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Neal Allen: Principal & Co-Inventor of bigstakes5 Allen & Watkins must be a jack of ALL trades & likely a master of none.. (Folks like Watkins & Allen tend to be heavy on the religious side and end up unable to live up to the brutal reality of business dealings) LINKEDIN SUMMARY for Neal Allen quote "Living by example through one's actions" I bet both are heavly religious folks but business & religion don't mix well and guess who loses out? How many "businesses" has Allen been "Principle" of and how old is Allen and Watkins?
Allen represented and negotiated contracts worth over $250,000,000 for professional NFL/NBA/MLB athletes as an agent for nearly 20 years (WHEN DID THIS TAKE PLACE?? these two guys are in everything!!). Presently, he is the Chairman and CEO of the Dominovas Companies. Allen serves as legal liaison between our patent, regulatory, and gaming attorneys as required.
Michael Watkins: Principal & Co-Inventor bigstakes5
Watkins is an organizational, logistics, and operational guru. His expertise, experience, and amplitude of skill sets make for precise execution of complex strategies. Watkins has over 20 years of high-level management and leadership experience, having managed multiple entities over the years do any of those entities still exist today? "Eddie Robinson Legacy Fund" which Watkins was sued for by his Grand Father for mishandling the funds money, the fund went broke. Then TEAL Development LLC which someone on the board provided a link to the business which is in Atlanta, Georgia and the address links to Neal Allen's past venture which has no history "PRIVATE ASSET GROUP, LLC do any of these ventures exist NOW and were they ever cash flow POSTIVE? (Then we have Neal Allen "the sports agent" but no mention of this in his LINKEDIN page, he might want to mention that he negotiated contracts worth over $250,000,000 cause that's an impressive past) and having been responsible to and for the management of multi-million dollar launches and productions.
In his various roles, Watkins directed his team members as their responsibilities included: project operations and logistics, cash flow management, marketing strategy, and final disposition.
Watkins is a highly decorated veteran of the United States Air Force, having served in many key military operations in the 1990’s. He is a leader of men with a results-driven methodology that leads to maximum efficiency and sustained profits.
http://bigstakes5.com/bs5-team/
Address for Michael Watkins TEAL Development LLC matches Neal Allen's Private Asset Group LLC
https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=418772&businessType=
TEAL development address
http://www.georgiacorporates.com/corp/366328.html
Michael Watkins went broke heading up this charity
http://www.eddierobinsonlegacy.org
Neal Allen DOES list Private Asset Group LLC but no mention of being a sports agent or negotiating $250,000,000
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealallendominovas?authType=name&authToken=ezMt&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
Michael Watkins Does not list TEAL Development LLC, he should because its mention on the Dominovas site
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-watkins-a8a7a621?authType=name&authToken=wflL&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
Mario Aguiluz
Executive Director
Executive Director
Grupo Creativisima
August 2013 – Present (2 years 9 months)
Developing renewable energy projects throughout the region. Creating lasting relationships between investors and dreamers. Making the dream come true. Who says stuff like this?
can't locate one linkedin resume that worked or works for Grupo Trebol or how about a phone number they should have a that.
I much rather be guilty of an inquisitive gaffe then sitting by. And you are right on doubling/triple checking info.
Does this TEAL still exist? or was this run by only by Watkins?
hopefully you are correct cause I would be relieved to be mistaken about TEAL & Watkins here..
I contacted TEAL Development to confirm Michael Watkins past employment. Received an answer this morning from Adam Loftin VP of Development over at TEAL, here's the entire exchange;
My email:
Would you be so kind to confirm Michael Watkins past employment with TEAL Development Group LLC.
"Mr. Watkins was formerly the Managing Partner of TEAL Development Group, LLC a real estate acquisition and land development firm that specialized in the development and construction of class “A†residential and commercial properties. As Managing Partner, Mr. Watkins responsibilities included, project operations and logistics, cash flow management, marketing strategy, and final disposition." -----This is stated on the Dominovas site which looks to be fabricated------
Adam Loftin response:
It would have to be another Teal Development, although I'm not aware of any.
