If you can see this message, then your shop package cannot read MIME. Please contact us for the text ONLY version of this Article. AFRICAN ENERGY NEWS REVIEW - An analysis of energy issues in Africa Issue No 5 - 4 April 2008 Second price hike in a month brings petrol to almost R9/litre South Africans would probably benefit greatly from a system similar to Australia's FuelWatch as petrol, diesel and paraffin prices rise today for the second time in a month. The petrol increase, averaging 67c per litre, brings the inland petrol price to around R8.78. The wholesale price of diesel increases by R1.30 per litre and illuminating paraffin by R1.18 a litre. This round of price hikes includes the increases in the Road Accident Fund and general fuel levies. The South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy has blamed the increases on high crude oil prices and the weak Rand. Read the full African Energy News Review report: Read more in our Energy Prices section below About African Energy News Review This electronic service covers energy news that is relevant to the African continent, and is aimed at business, government, NGOs, academics and the general public. In order to cover the costs of research, writing and publication, a subscription fee to access the shop edition and website is payable. Please feel free to Purchase online with no obligation and we will contact you regarding the subscription fee. HEADLINES THIS WEEK Eskom rejected large cogeneration proposals until this year Hospitality industry needs to become more energy efficient Eskom exports increased & imports decreased during February Energy regulator calls for comments on Eskom price hike Government vs ANC, Cosatu and SACP on Eskom price hikes UN - Food and fuel prices hitting Africans hard Over 100 killed during strike over fuel prices in Cameroon Swaziland petrol price increase will harm local industries Nigerian government approves strategy for additional 16 000 MW NNPC says ending gas flaring in Nigeria by 2009 is unrealistic Canadian government launches Renewable Energy Tool for Farmers Scottish Government offers ё10m prize for ocean power Poor will be most affected by N1/N2 toll road proposal * Plumb Guarantee- Professional Solar Water Heating products * * * South African Electricity Crisis Eskom rejected large cogeneration proposals until this year South Africa electricity provider Eskom has been accused of ignoring proposals for cogeneration that would have made up the 3 000 MW shortfall in capacity that is being blamed for recent blackouts. According to Michael McDonald, head of economic and commercial services for the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA, Eskom snubbed cogeneration proposals from the steel and engineering industries in 2005. McDonald suggested that Eskom=92s reluctance was due to its concern that it might lose its monopoly on supplying electricity. Eskom called for cogeneration proposals this year, and more than 100 South African companies and entrepreneurs representing a generating capacity of 3 000 MW responded. Read the article in the Times: Read the African Energy News Review report: Hospitality industry needs to become more energy efficient The hospitality industry wastes large amounts of electricity because of inefficient and outdated electrical appliances. Excessively energy intensive stoves, baking ovens and dishwashers were widely used in industrial kitchens, hotels, restaurants and hospitals across the country. The industry has not been keeping pace with the times and continued to use outdated equipment that wastes electricity, according to a retired catering equipment industry employee. The Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (Fedhasa) has denied that its members were wasting energy. Read the article from the Star at IOL: Eskom exports increased & imports decreased during February South Africa's electricity consumption increased by 2.3% in February this year when compared with the same period in 2007, while electricity utility Eskom generated 2.7% more than last year. The figures, which are published by Statistics South Africa, showed that Eskom exported 3.9% more electricity to other countries than during the same period last year. Meanwhile, Eskom's electricity imports for February 2008 were 5.8% less than for the same period last year. Read the full African Energy News Review report: Energy Prices Energy regulator calls for comments on Eskom price hike The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has called on South Africans to take part in the public participation process around the proposed 53% Eskom price hike.NERSA has agreed to expedite the processing of state-owned electricity provider Eskom's application, because of the current electricity crisis that the country is facing. The regulator will be publishing their consultation paper as well as Eskom's application on their website, and has invited written comments by 29 April. NERSA is encouraging stakeholders and the public to take part in public hearings to be held on 23 May. In a move that has caused more controversy, Eskom has asked the regulator to backdate the price increase to 1 April if it is not immediately approved. And causing even more controversy is Eskom's request that tariffs be flexible throughout to year to accommodate changes in fuel costs. This would mean that electricity prices could fluctuate in much the same way as petrol. Comments may be shoped to Read the full African Energy News Review report: Government vs ANC, Cosatu and SACP on Eskom price hikes A joint statement by the ANC and Cosatu has expressed concern about the proposed 53% electricity tariff increase, its negative impact on the economy in general and the poor in particular. The statement warned that the electricity crisis must not lead to job losses, and said that the proposed 53% tariff increase was not acceptable. Furthermore, it supported the call for an Energy Summit to find solutions to the energy crisis. In what appears to be a brewing disagreement, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin is just one of the various Cabinet Ministers that has come out in support of the price hikes. Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has however stated that the proposed 53% electricity increase will not hit the poorest of the poor, and has called on South Africans to engage in the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (NERSA) public participation process. