Construction on Djibouti’s first solar power plant has begun, following the laying of the foundation stone by President Ismail Omar Guelleh
Energy
Nigerian IPP achieves financial close
Nigeria’s first true project-financed independent power plant (IPP), the Azura Edo, has achieved financial close and stakeholders met to finalise issues ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony
Orascom Construction to convert Egypt power plants for US$420mn
Orascom Construction has agreed to undertake a US$420mn contract to convert existing simple power plants to combined cycle power plants
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