The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$138mn loan to finance the Ruzizi III hydropower plant project
Energy
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
UK and USA sign MoU to aid Africa with power generation
UK’s Energy Africa campaign and USA’s Power Africa initiative have decided to sign a partnership to aid Africa with power generation projects