tanker exploded in northern Nigerian state of Nasarawa and started a blaze, the state emergency agency said. The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) official said the accident happened at a petrol station along the Lafia-Makurdi road linking…

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DR Congo: Exim Bank India Finances DRC Solar

DR Congo: Exim Bank India Finances DRC Solar

The Indian Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank of India) granted $83.11 million to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to finance three solar power plants. The three solar power plants, with a combined capacity of 35 MW, will be located in the provinces of Karawa, Mbandaka and Lusambo. “With the signing of these three new lines of credit worth $83.11 million, the Exim Bank has, until then, set up 10 credit lines for the…

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Zambia: Largest Solar Plant Complete

Zambia: Largest Solar Plant Complete

President Edgar Lungu has commissioned a 54-MW solar power plant, as the construction of the Bangweulu plant reached completion. The plant is Zambia’s largest renewable energy project, constructed at a cost of $60 million. The solar power plant under the Bangweulu Power Company Limited is a JV of the Industrial Development Corporation and Neoen, a French company. The World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar Project awarded a contract to Neoen to construct a 100 MW solar…

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