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The battle for AGL heralds a new dawn for Australian electricity
shutterstock Bruce Mountain, Victoria University Two events in the past week mark a watershed for Australia’s electricity industry. The first,…
How oil and water create a complex conflict in the Niger Delta
Oil smeared fishboats on oily mud in the river during low tide at K-Dere, near Bodo in the Niger Delta…
How revenues from oil and gas in Africa can be made to work for ordinary people
Barrels in Nigeria used for transporting oil to communities. Stakeholder Democracy/Flickr Jeremy Lind, University of Sussex Critics point out that…
What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words
The oil industry was aware of the risks of climate change decades ago. Barry Lewis/InPictures via Getty Images Benjamin Franta,…
Global energy targets don’t deal with people’s real problems in Zimbabwe
Even if additional energy production capacity was added to the national grid through renewables, questions remain about whether access will…
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Criminality isn't the only way to see electricity theft in Zimbabwe. Here is why
shutterstock Ellen Fungisai Chipango, University of Johannesburg Electricity theft is a global challenge and Zimbabwe hasn’t been spared. The country…
How to ensure communities living near mining activities get a better deal
Shutterstock Ross Harvey, South African Institute of International Affairs The South African government and the Chamber of Mines are in…
Ikeja Electric's Estimated Thieving And Corrupt Staff
Last year, DisCos had a major falling-out with Babatunde Fashola, the then Minister of Power, Works and Housing. In…
Africa and global power: on the rise, but at the margins
As pressure mounts for Africa to take greater responsibility for development, peace and security on the continent, the question of…
Interview: have oil companies learnt anything from the Niger Delta crisis?
Over the past decade, oil and gas exploration operations have multiplied across sub-Saharan Africa, often in remote areas far…