Orascom Construction has agreed to undertake a US$420mn contract to convert existing simple power plants to combined cycle power plants
Energy
Ruzizi III hydropower project gets financial backing from AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$138mn loan to finance the Ruzizi III hydropower plant project
Wärtsilä to supply Flexicycle solution to power plant in Senegal
Finnish company Wärtsilä will supply global power generation company Contour Global an extension to a 53MW Flexicycle power plant
Umeme Ltd nears completion of substation for Ugandan township
Uganda’s power utility company Umeme Limited is in the final stages of constructing a 40 MVA substation in the Namugongo township
IFC and Alten-led consortium to develop 120MW PV plant in Nigeria
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Alten Middle Band Solar One have agreed to jointly develop a 120MW solar photovoltaic power project in Kogi State, Nigeria