Africa: 5 countries with the most expensive household electricity prices
March 15, 2022 According to an International Energy Agency (IEA), about 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. The lack of access to reliable electricity is a…
Inadequate funding underpins Africa’s clean energy poverty
Jan. 10, 2022 According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), since the pandemic, about four out of five people in sub-Saharan Africa are without access to electricity while people who…
How ready are Africa’s venture capitalists to invest in climate tech?
Dec. 2, 2021 The year 2020 signaled a reshift in the way investors and venture capitalists regarded startups developing technological solutions to climate change. Prior to this time, between 2006…
Sustainable mobility and what it means for Africa
Nov. 30, 2021 The world is faced with a number of environmental challenges, one of them being mobility and this is largely attributed to CO2 emissions from vehicles. Over 50%…
Emerging infectious diseases increasing Africa’s disease burden – Africa CDC
July 29, 2021 The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent was faced with syndemics, a combination of emerging infectious diseases, which are increasing the disease…
Full summary of global oil and gas top stories, breaking news this week
May 15, 2021…. 2 minutes read Prices Rebound Oil prices rebounded on Friday morning as inflation fears fade and the global supply glut slowly drains, although the IEA, International Energy…
Pandemic could delay energy demand recovery to 2025 – IEA
A slow economic recovery from the pandemic threatens to delay a full rebound in world energy demand to 2025, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. In its central scenario,…
COVID-19: Global economy likely not headed for any major slowdown – IEA
The global economy is likely not headed for any major slowdown due to COVID-19 but piled-up storage and uncertainty over China’s oil demand cloud oil markets’ recovery, an official with…
Less flying means oil demand to stay below pre-virus levels before 2022 – IEA
Oil demand is recovering from the greatest fall in its history in 2020, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, but less flying due to coronavirus fears means the…
57% of Nigerians now have access to electricity – UN GEPR
No fewer than 110.7 million Nigerians out of a 195.8 million estimated population had access to electricity as of 2018, according to the latest Global Energy Progress Report (GEPR). This…