“POWER AFRICA” & PARTNER COUNTRY ENERGY IN THE NEWS June 1 – June 14, 2014 Article Summaries & Full Clips The following are articles written by third-party news outlets. The links to this information are provided for your convenience. The U.S. Agency for International Development does not endorse the views or positions stated by the authors of these articles and their media organizations. IN THE NEWS: Featured “Power Africa” Articles June 1 – June 14, 2014 POWER AFRICA U.S.-Africa energy ministerial sub-Saharan Africa's access to DEVELOPMENTS meeting convened in electricity and consequently Ethiopian capital improve the lives of women Power Africa - Nigeria: U.S. June 13 | Coastweek drastically. Governments, Launches New Initiative to Ethiopian Minister of Water, foundations and corporate Boost Energy in Nigeria, Five Irrigation and Energy, noted partners like General Electric Other African Countries that lack of access to modern are working in concert to June 4 | Daily Independent energy is a significant tackle this goal. (Lagos) constraint to social and The U.S. has announced a new economic development in BEYOND THE GRID energy innovation tagged many parts of the African "Beyond the Grid" to boost continent. Opinion - Bringing 'Power energy and address supply Africa' from Pledges to shortages in Nigeria and five Power Africa: US lauded in Projects other African countries. The Africa for new coal emission June 9| AllAfrica.Com US Secretary for Energy, Ernest proposal Aubrey Hruby is a visiting Moniz, said this on Wednesday June 4 | The Washington Post Fellow at the Africa Center at at the ongoing US-Africa (Associated Press) the Atlantic Council reviews Energy Ministerial conference Leaders at a U.S.-Africa the importance of the Power in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. summit on energy Africa’s new program, Beyond congratulated and thanked the the Grid, with Power Africa: Ethiopia - U.S United States for a new recommendations for Continues to Extend Technical Obama administration improvements in three areas – Assistance for Ethiopian proposal to reduce carbon project focus, a fund for ‘Pre- Energy Initiatives: Secretary dioxide emissions from power Developers’, and the creation Monizas plants, the U.S. secretary of of an advisory board with June 5| Ethiopia News Agency energy said Wednesday. business prowess. The U.S government will continue to provide technical Power Africa: US-backed Energy Made Easy – New US support for energy initiatives scheme lines up investors for project to boost energy access in Ethiopia, Secretary of African energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa Energy Ernest J. Monizas said. June 5| Out-Law.com June 4| energylivenews.com In a press conference he gave Plans to encourage more than A new programme to increase yesterday with Water, $1 billion in investments for energy access in sub-Saharan Irrigation and Energy Minister innovative energy African countries, including of Ethiopia in connection to infrastructure projects in sub- Kenya and Nigeria, has been the U.S- Africa Energy Saharan Africa have been launched by the US ministers meeting, the announced by US energy Government. Secretary said the U.S will secretary Ernest Moniz. continue to provide technical Kenya to Benefit From Beyond support through its Power Africa: Video - USADF the Grid laboratories and agencies. Collaborates for Power Africa June 4 | CAJ News June 4 | Womenetics YouTube Kenya is poised to benefit Shari Berenbach explains how further from an innovative partnership is the key to initiative that has been success for Power Africa, the launched under the framework initiative that aims to double of United States President Barack Obama's Power Africa Saharan Africa as part of its Djibouti - USAID to Support initiative. "Beyond the Grid" Initiative. Djibouti's Labour, Energy Sectors Opinion - President Obama U.S. begins aggressive energy June 4| Sabahi (Washington, and Private Investors Move $1 roll out in Africa DC) Billion Beyond the Grid June 3| The Sun News United States Agency for June 5 | Huffington Post The United States of America International Development For a while it seemed as on Tuesday in Addis Ababa (USAID) Administrator Rajiv though the Power Africa embarked on an aggressive Shah on Tuesday (June 3rd) Initiative was more about energy roll out in Africa, announced the agency's powering oil and gas profits targeting two million commitment to capacity than delivering energy access households. Ernest Moniz, U.S. building in Djibouti's labour to those that need it most. Energy Secretary said the plan and energy sectors. However, thanks to recent was aimed at driving U.S. bipartisan leadership in the Government’s initiative GE inks $1 billion deal with House of Representatives, this investments in small-scale Angola threat has passed, and the energy solutions. He added June 6| Connecticut Post future for this initiative has that it was unveiled at the Only a day after the U.S. become much