Energy

Cooking Gas price rises by 29%

The price of 20 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, sold to marketers in the country has risen by over 29 per cent in the past two months. It had been reported in December 23…

Kenya Power improves electricity distribution to SMEs

The World Bank has supported a project to distribute new types of digital electricity metering to 55,000 customers in the Small and Medium-sized enterprises in Kenya, state-owned power firm said Wednesday. Kenya Power Managing Director and CEO, Bernard Ngugi, said…

OPEC backs electric vehicles, says oil remains relevant

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has expressed its support for the adoption of electric vehicles in a sustainable manner as well as renewable energy as part of efforts to reduce emissions. The Secretary-General, OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, who spoke…

Asharami Energy appoints COO

Asharami Energy, a Sahara Group Upstream  Company, has appointed Henry Menkiti as its Chief Operating Officer to boost ongoing expansion projects aimed at delivering the company’s ambitious production target over the next few years. In a statement made available to…

Kyari mourns Marinho, pioneer MD of NNPC

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, has lamented the death of the pioneer Managing Director of the Corporation, Chief Festus Marinho. kyari made this known on Wednesday in a statement issued by…