The government says the ongoing construction of the 250 megawatt Bujagali hydro power project will have it's turbine commissioned in October 2011, increasing installed generation capacity from the current 550 megawatts to about 880 megawatts of electricity in 2012 when the dam is fully completed.

Zambia has launched a K6 trillion Rural Electrification Master Plan (REMP) scheduled to run up to 2030 aimed at stimulating rural industries and combating poverty.

At the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit last December, Kenya was named as one of the developing countries that can become a leader in renewable energy generation.

The recently completed Africa Carbon Forum in Nairobi had significantly more participants than expected.

Shell and IBM have formed a research collaboration that aims to extend the life of oil and natural gas fields.