Best,
Adam Loftin | VP, Development
Teal Realty & Development, Inc.
107 Centre Sarcelle Blvd, Suite 703
Youngsville, LA 70592
adam@tealrealtyinc.com
Does someone here have information on Michael Watkins and his involvement with TEAL Development ?
I contacted TEAL Development to confirm Michael Watkins past employment. Received an answer this morning from Adam Loftin VP of Development over at TEAL, here is the entire exchange;
My email;
Would you be so kind to confirm Michael Watkins past employment with TEAL Development Group LLC.
"Mr. Watkins was formerly the Managing Partner of TEAL Development Group, LLC a real estate acquisition and land development firm that specialized in the development and construction of class “A†residential and commercial properties. As Managing Partner, Mr. Watkins responsibilities included, project operations and logistics, cash flow management, marketing strategy, and final disposition." -----This is stated on the Dominovas site which looks to be fabricated------
Adam Loftin response;
It would have to be another Teal Development, although I'm not aware of any.
Best,
Adam Loftin | VP, Development
Teal Realty & Development, Inc.
107 Centre Sarcelle Blvd, Suite 703
Youngsville, LA 70592
adam@tealrealtyinc.com
Michael Watkins LinkedIn; Kinda funny if you step back from it for a moment.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-watkins-a8a7a621?authType=name&authToken=wflL&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
Promoted to Major in the USAF prior to departing to work for my family (His father's Eddie Robinson Foundation) .
Was Chairman & CEO of The Eddie Robinson Foundation for 10 years (EDDIE ROBINSON SUEING HIS GRANDSON MICHEAL WATKINS AFTER HE MISHANDLED FUNDS FROM HIS FOUNDATION. Millions of dollars have gone through the foundation, but Watkins says the money is all gone, and many of the scholarship winners have been left empty handed.......... Then after millions of dollars gone starts a GAMING GAMBLING site!!
Now an entrepreneur in the world of gaming, technology, and entertainment.
Specialties: Leadership, Marketing, Public Relations, and Public Speaking, and Finance?.
Also if you review http://dominovasenergy.com/leadership/ leadership section on Dom's site it has Watkins as "formerly the Managing Partner of TEAL Development Group, LLC a real estate acquisition and land development firm that specialized in the development and construction of class “A” residential and commercial properties. As Managing Partner, Mr. Watkins responsibilities included, project operations and logistics, cash flow management, marketing strategy, and final disposition."
Nowhere does Michael Watkins mentions TEAL Development Group LLC in his LINKEDIN page.
"Emilio DeJesus worked at Verizon Communications from 2000 to 2010 in many positions, including that of Systems Development Manager. From 2012 to 2013, he was a director of Grupo Jemilce.
Emilio changes/updated his LinkedIn photo but doesn't update his past (Grupo Jemilce) position or current Dominovas Energy position?
"De Jesus held several management positions with Verizon Communications from 2000 to 2010, including Digital and Design Engineer, Manager IOF and Broadcast Video, Senior Staff Consultant and Systems Development Manager. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Director of Grupo Jemilce, responsible for strategy and systems development with a focus on waste management and commodities procurement. Since 2012 he has also been Senior Vice President for Operations of Worldtibe Group International, responsible for business development in emerging markets with a focus on transfer of knowledge and investments in Africa, coordinating the creation of joint ventures between North American and African business."
Dominovas new hire in March but of course didn't bother to mention it.
Looks like Kreneshen Moodley is new to the Dominovas Family!!
Managing Director for the Africa Division at Dominovas Energy Corp.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kreneshen-moodley-29056379?authType=name&authToken=hY5I&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
Dominovas new hire in March but of course didn't bother to mention it.
Looks like Kreneshen Moodley is new to the Dominovas Family!! (wonder how he's getting compensated?)
