SteamaCo, market leader in technology for managing off-grid renewable energy networks, is set to build upon its successes in 2016 and deliver energy to many in sub-Saharan Africa who would normally go without
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Investors join Scatec Solar to develop 100 MW Nova Scotia solar project in Nigeria

Dutse, Jigawa in North Nigeria where the Nova Scotia solar plant will be constructed. (Image source: Domenico-de-ga/Commons)
The Nova Scotia solar power plant is due to help Nigeria rapidly increase its generation capacity, with an estimated investment of US$150mn, 200,000 MWh of electricity produced and around 120,000 tons of C02 emissions avoided
Ethiopia activates US$1.6bn hydroelectric dam

Ethiopias Gibe III hydroelectric dam will generate up to 6,500GWh of electricity per year (Source: Twitter/Salini Impregilo)
The latest in a series of ambitious hydroelectric dam construction projects in Ethiopia has launched as plans progress to harness the countrys abundant water supply
Himoinsa expands commercial network to Mali
Himoinsa has signed an agreement with Matforce Mali to improve delivery times and quicken the supply of spare parts and technicians
East Africa’s largest solar plant begins operation in Uganda

Located on a 33-acre plot of land in Soroti District, the power plant has the potential to increase its net output capacity by a further 20MW of solar energy. (Image source: Lance Cheung/Flickr)
Uganda’s first grid-connected solar facility and East Africa’s largest will provide clean, low-carbon and sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes, schools and businesses in the country