Alhaji Sule Ya'u Sule is Governor Ibrahim Shekarau's spokesperson. He speaks on the huge funds Kano government received recently as its own share from the excess crude allocation and how such funds are being utilised. Excerpts:
The Federal Government yesterday raised a Transitional Board for the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) as part of the transitional arrangements pending the full implementation of the power sector reform. The board has Minister of State (Power) for Energy
US Geothermal, a renewable energy company, has announced that the first full size production well at its Neal Hot Springs Project has been successfully completed and an initial flow test confirmed the presence of a geothermal reservoir.
Norway-based SN Power has announced that its joint venture with the Aboitiz Group, SN Aboitiz Power Benguet, has acquired the Ambuklao and Binga hydro power plants in the Philippines for $325 million.
Australian utility Aurora Energy has stated that it will do everything possible to protect its Pay As You Go service customers from the impact of the possible closure of Bill Express. This follows the announcement that an administrator has been
Braskem, a thermoplastic resin producer, has announced that the Brazilian antitrust authority, Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica, has given final approval for the acquisition of Ipiranga Group's petrochemical assets by Braskem and Petrobras.
The Florida Power & Light Company, a subsidiary of the FPL Group, has selected SunPower to build a solar photovoltaic power plant in the DeSoto County of Florida, and a second power plant at the Kennedy Space Center.
MEMC Electronic Materials, engaged in the manufacture and sale of solar wafers, and Conergy, a manufacturer of products for solar power generation, have amended their 10-year wafer supply contract.
Endesa Generation and the Spanish Energy City Foundation, Ciuden, have signed an agreement covering the exchange of utilities and services under the umbrella of the activities of the Ciuden Experimental Platform in the El Bierzo region, designed to develop and
Serica Energy has reached an agreement with Salamander Energy for the sale of a 15% interest in the Glagah-Kambuna technical assistance contract and a 23.4% interest in the Kutai production sharing contract to a subsidiary of Salamander.
Enel has sent a request for an environmental impact assessment to the Italian ministry of environment and the Region of Sicily, Italy, for one of the first offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea.
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced that Nuclear Management Partners consortium comprising of Amec, Areva, and URS Washington Division, has been selected as the preferred bidder in the competition to secure a parent body organization or the Sellafield Site
RWE has announced that it is prepared to take on systems management of the ultra-high voltage grid owned by the four German transmission systems operators.
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, a subsidiary of Scottish and Southern Energy, has published its report on consultations together with indicative proposed routes for the proposed electricity transmission connection between the Western Isles and the north west of Scotland.
AGL Energy has announced a A$37 million investment in a coal seam gas production pilot and exploration and appraisal program with Galilee Energy in the Galilee Basin in the state of Queensland, Australia.
Power engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals has secured a repeat contract for setting up a 600MW thermal power generating unit in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on engineering, procurement and construction basis.
Norwegian oil and gas company StatoilHydro has said that production from the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea has resumed, after extensive service work comprising 150,000 labor hours.
Swiss power and automation technology group ABB has won a $28 million contract to provide electrical equipment for a new steel plant in Turkey to ensure reliable power supply for high-quality production.