Managing Director for the Africa Division at Dominovas Energy Corp.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kreneshen-moodley-29056379?authType=name&authToken=hY5I&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
Has someone reached to Richard Podos and asked if he and his team Lance Capital & the Netzero Program team are actually involved with the Dominovas Africa project?
"THIS WAS ON THE 6:00 NEWS IN ATL ABOUT LEGENDARY COACH EDDIE ROBINSON AND HIS FOUNDATION. HE IS VERY VERY SICK AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY.......
BUT HE IS SUEING HIS GRANDSON MICHEAL WATKINS AFTER HE MISHANDLED FUNDS FROM HIS FOUNDATION...VERY DEEP STORY....HERE IS THE LINK"
Dale Russell traveled to Louisiana to find Robinson battling Alzheimer's disease. The Eddie Robinson Foundation is run by Robinson's grandson, Michael Watkins, out of Atlanta. Millions of dollars have gone through the foundation, but Watkins says the money is all gone, and many of the scholarship winners have been left empty handed.......... @@@@@This is starting to sound too familiar isn't it@@@@
http://www.hbcusports.com/forums/threads/whoa-i-team-investigation-of-the-eddie-robinson-foundation.56440/
STORY LINK
MYFOXATLANTA.COM
STORY LINK
MYFOXATLANTA.COM
Are Michael Watkins "We are in the business of doing GOOD business" "We are who we say we are"
Emilio DeJesus UPDATED LINKEDIN PHOTO but not the fact that he currently works for Dominovas Energy. Still has his current position as Verizon??
Manager - Systems Development - Engineering
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilio-dejesus-66a2aa1?authType=name&authToken=0Qso&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
Political Tensions Rising in DR Congo:http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00042687.html
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Expresses 'Serious Concern' Over Rising Political Tensions
6 days left on that quote from February 12 PR "Dominovas Energy is set to realize its vision of being a global leader in SOFC development. With its cutting-edge technology and experienced management team, the company may just be known around the world in 80 days.
"Dominovas Energy will provide power to the local utilities under Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and, prior to deployment, it requires specific guarantees, bonding or other credit support, as necessary, where the local contracting entities do not enjoy strong credit ratings."
That's a very coherent thinking. I'd post that statement on Dom's Facebook!
Once again Dominovas has chosen to delete shareholders concerns & comments that were posted last week:
"I am utterly disgusted with your inability to inform / communicate with the shareholders. Shame on you management for rushing the S-1 by the SEC, then relying on shareholders to buy your notes.( while having no regard for them nor their investments with any progress report with that money. I think you need to read your own companies guidelines again on ethical behavior and company duties to the shareholder. I just cant figure out why you did not sell on the couple run ups we had. How will you make money on your ownership stake in the company as things are currently constructed? How will you attract new shareholders to build and increase your companies value with silence? Why are lenders and shorts being catered too-the only ones making money by investing in your company-that is very,very disturbing? Why is your lender allowed to short, when it states they can not? Why have we not heard any activity on any front? Why does management not even have the courtesy to respond to Facebook posts? Great leadership begins with being a stand-up individual. Where is that leadership at Dominovas?....."
1 Reply;
"Very well said. I believe your sentiments have spread to others invested here with this company. No Q&A on FB or twitter or follow ups to MOUs or acquiring Grupo Trebol. No progress report on the Rubicon, they won`t even explain the $1.2 billion and how its structured and then GHS capital deal which we all know about. "Living by example through one's actions"?
Al-Rushaid Group’s Al-Rushaid Technologies, How does this company play a part in Power Africa or is the assumption that Dominovas is working on a PPA with them or looking to Al Rushaid Group for deployment logistics, I ask because I though Greacrest would source out depolyment logistics to its Netzero Progream Team (Lance Capital LLC & Johnson Controls Inc.)
Looking for information that's more in-depth than that...
http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/east-africa/2016/04/22/incomplete-works-delaying-east-africa-power-trading-project-(3)/
"Incomplete works delaying East Africa power trading project"
Dickson Kanakulya "It's because the cost of borrowing to fund such projects has tremendously increased. And many Western banks are less willing to lend African countries and infrastructure projects. Maybe the AIIB will fill that gap"
Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya will have to wait longer before they can trade in electricity due to delays in completing the needed infrastructure reads ‘The East African’.
