World UK energy bills to rise as Mideast war impacts households London – British energy bills are set to rise this summer, the sector regulator announced on Wednesday, as the... Read more 27 May
Countries Nigerian ex-energy minister gets 75-year jail term for fraud Lagos – A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in jail for... Read more 14 May
World Pentagon denies clearing Hormuz Strait mines will take six months Washington – The Pentagon blasted as cherry picking and false on Thursday a news report saying that the department... Read more 23 Apr
Countries Coal phase-out delays could cost SA 32,000 lives, report warns Johannesburg – South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the... Read more 23 Apr
Algeria Algeria issues new call for foreign oil and gas bids Algiers – Algeria launched a new call for international bids for hydrocarbon concessions on Sunday, with global energy markets... Read more 20 Apr
Business South Africans want solar power but they worry panels will be stolen – study Uzziah Mutumbi, Rhodes University; Gladman Thondhlana, University of Pretoria, and Sheunesu Ruwanza, Rhodes University South Africa would seem like... Read more 19 Apr
World Philippines seeks US nod to buy more Russian oil Manila – Manila said Tuesday it was seeking US permission to buy more Russian crude, as the import-dependent Philippines... Read more 14 Apr
Technology Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock Lahore – Pakistan’s solar power push has cushioned the full impact of the war in the Middle East, analysts... Read more 8 Apr
World Indonesia says won’t raise fuel price despite Mideast war pressures Jakarta – Indonesia said on Tuesday it would not increase fuel prices despite rising budget pressures from the war... Read more 31 Mar
Business SA will run out of industrial gas by 2028 and 70,000 jobs could be lost – why govt fixes are lacking Craig McGregor, Stellenbosch University South Africa is about to have a gas supply crisis. Hundreds of South African... Read more 18 Mar