-
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan Africa
Savannah Energy takes full control of Stubb Creek field
Savannah Energy has signed Share Purchase Agreements with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation and Jagal Ventures to acquire all outstanding share capital in SIPEC Nigeria
-
Renewables MENA
Iraq WtE project nears award
Procurement of a waste-to-energy plant at Nahrawan in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad is nearing award to one of the 17 teams understood to have been shortlisted the project
-
Mining Sub-Saharan Africa
Marula secures lithium offtake, SA
Marula Mining’s wholly-owned subsidiary South African Lithium & Tantalum Mining has signed a long-term offtake agreement with Fujax UK for spodumene ore and concentrate from the Blesberg Mine in Northern Cape Province
-
Renewables MENA
AfDB, FEC pen €100m green infra loan
The African Development Bank signed a loan agreement for sustainable infrastructure projects with the Fonds d'Equipement Communal on Friday
-
Transport MENA
Baghdad Metro PPP – submissions extended
Iraq’s National Investment Commission has extended the bids deadline for the long-delayed light rail project in the capital city
-
Transport MENA
Central Iraq light rail PPP – bids extended
The National Investment Commission has extended the bids deadline for a light rail project linking Najaf and Karbala in the central region
-
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Oil looks to up stake in Impact O&G
Africa Oil has today made a cash offer to acquire up to 8% of Impact Oil and Gas from minority shareholders
-
Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa’s Chariot reviews power business
Africa focused transitional energy group Chariot is conducting a strategic review of its Transitional Power division which could involve a full or partial sale, or demerger of the business
-
Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
DSV upgrades SA operations with renewable tech
Danish transport and logistics company DSV is set to invest R150 million to install batteries and solar PV panels at 3 of its new-generation logistics parks in South Africa
-
Social & Defence MENA
CityGate's Islamic offering for housing
CityGate Housing has been awarded a Shariah Compliant Certificate for a social housing offering enabling Islamic investors to participate in social-impact ventures
-
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan Africa
KBR awarded Angolan Lobito refinery contract
KBR has been awarded a project management contract by Sonangol for the design and construction of a new 200,000bpd refinery in Lobito, Angola
-
Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
ATIDI provides insurance for Burundi 1.65MW run-of-river
The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance agency has provided political risk insurance cover for Songa Energy’s $7.7 million 1.65MW run-of-the-river project on the Ruvyironza River in Burundi
-
Power MENA
UAE nuclear plant refi classed as green loan
The Barakah One Company's 2023 refinancing of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has secured green loan status
-
Power Sub-Saharan Africa
Adenia to acquire Air Liquide's African operations
Private equity firm Adenia Partners has entered into a deal with industrial gas giant Air Liquide for the acquisition of 12 of the latter’s subsidiaries in West and Central Africa
-
Transport MENA
Parkin Dubai IPO 165x oversubscribed
Dubai parking business Parkin on Thursday set a final offer price at AED 2.10 per share in its initial public offering
-
Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
SOLA, WBHO partner for 135MW South African solar
Renewable energy company Sola Group and WBHO Construction will build a 135MW solar project – Merak 1 – to power South African mining company African Rainbow Minerals operations
-
Transport Sub-Saharan Africa
Investment into Senegal's Blaise Diagne airport
Senegal has secured $328 million in financing for the development of its main international airport – Blaise Diagne International Airport – supporting its ambition to become a leading air hub in West Africa by 2035
-
Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
China Energy PB for Eritrean Dekemhare solar
The Ministry of Energy and Mines in Eritrea has awarded China Energy Engineering Group Shanxi Electric Power Construction the design, supply and installation contract for the Dekemhare 30MW solar PV plant
-
Renewables MENA
Meshek boosts bridge loan for PV projects, Israel
Israeli renewables developer Meshek Energy has signed an expanded bridge loan with Discount Bank on 9 domestic under-construction solar PV assets with co-located battery storage