Nigeria is looking to improve and expand the supply of gas used by its power sector, as part of a comprehensive overhaul of electricity generation.
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Economic update | Nigeria targets gas production
18 Dec 2014
Egypt has been making impressive progress in straightening up its balance sheet in recent months. Steep cuts in energy subsidies coupled with a drop in world oil prices have given the Middle East’s most populous country some fiscal breathing space, following three years of increasing budget deficits, mounting debt and reduced foreign currency reserves.
Articles & Analysis | Between encouraging efficiency and improving capacity, the national grid is set to undergo improvements from The Report: Egypt 2014
Over the past year the shortfall in Egypt’s electricity capacity has become increasingly apparent, with load-shedding becoming a regular occurrence. The government has aggressively sought to address the issue with demand-side management, from a reintroduction of the daylight savings time regime, which had been dropped in 2011, to an initiative to replace standard light bulbs...
Articles & Analysis | Working to increase solar’s contribution to the national energy mix from The Report: Egypt 2014
Solar energy has played a secondary role to wind power within Egypt’s renewables strategy for some time, despite the nation’s obvious advantages in terms of abundant sunlight and large tracts of undeveloped land. In 2014, however, brought a number of clear indicators that suggest that solar power remains very much front and centre in the government’s vision for the energy...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sherif Ismail, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from The Report: Egypt 2014
Articles & Analysis | Efforts are being devoted to increasing production and capacity, despite some delays from The Report: Egypt 2014
Over the course of 2014 Egypt’s energy sector has seen some welcome developments. The announcement of a debt-repayment programme for funds owed to international oil companies (IOCs) has restored confidence in the upstream segment and brought pledges of increased investment from larger operators such as the UK’s BP.