News Release: Siemens Energy has received an order to deliver 63 of its SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for five wind power plants in Brazil. The wind turbines have a rating of 2.3 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 101 meters. Purchaser is the utility Tractebel Energia, headquartered in Florianópolis, Brazil. After commissioning in late 2012, […]
News Release: Siemens’ Spectrum Power range of power control systems and protection equipment, substation automation systems and Ethernet switches from Siemens Energy satisfy all requirements specified by international standards IEC 61968 and IEC 61850 in the framework of future smart Grid solutions. This is confirmed by their successful performance in interoperability tests recently conducted at […]
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is pleased to announce that it has allotted 3,531,546 ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of Tullow (Shares), which rank pari passu with the existing Shares in issue, pursuant to the offer for subscription of up to 4,000,000 Shares (the Offer) in connection with Tullow’s secondary listing on the […]
Makerere University will hold its Special Graduation Ceremony on Friday 22nd July 2011 in the Main Hall, Main Building. This is a fulfillment of the pledge made during the 61st Graduation Ceremony, held from 17th – 21st January 2011.The Chancellor, Professor George Mondo Kagonyera will confer degrees and award diplomas to 1,190 graduands, of whom […]
News Release: Grassroots activists in Africa have come together at AfricaSan 3, Kigali, Rwanda to demand that their leaders and international governments demonstrate strong leadership and take urgent action on the continent’s critical sanitation situation. Only 31% of people living in Africa have adequate access to sanitation, despite sanitation and water being a recognised human […]
News Release: Principles intended to encourage socially and environmentally responsible investments generally fail to do so, according to the first comprehensive review of their use — published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development. A growing number of investors have signed up to such principles for various reasons, from improving reputation to minimising […]
The International Institute for Environment and Development has just published three short publications on biodiversity. Here are the summaries and links for you to download the book you are interested in. 1. CONSERVATION ENTERPRISE: WHAT WORKS, WHERE AND FOR WHOM? Summary: Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) recognises that local communities are often best placed to conserve natural resources, […]
Kosmos Energy, the operator of the Makore-1 exploration well offshore Ghana, in which Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is a 22.896% partner, today issued the following press release. Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) announces today that the company’s Makore-1 exploration well on the West Cape Three Points Block offshore the Republic of Ghana encountered 37 meters (121 […]
News release: The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) and the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Forum (SSHRDF) express their solidarity with the people of Southern Sudan who celebrated their independence on 9th July 2011. Following the peacefully held referendum in January 2011, the newly independent Republic of Southern Sudan should seize […]
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) have joined forces in celebrating NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary. It is within this context of reflecting over the advancement of the African development agenda, that the two institutions are jointly organising photo and essay competitions The essay competition […]