Rwandan officials have said that contractors are yet to complete works on substations and high-voltage power lines that would facilitate the power trading plan, which is part of the Northern Corridor Infrastructure Projects. The three countries had proposed to start trading in power by 2015, a deadline that was pushed to April 2016.
But chief executive of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd Erias Kiyemba told The East African that the partner states will not meet the new deadline due to challenges such as delays by the contractor.
“We are behind schedule…. The transmission lines are not yet complete because of delays with the contractor, both on the Ugandan and Rwandan side,” said Kiyemba.
While Kigali has completed a high voltage — 220kv — interconnection electric grid transmission line to tap power from western Uganda, the Birembo/Shango sub-stations are behind schedule. “The Kagitumba-Mirama-Shango line was completed in October 2015,” a statement from Rwanda’s Ministry of East African Affairs notes. A source from the Ministry has said that they plan to complete the sub-stations by October 2016. “We experienced some delays in our Birembo /Shango sub-stations, but we are now at 80% complete,” he said. Kigali has asked Isolux Ingenieria, a Spain-based engineering firm contracted to build the power lines and sub-stations to expedite the project. However, the government official said that the firm, which also operates in the DRC and Tanzania, was overwhelmed.
Response from Dominovas Energy Corp. "Silence can be tough for many, but historically when DNRG goes silent, they are working diligently on critical business items and come out of said silence with big news. We appreciate your continued support and hope you continue to stand firm with us as we continue to revolutionize the energy industry."
March 18 at 5:23am
I don't how to feel about the working on critical business items. Every time I go back and read that toppled with the silence I feel the company has a major delay/problem going on behind the scenes.
"If a critical business function is interrupted, a firm could suffer serious financial, legal, or other damages or penalties."
Exactly!
This I found strange on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddyrobles He lists Dominovas on his linkedin but is a shareholder under experience ?
https://www.facebook.com/search/500275781/photos
Grupo Trébol CEO and Principal Mario Aguiluz
https://twitter.com/maguiluz301
I've been looking through social media on Mario Aguiluz and Mario René Aguiluz Gómez and Grupo Trebol, I don't see much that would indicate this young man owns a company valued at $2.5 million in assests and $5 million in annual revenue and certainly this Grupo Trebol is not listed by name on any of Mario Aguiluz social media sites or google.
If you notice the link address has the name Grupo Trebol (I searched facebook photos with Mario's name only) in it but I question what or where the companies actually is. I've tried to reach out to Mario via Facebook but doesn't care to respond. I will say it is usual that Dominovas wants to stay quiet with any and all mean full details on every step here.
Has Dominovas ever explained how much they offered to pay for the Grupo Trebol does someone know here??
I remember reading that someone on the board emailed IR to ask about Dominovas being listed by Jah Pumps-Motors Suppliers Inc. I though I read QS would have the site company take down listing Dominovas or am I wrong on this?
http://www.jahpumpsmotorsuppliers.com/suppliers/
Dominovas Facebook post by shareholder:
"I am utterly disgusted with your inability to inform / communicate with the shareholders. Shame on you management for rushing the S-1 by the SEC, then relying on shareholders to buy your notes.( while having no regard for them nor their investments with any progress report with that money. I think you need to read your own companies guidelines again on ethical behavior and company duties to the shareholder. I just cant figure out why you did not sell on the couple run ups we had. How will you make money on your ownership stake in the company as things are currently constructed? How will you attract new shareholders to build and increase your companies value with silence? Why are lenders and shorts being catered too-the only ones making money by investing in your company-that is very,very disturbing? Why is your lender allowed to short, when it states they can not? Why have we not heard any activity on any front? Why does management not even have the courtesy to respond to Facebook posts? Great leadership begins with being a stand-up individual. Where is that leadership at Dominovas?....."
