Africa
Toshiba Concludes Memorandum of Understanding with TGDC for
8 Dec, 2015 TOKYO- Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) for comprehensive ...
Air conditioners market in South Africa
25/11/2015 Air conditioners (ACs) are not a priority appliance in South Africa but in recent years the popularity has grown in high income households, reaching a 40 % penetration rate in the most affluent homes. In addition to households, split ACs are often used in offices without a centralised HVAC system. The AC market was hit hard by the 2008 economic recession and sales bottomed out on...
UN funds Nigerian hydrocarbon plant
November 24, 2015 NIGERIA: The Nigerian government has finally commissioned a hydrocarbon refrigerant plant in Irolu, Ogun State. The plant was built with a share of the US $4,444,948 funding so far approved by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in an effort to help Nigeria meet its commitment to phase out HCFCs by ...
Nigeria commissions first hydrocarbon refrigerant plant
24 November 2015 African nation says pilot plant is first move in investigating feasibility of leapfrogging HFCs in move away from HCFCs The Nigerian Federal Government has commissioned a pilot...
Rwandans Called to Protect Ozone Layer
7 Oct, 2015 By Susan Babijja The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) is working hard on phasing out HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) gases used in cooling equipment, which contain ozone-dest...
Honeywell Surveys Show Significant Gaps in Fire Safety Aware
07/07/2015 Honeywell’s fire safety awareness studies that were conducted amongst the urban adult populations of Morocco and Tunisia showed serious gaps in knowledge and behaviour. The surveys found t...
Africa: Governments, International Organisations, and NGOs M
04 June 2015 Geneva -- If we manage to reduce short lived climate pollution, we not only save millions of lives but also reduce global warming by as much as 0.6 degrees by 2050 "Steps to address short-lived climate pollutants are now seen as an essential complement of the aggressive mitigation actions needed to combat climate change," United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a stateme...
1.11.4 South Africa
According to the United Nations, GDP per capita in South Africa may catch up to China in 2017. The South African natural resources industry has been a driver of economic development and higher levels of personal consumption. With the growing South African middle class, the country’s market is relatively stable. Air conditioner market size in South Africa is estimated at about 290,000 units ...
1.11.3 Algeria
Algeria is the largest air conditioner market in Africa. Political uncertainty, however, remains and the country has had a cool summer for two consecutive years. The 2014 market size is estimated at about 478,000 units. Ductless split air conditioners account for 80% of the market, while window units take 20%. According to China Customs, imports of air conditioners from China topped ...
1.11.2. Nigeria
The Nigerian air conditioner market size is estimated at more than 441,000 units. Ductless split air conditioners account for 84% of the market and window units comprise the remaining 16%. With a population of over 170 million, Nigeria holds huge market potential. Security and political stability hold the keys to future market growth in Nigeria. Regarded as an important market in northern A...
1.11.1 Egypt
Egyptian air conditioner demand came to nearly 438,000 units. Egyptian VRF market scale is estimated at 600 units in 2014. Egypt’s population was over 82 million in 2014 and has a young demographic, indicating huge market potential. According to a report by a German marketing research company GfK, over 95% of the market is dominated by split type RACs. Units with capacity in the range of 12...
1.11 Africa
The year 2014 was not a good year for the African air conditioner market in general. Market scale contracted by 9.1% compared with 2013. Northern Africa experienced a cooler-than-usual summer, ...