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has warned of protest action over the proposed price increase. Read the full African Energy News Review report: UN - Food and fuel prices hitting Africans hard The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) began a three-day visit to Ethiopia and Kenya to highlight the impact of soaring food and fuel costs. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran addressed the joint African Union and Economic Commission for Africa conference on the rise in food prices, which she has attributed to a "perfect storm" of increasing demand for food from emerging economies, competition between biofuels and food production, high fuel prices and increasing droughts and floods. Read the full African Energy News Review report: Over 100 killed during strike over fuel prices in Cameroon More than 100 people are reported to have died in clashes between demonstrators and police in the African state of Cameroon. Violence broke out in various parts of the country after a strike against a rise in fuel prices and protests at the overall high cost of essential products. The strike was called off after union leaders negotiated a small cut in recently hiked petrol prices. Read the Sapa report in the Dispatch: Swaziland petrol price increase will harm local industries The petrol price hike in Swaziland will deal a blow to local industries, according to the Federation of The Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce (FSE&CC). Swaziland's petrol price increases tend to follow trends in neighbouring South Africa. The South African Petroleum Industry's Avhapfani Tshifularo warned that consumers can expect another price hike next month, but is unlikely be as much as the latest 68 cents per litre increase. Read the Swazi Observer report: Generation Nigerian government approves strategy for additional 16 000 MW The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Accelerated Expansion of Nigeria=92s Electricity Infrastructure. The measures are intended to increase the electricity supply in the country to 6 000 MW at a cost of $2.7 billion in the next 18 months and to add a further 10 000 MW by 2011. Nigeria currently produces less than 3000 MW but needs at least 6 000 MW to meet current national consumption demand, and at least 10 000mw if the whole country is electrified. Currently only 30% of the population have access to electricity. Read the article in This Day (Nigeria): Meanwhile, 21 gas turbines are rotting away at ports because of a halting of work on some National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) sites as a result of payments by the Federal Government being put on hold. The cost of the imported equipment is estimated at over $300 million, and it is feared that it may no longer function optimally because it is not being well preserved. Read the article in This Day (Nigeria): Pollution NNPC says ending gas flaring in Nigeria by 2009 is unrealistic The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has told the House Committee on Petroleum that meeting the government's target to end gas flaring by 2009 is unrealistic without proper funding. Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), which regulates the industry, has warned that companies that fail to end flaring by end of the year risked having their producing fields shut in until they install facilities for flare out. Minister of State for Petroleum Odein Ajumogobia suggested that poor environmental practices in the industry are a cause of insecurity in the Niger Delta. Shell Regional Vice President of Exploration and Production Anne Pickard said it would cost Shell $6 billion to end flaring at the 1 000 or so wells Shell owns in Nigeria. Nigeria is known for flaring the most gas of any country in the world. Gas flaring is a cause of health and environmental problems, and wastes valuable resources that could be processed into usable fuels. Read the full African Energy News Review report: Renewable Energy Canadian government launches Renewable Energy Tool for Farmers The Government of Canada has unveiled a new resource to help farmers reduce their dependence on conventional energy sources and improve farm sustainability. The Integration of Renewable Energy on the Farm (IREF) Web site is a complete repository of technical information and online tools for analyzing the potential for integrating renewable energy sources onto individual farms. The site also provides online tools that will help farmers assess viable options for using renewable energy and determine the exact return on their investment. The Government of Canada is investing more than $3.6 billion to make clean energy readily available and more affordable for Canadians. Visit the IREF website: Scottish Government offers ё10m prize for ocean power The Scottish Government will offer a ё10 million (R155 million) prize for development of the best technology for electricity generation from wave or tidal power. The prize was announced by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, who said that the design needed to be demonstrated in Scotland in order to win. Salmond argues that Scotland has the renewable energy capacity to generate about 60 000 MW, enough to power the whole of Great Britain. Read the report in the Scotsman: Transport Poor will be most affected by N1/N2 toll road proposal Capetonians have until 30 April to comment on the National Roads Agency's (Sanral) controversial plans to build toll roads on the N1 and N2 freeways outside Cape Town. Sanral expects to put out the project to tender with the aim of starting construction within two years, if the plan, which has met with fierce opposition from environmental, groups, local government and social activists, is approved by Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe. Opponents have argued the move will have a severe effect on the poor, who already spend a high proportion of their income on transport. Critics have warned the toll roads will increase the cost of freighting produce, which would result in higher food prices. Read the full African Energy News Review report: Website Archives All previous editions of this shop news analysis service are available on our website as well as a database of all articles that have appeared in the