http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Power Engineering"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:29:47 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 143602 | Uganda: Oil Prospects Excite Experts http://en.redtram.com/go/232465655/top100/ 232465655 Uganda is in a pole position to become one of the top 50 oil-producing countries in the world in six years, according to experts. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465655/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Environmental Rights Activist Charges FG on Post-Oil Era http://en.redtram.com/go/232465617/top100/ 232465617 EXECUTIVE Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoN), Mr. Nnimmo Bassey has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders in the oil industry to realise that the time had come for the nation to plan ahead Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465617/top100/ 143602 | Tanzania: Back Words With Action http://en.redtram.com/go/232465582/top100/ 232465582 The government's plan to invest Sh15 billion in a project to supply the southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara with reliable electricity should be immediately followed up with action. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465582/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Govt Projects N6.2 Trillion Federally Collectible Revenue http://en.redtram.com/go/232465524/top100/ 232465524 The 2010 fiscal year gross federally collectible revenue is projected at N6. 211 trillion as against N5.305 trillion for the current budget year. These figures are contained in the 2010-2012 Fiscal Framework under sources of revenue with which government intends Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465524/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Post-Amnesty Offer for Oil-Producing Communities http://en.redtram.com/go/232465462/top100/ 232465462 Following the embracement of the amnesty offer by majority of the Niger-Delta militants, after years of hostility and destruction of oil facilities, the Federal Government has entered into various deals with the militants. Offer of money has been the major Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465462/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Our Warped Revenue Allocation http://en.redtram.com/go/232465423/top100/ 232465423 We are disturbed by all this unending deregulation blues. This is where the government becomes everything to itself. It is the judge and the jury. The citizenry has no choice but to accept whatever judgment is handed down by government. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465423/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Pitfalls of the Amnesty Programme http://en.redtram.com/go/232465378/top100/ 232465378 The problems of the Niger Delta are Marginalization, lack of infrastructural development and lack of political space. These problems gave rise to youth militancy. The federal Government is in a hurry to stop the militancy for each immediate gains of Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465378/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: 1.5 Billion People Live Without Electricity - UN http://en.redtram.com/go/232465299/top100/ 232465299 A new UN report says more than a quarter of the global population, or 1.5 billion people live without electricity. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465299/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Amnesty - Shell's Reentry Boosts Oil, Gas Output Figures http://en.redtram.com/go/232465240/top100/ 232465240 Shell's reentry into the Niger Delta has started yielding expected jumps in production figures as the oil giant prepares to reclaim its status as Nigeria's lead oil and gas producer. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) weekend declared record gas production Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465240/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Group Challenges Jonathan On Stable Electricity http://en.redtram.com/go/232465205/top100/ 232465205 A rights group, Civil Rights Congress (CRC), has challenged Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan's recent declaration as reported in the media that Nigerians will no longer use generators for their industrial and private power needs come next year, adding that it will Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465205/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Cassakero Project Targets 10,000 Ethanol Refineries in 36 States http://en.redtram.com/go/232465175/top100/ 232465175 The cassakero project has targeted the installation of 10,000 small scale bio-ethanol refineries in the 36 states of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over the next four years from December 2009 to December 2013 to produce the daily Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465175/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: IOCs Blame FG For Poor Oil Records http://en.redtram.com/go/232465141/top100/ 232465141 The International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria has blamed government for poor measurement and record keeping in the country's oil and gas industry. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465141/top100/ 143602 | Uganda: How the Country Can Avoid Becoming a Petro State http://en.redtram.com/go/232465086/top100/ 232465086 In a bid to stimulate the debate on Uganda's newly discovered oil and the sharing of the oil wealth, Business Vision runs a series of articles by Professor Kasozi, the director of the National Council for Higher Education. This week's Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465086/top100/ 143602 | South Africa: R25 Million Solar Energy Project Launched http://en.redtram.com/go/232465010/top100/ 232465010 Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has launched a R25 million Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) that not only promotes jobs and training but energy efficiency adaptation as well. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232465010/top100/ 143602 | South Africa: Sasol Makes a Joint Application for Gas Rights in the Karoo http://en.redtram.com/go/232464964/top100/ 232464964 SASOL, Statoil of Norway and US- based Chesapeake Energy have made a joint application for onshore petroleum exploration rights in SA. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:13:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232464964/top100/ 143602 | Uganda: Umeme Paid - Nakivubo http://en.redtram.com/go/232464927/top100/ 232464927 NAKIVUBO Stadium said yesterday that they have cleared electricity body Umeme after they were disconnected last week, reports Samson opus. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:13:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232464927/top100/ 143602 | Zimbabwe: Power Cuts Blamed for Erratic Water Supplies http://en.redtram.com/go/232464890/top100/ 232464890 Load-shedding has crippled Harare's water treatment plants at Morton Jaffray and Prince Edward, resulting in erratic water supplies in and around the capital despite a Government directive against switching off strategic national installations. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:13:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232464890/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Shell Urged to Reject Violence in Conflict Resolution http://en.redtram.com/go/232464859/top100/ 232464859 SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the oil bearing areas of the Niger Delta has been charged to reject violence as an alternative to conflict resolution. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:13:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232464859/top100/ 143602 | Kenya: Oil Marketers Raise Alarm Over Piracy Risks to Vessels http://en.redtram.com/go/232464815/top100/ 232464815 Oil marketers are raising alarm over increased threats to vessels delivering crude oil to the Kenyan coast, due to piracy. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:13:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232464815/top100/ 143602 | Nigeria: Govt Seeks Venezuela Investment in Refineries http://en.redtram.com/go/232464716/top100/ 232464716 Federal Government yesterday sought for Venezuela's investment in Nigerian's refineries as part of efforts to achieve successful deregulation in the downstream petroleum subsector. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:13:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232464716/top100/