brighter. U.S.Africa Energy ministerial Export-Import Bank authorized meeting in Addis Ababa. $1.1 billion to finance U.S. Power Africa goes off-grid in exports to sub-Saharan Africa, Addis Ababa US launches $1 billion push the Angolan government said June 4 | DevEx for off-grid Africa power Wednesday that it plans to buy The U.S. Department of Energy June 4| Yahoo News trains and power generators Tuesday announced a new US companies have promised valued at $1 billion from framework for investment — $1 billion for off-grid power General Electric. “Beyond the Grid”. The projects in Africa, putting a announcement could help growing focus on small-scale Power Supply - Nigeria assuage some and renewable energy in the Electricity Tariff, Lowest in environmentalists’ and pro- push to ease the continent's Africa poor advocates’ fears that chronic electricity shortages. June 10| Vanguard Power Africa investments lean Despite the recent increase in too heavily on conventional AFRICA electricity tariff by the Nigerian and grid-connected energy Electricity Regulatory projects and threaten to Namibia: Renewable Energy Commission, NERC, economic increase carbon emissions the Way to Go for Namibia analysts insist that Nigeria still while neglecting rural June 12| Namibian has one of the lowest communities that are often The use of renewable energy electricity tariffs in Africa. the most impoverished and sources is the best option for underserved. Namibia, if the country is to Interview: Private Capital meet its increasing energy Fuels Power Production - U.S. U.S Initiative Aims to Create demand. This was said by the Energy Secretary Moniz 20 Million Power Connections chairperson of the June 2 | All Africa in Africa Parliamentary Standing Interview with U.S. Energy June 4 | Voice of America Committee on Economics, Secretary Moniz prior to a The U.S. government is Natural Resources and Public high-level meeting co-hosted investing more than $1 billion Administration. by the governments of the to create about 20 million new United States and Ethiopia electricity connections in sub- with African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations, researchers and Unep to Assist EAC to Develop Executive Director, Achim some 30 U.S. companies in the Clean Fuel Laws Steiner, told the independent petroleum and energy sector. June 1| Tanzania Daily News East Africa News Agency in The United Nations Nairobi this week that the Environmental Programme region hopes to achieve a (UNEP) has said it will assist standard of 50 parts per EAC member states put in million of sulphur in diesel place clean fuel laws by the fuels. end of this year. UNEP IN THE NEWS: Featured Partner Country Energy News June 1 – June 14, 2014 ETHIOPIA US President Barack Obama’s Desalegn in Addis Ababa, at AU 'Doing Business in Africa' Headquarters said that Ethiopia Ethiopia Working to Increase campaign, aimed at increasing will be exemplary to Africa Private Investment in Energy US investment in Africa, is allowing the private sector June 4 | Ethiopian News Agency gaining momentum ahead of participate in renewable energy The government of Ethiopia is an August Summit with African production. working in collaboration with leaders. private sector to develop its Senior Obama administration World Bank Steams Ethiopia enormous geothermal energy officials, however, said while With U.S. $200 Million potential, Minister of Water, the US' commitment to engage Geothermal Loan Irrigation and Energy in business is clear, achieving June 1 | Addis Fortune Alemayehu Tegenu said. It is the desired goals would require The World Bank's board of estimated that the country has serious groundwork. directors, based in Washington the potential to generate at DC, US, has approved 200 least 5,000mw power. Towards Africa's "Energy million dollars of credit for the Tower" Ethiopian government, in what MetEc to Produce 100mw June 7| The Reporter is expected to be the last Electric Power From Waste A review of Ethiopia’s the project financing for the year, June 9| Ethiopian Radio and Power Africa Initiative in light to develop its potential Television Agency of the two-day US-Africa geothermal sites at Aluto and Metal and Engineering Energy Ministerial (AEM) Alalobad, in the rift valley of Corporation (MetEc) has signed meeting was held this week Afar Regional State. a memorandum of here in Addis Ababa. understanding with the Addis GHANA Ababa city administration and U.S. Works With Ethiopia On the Ethiopian Electric Power Renewable Energy Ghana Hydro Dam Becomes Service to produce 100 MW of June 4| Ethiopian Radio and White Elephant electric power from Addis Television Agency June 3| CAJ News Africa Ababa's waste. United States of America has The country is likely to face a disclosed that it wants to work power crisis as a result of Obama's 'Doing Business in on renewable energy dwindling water levels at the Africa' campaign gains production in cooperation with 400 megawatts (MW) Bui momentum Ethiopia.