Articles. Access to these archives is available to Purchase onliners to this service via a login on the website. The website also contains more in-depth coverage of many stories that would be too long to put into the shop edition. We hope that you find this service useful. View AENR archives: This Energy News analysis service is produced by Ubuntu Media for AfricanHealth & Development Organisation. The service is an initiative aimed at government, business, the media and the general public. To Purchase online or Purchase, please shop us the following links online_aenr Archives of the Article are available at: Please contact us if you would like to advertise in this shop Article or on the website. African Energy News Review - Issue 5 Second price hike in a month brings petrol to almost R9/litreSouth Africans would probably benefit greatly from a system similar to Australia's FuelWatch as petrol, diesel and paraffin prices rise today for the second time in a month. The petrol increase, averaging 67c per litre, brings the inland petrol price to around R8.78. The wholesale price of diesel increases by R1.30 per litre and illuminating paraffin by R1.18 a litre. This round of price hikes includes the increases in the Road Accident Fund and general fuel levies. The South Africa Department of Minerals andEnergy has blamed the increases on high crude oil prices and the weak Rand. Read the full African Energy News Review reportRead more in our Energy Prices section below Headlines thisweek Eskom rejected large cogeneration proposals until this yearHospitality industry needs to become more energy efficientEskom exports increased & imports decreased during FebruaryEnergy regulator calls for comments on Eskom price hikeGovernment vs ANC, Cosatu and SACP on Eskom price hikesUN - Food and fuel prices hitting Africans hardOver 100 killed during strike over fuel pricesin petrol price increase will harm local government approves strategy for additional 16 000 MWNNPC says ending gas flaring in Nigeria by 2009 is government launches Renewable Energy Tool for FarmersScottish Government offers ё10m prize for ocean powerPoor will be most affected by N1/N2 toll road proposal South African Electricity CrisisEskom rejected large cogeneration proposals until this yearSouth Africa electricity provider Eskom has been accused of ignoring proposals for cogeneration that would have made up the 3 000 MW shortfall in capacity that is being blamed for recent blackouts. According to Michael McDonald, head of economic and commercial services for the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA, Eskom snubbed cogeneration proposals from the steel and engineering industries in 2005. McDonald suggested that Eskom=92s reluctance was due to itsconcern that it might lose its monopoly on supplying electricity. Eskom called for cogeneration proposals this year, and more than 100 South African companies and entrepreneurs representing a generating capacity of 3 000 MW responded. Read the article in the Times Read the African Energy News Review industry needs to become more energy efficientThe hospitality industry wastes large amounts of electricity because of inefficient and outdated electrical appliances. Excessively energy intensive stoves, baking ovens and dishwashers were widely used in industrial kitchens, hotels, restaurants and hospitals across the country. The industry has not been keeping pace with the times and continued to use outdated equipment that wastes electricity, according to a retired catering equipment industry employee. The Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (Fedhasa) has denied that its members were wasting energy. Read the article from the Star at IOLEskom exports increased & imports decreased during FebruarySouth Africa's electricity consumption increased by 2.3% in February this year when compared with the same period in 2007, while electricity utility Eskom generated 2.7% more than last year. The figures, which are published by Statistics South Africa, showed that Eskom exported 3.9% more electricity to othercountries than during the same period last year. Meanwhile, Eskom's electricity imports for February 2008 were 5.8% less than for the same period last year. Read the full African Energy News Review reportEnergy PricesEnergy regulator calls for comments on Eskom price hikeThe National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has called on South Africans to take part in the public participation process around the proposed 53% Eskom price hike.NERSA has agreed to expedite the processing of state-owned electricity provider Eskom's application, because of the current electricity crisis that the country is facing. The regulator will be publishing their consultation paper as well as Eskom's application on their website, and has invited written comments by 29 April. NERSA is encouraging stakeholders and the public to take part in public hearings to be held on 23 May. In a move that has caused more controversy, Eskomhas asked the regulator to backdate the price increase to 1 April if it isnot immediately approved. And causing even more controversy is Eskom's request that tariffs be flexible throughout to year to accommodate changes in fuel costs. This would mean that electricity prices could fluctuate in muchthe same way as petrol. Comments may be shoped to the full African Energy News Review vs ANC, Cosatu and SACP on Eskom price hikesA joint statement by the ANC and Cosatu has expressed concern about the proposed 53% electricity tariff increase, its negative impact on the economy in general and the poor in particular. The statement warned that the electricity crisis must not lead to job losses, and said that the proposed 53% tariff increase was not acceptable. Furthermore, it supported the call for an Energy Summit to find solutions to the energy crisis. In what appears to be a brewing disagreement, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin is just one of the various Cabinet Ministers that has come out in support of the price hikes. Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has however stated that the proposed53% electricity increase will not hit the poorest of the poor, and has called on South Africans to engage in the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (NERSA) public participation process. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has warned of protest action over the proposed price increase.Read the full African Energy News Review reportUN - Food and fuel prices hitting Africans hardThe head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) began a three-day visit to Ethiopia and Kenya to highlight the impact of soaring food and fuel costs. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran addressed the joint African Union and Economic Commission for Africa conference on the rise in food prices, which she has attributed to a "perfect storm" of increasing demand for food from emerging economies, competition between biofuels and food production, high fuel prices and increasing droughts and floods.Read the full African Energy News Review reportOver 100 killed during strike over fuel prices in CameroonMore than 100 people are reported to have died in clashes between demonstrators and police in the African state of Cameroon. Violence broke out in various parts of the country after a strike against a rise in fuel prices and protests at the overall high cost of essential products. The strikewas called off after union leaders negotiated a small cut in recently hiked petrol prices.Read the Sapa report in the petrol price increase will harm local industriesThe petrol price hike in Swaziland will deal a blow to local industries, according to the Federation of The Swaziland Employersand Chamber of Commerce (FSE&CC). Swaziland's petrol price increases tend to follow trends in neighbouring South Africa. The South African Petroleum Industry's Avhapfani Tshifularo warned that consumers can expect another price hike next month, but is unlikely be as much as the latest 68 cents per litre increase.Read the Swazi Observer report government approves strategy for additional 16 000 MWThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on theAccelerated Expansion of Nigeria=92s Electricity Infrastructure. The measures are intended to increase the electricity supply in the country to 6 000MW at a cost of $2.7 billion in the next 18 months and to add a further 10000 MW by 2011. Nigeria currently produces less than 3000 MW but needs at least 6 000 MW to meet current national consumption demand, and at least 10000mw if the whole country is electrified. Currently only 30% of the population have access to electricity. Read the article in This Day (Nigeria) Meanwhile,21 gas turbines are rotting away at ports because ofa halting of work on some National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) sites as a result of payments by the Federal Government being put on hold. The cost of the imported equipment is estimated at over $300 million, and it is feared that it may no longer function optimally because it is not being well preserved. Read the article in This Day (Nigeria) PollutionNNPC says ending gas flaring in Nigeria by 2009 is unrealisticThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)has told the House Committee on Petroleum that meeting the government's target to end gas flaring by 2009 is unrealistic without proper funding. Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), which regulates the industry, has warned that companies that fail to end flaring by end of the year risked having their producing fields shut in until they install facilities forflare out. Minister of State for Petroleum Odein Ajumogobia suggested thatpoor environmental practices in the industry are a cause of insecurity in the Niger Delta. Shell Regional Vice President of Exploration and Production Anne Pickard said it would cost Shell $6 billion to end flaring at the 1 000 or so wells Shell owns in Nigeria. Nigeria is known for flaring the most gas of any country in the world. Gas flaring is a cause of health and environmental problems, and wastes valuable resources that could be processed into usable fuels.Read the full African Energy News Review reportRenewable EnergyCanadian government launches Renewable Energy Tool for FarmersThe Government of Canada has unveiled a new resource to help farmers reduce their dependence on conventional energy sources and improve farm sustainability. The Integration of Renewable Energy on the Farm (IREF) Web site is a complete repository of technical information and online tools for analyzingthe potential for integrating renewable energy sources onto individual farms. The site also provides online tools that will help farmers assess viable options for using renewable energy and determine the exact return on their investment. The Government of Canada is investing more than $3.6 billionto make clean energy readily available and more affordable for Canadians. Visit the IREF websiteScottish Government offers ё10m prize for ocean powerThe Scottish Government will offer a ё10 million (R155 million) prize for development of the best technology for electricity generation from wave or tidal power. The prize was announced by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, who said that the design needed to be demonstrated in Scotland in order to win. Salmond arguesthat Scotland has the renewable energy capacity to generate about 60 000 MW, enough to power the whole of Great Britain. Read the report in the Scotsman TransportPoor will be most affected by N1/N2 toll road have until 30 April to comment on the National Roads Agency's (Sanral) controversial plans to build toll roads on the N1 and N2 freeways outside Cape Town. Sanral expects to put out the project to tender with the aim of starting construction within two years, if the plan, which hasmet with fierce opposition from environmental, groups, local government and social activists, is approved by Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe. Opponents have argued the move will have a severe effect on the poor, who already spend a high proportion of their income on transport. Critics have warnedthe toll roads will increase the cost of freighting produce, which would result in higher food prices.Read the full African Energy News Review report AFRICAN ENERGYNEWS REVIEW Issue 5 - 4 April 2008 About Energy News Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Purchase online Purchase Archives Contact Us About African Energy News ReviewThis electronic service covers energy news that is relevant to the African continent, and is aimed at business, government, NGOs, academics and the general public. 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