1 Reply;
"Very well said. I believe your sentiments have spread to others invested here with this company. No Q&A on FB or twitter or follow ups to MOUs or acquiring Grupo Trebol. No progress report on the Rubicon, they won`t even explain the $1.2 billion and how its structured and then GHS capital deal which we all know about. "Living by example through one's actions"?
Obama’s power initiative in Africa needs re-energising
As President Barack Obama embarks on Thursday on a farewell trip to the UK, thoughts are turning to how the outgoing leader’s legacy is likely to be remembered. To those like me who are engaged in bringing energy to developing nations, the answer is obvious. Mr Obama’s greatest legacy will be his visionary campaign to bring electricity to the people of Africa. Perhaps.
Enshrined in US law earlier this year through the Electrify Africa Act, Mr Obama’s Power Africa Initiative could guarantee a far-reaching legacy fitting for the first African-American President of the US. In the increasingly fractious and fractured world of American politics, the rare bipartisan support that this legislation received in Congress was exceptional.But there is no room for complacency. The extraordinary circus around electing Mr Obama’s successor has – amongst other things – raised concerns that Power Africa could have its plug pulled by his successor, particularly if evidence for the project’s success is scant.
So just how successful has this initiative been so far? And what is required to deliver its promise?
Launched in 2013, the Power Africa Initiative sought to leverage the combined resources of the continent’s energy community, from national and donor governments to private companies and international financial institutions, for the sole purpose of tackling energy poverty.
The scale of the problem is truly appalling. More than half a billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa have no access to reliable, affordable electricity. Less than 14 per cent of the population in Burkina Faso and less than 10 per cent in Malawi, to cite just two examples, have access to regular power supplies.
The bare facts for the rest of the continent are just as dire. Moreover, if current trends continue, the amount of people in Africa without access to electric power is set to grow, not shrink in the coming years due to population rates outstripping installation of new power capacity.
With the significant financing raised by Obama’s initiative – $7bn of US government funds and a further $43bn in commitments from the public and private sectors, including the British Government – one would expect equally impressive progress on electrification. Sadly, the numbers are lacklustre at best. Two years into the programme, in 2015, the initiative had yet to deliver any electricity. And this year matters are no better. Clearly, something needs to be done to recharge this initiative and flick the switch back on.
The first priority must be to balance the need for large-scale electrification with the provision of immediate, life-saving power. Big, ambitious infrastructure projects have been the traditional approach to electrification in developing nations. Of course they have their place. But they take time. And millions of African citizens don’t have much of that particular commodity.
The direct and indirect impact that access to power has on an individual’s education, healthcare and economic prosperity can be decisive. So efforts should be focused on securing immediate wins, maximising the reliable use of existing grid infrastructure and fast-tracking feasible solutions that currently exist and can bring immediate benefits. For example, a large solar plant can be constructed in just six months compared to 12-18 months for a large wind farm.
Today, financing, or a lack of it, is no longer the primary cause of Africa’s power deficit. The burning issue is the scarcity of viable, bankable projects on which to deploy the billions of investment dollars now available. Sourcing these projects requires focus right now and will allow Power Africa to not only drive demonstrable impact, but also empower local entrepreneurs seeking to play a role in the continent’s electrification.
Working to source those individuals and converting their ideas into bankable, quickly realised projects through technical and financial support would be money better spent by Obama’s Power Africa executives. The private sector has the commercial and technical toolkit to lead on the large-scale projects. Slowing down their efforts by adding another layer of bureaucracy through a multi-sector effort is proving frustrating and ineffective.
Mr Obama has achieved a great deal, however, by shifting focus from state aid, for too long the preference of past US presidents, to state trade. This must be commended, along with the spotlight that his initiative has shone on the continent’s power deficit.
Galvanising a cross-sector, global community to take action in addressing Africa’s greatest opportunity and redressing its most egregious wrong is no mean feat. But raising both awareness and capital is just the beginning, albeit an impressive one. We now need to connect with the renowned entrepreneurial spirit of African people to deliver tangible, sustainable change to their communities.
