Profiles

The Kamuthi Solar Power Project, recently completed in Tamil Nadu, has been hailed as the world’s largest solar power plant, with a capacity of 648 MW of clean, green power, enough to provide electricity to 150,000 homes....

Representing the single largest private investment in Kenya’s history, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) is a wind farm covering some 40,000 acres (162 km²) located in Loiyangalani District, Marsabit County. It is set to provide 310MW of...

After meeting in London in November 2016, the heads of the 10 companies that make up the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative announced that it would invest $1 billion over the next 10 years in an effort to develop and accelerate the commercial...

As of 2016, E.ON has focused wholly on its three core businesses of renewables, energy networks, and innovative customer solutions. This setup is designed to enable it to meet the challenges of a new, more sustainable energy world and prepare for...

As the world’s fourth-largest oil and gas company, with operations across more than 130 countries, Total is charged with three principal challenges: supplying affordable energy to a growing population, addressing climate change and meeting new...

2016 has seen Sasol complete some important projects that will assist the company to grow in the future. With a strong pipeline of projects to keep the energy and chemicals company busy in 2017, this is an exciting South African organisation that...

A Cabinet announcement has confirmed that Eskom and NECSA will jointly lead South Africa’s Nuclear New Build. NECSA Chairman, Dr Kelvin Kemm, talks to us and confirms that this project is a major opportunity for the country, addressing a few...

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa is a technology and project management implementation company involved in engineering, supply, construction, commissioning, rehabilitation and the servicing of thermal power plants in South Africa....

E.ON announced recently that it will build the 228 megawatt onshore wind farm Bruenning’s Breeze in Willacy County, Texas. The wind farm will feature 76 three-megawatt turbines provided by the German manufacturer Nordex. Bruenning’s Breeze is...

In March, globally renowned clean energy and technology entrepreneur, Elon Musk, unveiled the latest offering from his electric motoring company, Tesla. http://www.emea-energy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/FOB-Tesla-ISS16.pdf  

Shell South Africa has one of the most recognisable and best performing product ranges in the industry. This is thanks to the advances in technology and innovations that take place at world-renowned facilities such as the SAPREF refinery in Durban....

Japanese automation engineering specialist, Yokogawa, has been operating in the oil & gas and energy sector in the Middle East and Africa for more than 25 years. Even with the chaos being caused by fallings oil prices, this is one company that...

Operating as part of the wider Oil States Industries Group, itself with roots dating back to 1942, Oil States Skagit Smatco has carefully constructed a reputation as a trusted provider of offshore equipment and services through its operations in...

With an industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide global leader in the industry, Nexans’ extensive range of cables and cabling solutions deliver increased performance for its many customers across the globe and allow...

Five million people get their electricity and gas from E.ON both at home and at work, a figure which puts it among the top energy companies in the UK. It is now applying its considerable expertise to the construction of its two newest offshore wind...

The Zora gas field is located in the Sharjah Western Offshore Concession, 100% operated by Dana Gas, which straddles the offshore waters of the Emirates of Sharjah and Ajman. The Zora Project consists of two wells drilled in 1999 and 2002, and is...

Shell South Africa is perhaps the most recognised fuel brand in the country, if not the world. But positioning the brand as the frontrunner in the industry doesn’t come easily. The company is working hard to improve and increase its customer...

The product of more than 20 years’ labour by farmers Tjitte de Groot and Pieter Meulendijks, Westermeerwind is a 144MW wind farm being developed in the shallow waters of IJsselmeer, the Netherlands’ biggest lake. The wind power project forms the...