Cleanergy targets Walvis Bay with hydrogen
Cleanergy Solutions Namibia (Cleanergy) is targeting to sell its hydrogen products to heavy duty equipment companies within the Walvis Bay area. The company, which was recently awarded a grant to set up...
Botswana awards first large-scale solar contract to Scatec
State-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has awarded Norwegian company Scatec ASA SCATC.OL a contract to build a 50 megawatt (MW) solar plant, the companies announced on Wednesday. This is BPC’s first utility-scale renewable energy project as Botswana looks...
Debt-ridden Zambia gets R22 billion IMF bailout
The International Monetary Fund has approved a US$1.3 billion (R22.3 billion) loan to debt-ridden Zambia to help it restore fiscal stability while urging the country to battle corruption. In 2020, as the...
The impact of media relations on Public Relations ROI
One of the challenges that face the public relations profession, is proving the return on investment (ROI) for communications activities in as far as it improves the financial position of a business....
Langer Heinrich mine restart to create 300 jobs
The restart of Langer Heinrich Uranium mine is expected to create more than 300 jobs, The Brief can exclusively reveal. "According to the projections for operational readiness, we are looking at creating...
Govt will not renegotiate oil deals
The Ministry of Mines and Energy maintains that contracts and agreements entered into on behalf of the country with companies exploring for oil in the country present the best options available because...
Namibia keen to participate on the Carbon Market
Namibia has expressed its interest to participate on the lucrative Carbon Market - a trading system through which countries may buy or sell units of greenhouse-gas emissions in an effort to meet...
Namibia inks oil and gas, synthetic fuels MoUs with Japanese firms
Namibia has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese firms in the areas of oil and gas, and synthetic fuels, Director General of the National Planning Commission, Obeth Kandjoze has announced....
Energy ministry suspends fuel licences, concedes to retailers demands
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has for the second time in two years temporarily suspended the issuing of downstream petroleum licences. On Thursday, the ministry announced its latest directive to bring...
US energy giant Chevron eyes Namibia oil block acquisition
United States energy giant Chevron Corporation (Chevron) is set to acquire a majority stake in a highly coveted ultra-deepwater block offshore Namibia, just north of TotalEnergies huge Venus discovery. The transaction will...