Clir provides software to enhance Lake Turkana Wind Power wind farm

Renewable energy software company Clir Renewables has formed a partnership agreement with renewable energy generator Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP).

The partnership will result in Clir enhancing LTWP’s wind farm performance tracking and support its Kenya-based team in realising potential opportunities for enhancement.

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Renewable Energy Development Zones vital for a just energy transition − SAWEA

Renewable energy development zones (REDZ) have a key role to play in the South Africa’s just energy transition, creating priority areas for investment in the electricity grid and increasing South Africa’s green energy map, by enabling higher levels of renewable power penetration, industry organisation the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) says. REDZ are geographical areas where wind and solar photovoltaic power development can occur in concentrated zones.
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Eskom to resume power cuts in South Africa on Monday

South Africa’s state power utility Eskom said on Sunday that a nationwide phased power cut due to end on Sunday would resume from Monday morning because some generating units were not yet operational. “As the return to service of some generation units has been delayed … Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 5:00 tomorrow morning,” Eskom tweeted.
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Shearwater developing SMR, hydrogen project in North Wales

UK-based hybrid clean energy company Shearwater Energy is developing a wind small modular reactor (SMR) and hydrogen production hybrid energy project in North Wales.

The project will provide 3 GW of zero-carbon energy and is also expected to produce over three-million kilograms of green hydrogen a year for use by the UK’s transport sector, ensuring full use of the energy produced.

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Exxaro appoints independent nonexecutive director

Diversified miner Exxaro’s board of directors has approved the appointment of independent nonexecutive director Chanda Nxumalo, effective February 1.

She has 15 years of experience in the renewable energy and power sector, having worked across North America and Europe gaining experience in delivering technical, commercial and environmental advisory services in the renewables sector.

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Frameworks put in place for incentivised tariffs for energy-intensive users

Creamer Media’s Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about frameworks that have been put in place to allow companies that use electricity intensively to apply for an incentivised tariff.
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Staying local pivotal for Mozambique LNG project

Local content and employment are integral to one of the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects under way on the continent, says petroleum refining company Total Mozambique country chair Ronan Bescond. The Area 1 Mozambique project is one of three LNG projects that are under way along the Mozambique coast, and one of the largest in the world. The two-train project is expected to yield about 65-trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas, with the ability to expand to up to 43-million tonnes a year.
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Various challenges hindering gas market development

In a report by advisory firm Wood Mackenzie titled ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSAs) Gas Opportunity: Are Governments Doing Enough’, fiscal and valuations principal analyst Greg Roddick notes that given the lack of reliable and affordable energy in SSA, gas should be playing a vital role.  However, he elaborates that under-investment in infrastructure and high costs, combined with customers’ inability to pay, have been fundamental barriers to date. Uncertain regulatory frameworks and inadequate governance have also hindered market development.
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Big oil producers face 19% fall in production

Assurance, advisory and tax services firm PwC’s Africa Oil and Gas Review 2020, released in November, estimated a 19% fall in oil production for the top five African producers: Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Libya and Egypt. The report, titled ‘Energising a New Tomorrow’, focused on 20 African countries with links to the oil and gas industry. The report underscored the reversal of Africa’s gains during 2020, compared with a year earlier, when mega liquified natural gas (LNG) exploration and development projects were announced.
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Chamber motivates for local participation

With the current liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects under way in Mozambique, Mozambique Oil and Gas Chamber executive chairman Florival Mucave notes that government needs to ensure that there are rules and regulations in place to encourage local participation. Mozambique has a unique opportunity to drive its economic growth through the development of its natural resources. However, this will be successful only if it is beneficial to the local economy, in terms of facilitating goods and services, and job creation, he says. 
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