Unleashing that power will propel Africa to a brighter future and secure the greatest legacy of the 44th President of the United States of America, regardless of who succeeds him.
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2016/04/21/obamas-power-initiative-in-africa-needs-re-energising/
stayin' 'round in here takes patience and has become a
full-time occupation.
what tends to happen is "people" are usually backed into corner of truth. Like they say heroes aren't born but cornered. And staying this quiet isn't a sign of strength cause that is just too much to swallow at his point. All I can say is don't light that match cause we might go up in smoke...
All we need is sensible news!! But I'm thinking as of now the company is gonna have delays with their target of 4 quarter or even 1st quarter of 2017.
you seem to come armed with ADULT baggage but I don't believe in censorship of any kind. When you come armed with that kind of heavy bag you'll find fault in the most unlikely places even a McDonald's jingle ...
But Skepticism ran through both and I only imagine working in either you become a diplomanic
If all of this comes together I hope to see this type of piece on DNRG in Africa and Korean and then of course, America!
Well, however small or however big I feel there is a delay with deployment. The company has been quiet for some time now and is way too cryptic but lets see if the "in 80 days" quote meant anything.
GHS (Mark Grober) is my only major contention with this DNRG Co. and its legitimacy and business practice. The background with GHS is something that Power Africa folks likely dont know about.
But... On the Power Africa FB site "What are you doing for #EarthDay? We'll be fast-tracking even more renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to a new #PowerAfrica and USAID investment partnership with FMO. — in The Hague, Netherlands."
https://www.facebook.com/PowerAfrica/photos/a.907430709340511.1073741828.893704437379805/977150322368549/?type=3&theater
TauRx...
"It is VERY obvious that 2-73 is going to be successful all the way till 52 weeks in phase 2, AND in their double blinded phase 2/3.
WHY ? They are focusing on blocking Tau, not beta-amyloid. That is similar to what TauRX is doing, and they had successful phase 2. That is the new approach and it works. But TauRX does not reverse, like 2-73 does.
If TauRx comes IPO with 2 billion market cap (I think it will be most likely $4 billion), AVXL should be worth 3x to 4x current market cap.
Wischik, a professor at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, has spent his career looking for a drug to dissolve tangles of a protein called tau, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s brain abnormalities. The majority of Alzheimer’s researchers have focused on another kind of protein clump known as beta-amyloid, which has had mixed results.
Christopher U. Missling, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anavex, said, “Using further upstream targets that efficiently block tau phosphorylation and amyloid overproduction might be a more comprehensive approach in successfully treating this complex disease."
Posted by "doing_good123"
Bad payers
Paul Hinks, the chief executive of Symbion Power, one of the leading private sector beneficiaries of Power Africa support, laid out the problem in detail when he spoke about his company's activities in Africa before congress in March 2014. He said that African governments had yet to cut much red tape. He did, however, emphasise that Nigeria, which was undergoing a privatisation of its energy sector with Power Africa's support, was the exception to an otherwise bleak investment environment.
In particular, the age-old problem of payment remains. "If utilities do not pay producers promptly, the producers will, in turn, default on their payments to the very financial institutions such as OPIC, the Export-Import Bank and the US Trade and Development Agency, who help fund the investment," Hinks told congress. "For more than two years, my company has been battling in one of the Power Africa countries to be paid fully and to be paid regularly. Our experience will discourage lenders from funding power projects."
In the most recent report on Power Africa, the US international development agency USAID said the programme would help improve the efficiency of the energy sector by facilitating technical up- grades to power plants and helping governments to privatise the industry. "Looking ahead, we will scale-up financial support for plant refurbishment and expand our technical assistance on privatisation efforts," the report stated.
For large-scale projects to succeed, reform is needed in multiple areas, according to Ben Leo, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington DC. Besides the long approval process, he points to fee structures that often lead utilities to sell power for less than it costs to produce. It is a practice, he says, that has decimated the energy sector's financial viability and discouraged investment.
