RUCINSKI: Taxes, fees: the worldwide battle between utilities and solar energy

Government taxes and its various agencies account for close to half of the amount that Tanzanians pay on every litre of petroleum products, a development that denies the country a chance to reap massive benefits from declining global fuel prices, data shows.

>Even as Tanzanians celebrate the discovery of massive deposits of oil and gas in southern part of the country, the prospect of lighting the entire country is still a far-off dream. This is to say that efforts to expand the use of solar power must not slacken.

Tanzania must adapt various energy sources -- including wind and solar -- to get rid of water problems affecting communities in the country, it has been advised.

Rural electrification continues to be a headache to the government and to the wananchi alike, however, as solar energy technology improves, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Fees or no fees, parents to send children to school or face arrest
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Whether they have the school fees or not, parents in Singida region have been ordered to send their graduate pupils to secondary schools or they will be arrested. To implement the command, District Commissioners across Singida region have been ...

The Xiaomi Heylou Solar smartwatch is not solar-powered, but offers a lot of bang for your buck - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.com

Faced with a plunge in profits, Germany’s power utilities are having to bend to the will of the government and join the renewable energy revolution, while smartening up on the retail front with new customer-friendly energy saving products.

APO will offer transport, accommodation and perdiem for the first-place winner to attend the Africa Energy Forum held in Dubai from 8-11 June 2015

 APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release wire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, announced today that entry is now open for the 2015 APO Energy Media Awards (#APOEnergyMediaAward).

APO will offer transport, accommodation and perdiem for the first-place winner to attend...

Coal miners and power companies are both suffering as railroads struggle to clear a backlog of coal stuck in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana after the harshest winter in over a decade.