Small projects benefit
Despite shortcomings, with its mix of financing, technical support and support for reform, Power Africa can still be credited with pioneering a new model of US development spending. Off-grid and small-scale projects – a central area of Power Africa support – may be able to succeed with a little help. But whether larger projects that can power hundreds of thousands of homes can be made to work with a blend of financing and technical support, or if they also need a wholesale reform of the energy sector in the countries they operate in to succeed, is still an open question – and one that Power Africa is currently testing.
Robert Perry, vice-president of the Corporate Council on Africa, co-led a power sector trade mission to five countries – Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana – with assistant secretary of state Johnnie Carson in February 2012, which led to the inception of Power Africa. "I am optimistic because there are lessons learned along the way," he says.
"That's from the US government side, as well as the US investors' side. I think individual African governments are getting a better understanding of what they can do – becoming better negotiators with US companies and establishing regulations to ensure the power sector is viable."?
However, the funds disbursed to projects under Power Africa still fall short of the target. The Export-Import Bank of the United States – the lead federal agency funding Power Africa activities – is authorised to issue up to $5bn in loans for US exports related to electricity projects. But, by March of this year the bank had only distributed $131.5m for seven Power Africa activities, according to a bank spokesperson, who added that "there are still millions worth in the pipeline".
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Power Africa's second-largest US government financier, has fared better, with a portfolio of $1.6bn in investments, slightly above its initial $1.5bn commitment.
While some say Power Africa is pioneering a new financing model that could attract private sector investment into crucial infrastructure, others question the programme's influence on the power sector in the countries where it is active.
http://www.theafricareport.com/East-Horn-Africa/electricity-the-lights-come-on-slowly.html
Eni plans to invest about 20 billion euros ($22.5 billion) in Africa over the next fours, mostly in oil and gas, the company's Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi said on Friday.
"That represents about 60 percent of our investments" (over that period) he said in a presentation at the International Energy Agency in Paris. Descalzi said Eni, which is involved in projects in 15 African countries, will also help boost and diversify the continent's energy mix through investments in renewables. "In the long-term we are going to invest much more to develop the giant gas fields that we have found," he said
"Africa has booming energy demand, but an unsustainable energy mix"
Read the original article on Theafricareport.com : Oil & Gas: Eni to invest 20 bn euros in Africa | North Africa
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http://www.theafricareport.com/North-Africa/oil-a-gas-eni-to-invest-20-bn-euros-in-africa.html
Carlos de Jesus works for Eni in Angola (where Dom has business cooking) and his brother Emilio de Jesus works for Dominovas...
https://www.facebook.com/bigLos2479?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
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shareholder voicing concern in a not so kind way on Dom's FB
"I'm dissatisfied with the shadiness towards shareholders, the b_ll_hit fluff quality stocks keeps releasing and the lack of communication between management and investors. Get your shit together, clocks a running you don't want to look like fools now do you? Tick tock dominovas."
shareholder posted concern on Dom's FB
"Dear management. I know that you will not respond to this post but I feel the need to express my dissatisfaction with your lender. In your "terms agreement" ,with them, it explicitly says that they are not allowed to short the security. We have seen the same Lucy-Charlie Brown scenario happen after each pps rise. Shorts come in and aid the lender by taking it back down under .02, in order to get many more shares for the next round of dilution. If not for the shareholders, I would think that you would like to protect your shares and investments as well. (Though, at this time, it seems like you are content with the lender dictating all the terms to you and diluting and decreasing your stake in your company as well.) I have read your annual report and code of conduct section. In it, you express the interest to protect and be aligned with the shareholders, as well as having your employees being held to the highest of "ethical"standards. I can only suggest that you have that same mentality with the people you do business with and hold them to the same standards and terms of your business agreements as well. Many people are and have been very supportive and patient with Dominovas. I can only hope that you will adhere to you written principles by protecting, aligning with, and serving the shareholders. Thank you..."
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anyone know if there was any follow up on this specific patient in the story taking 273 ??