The international atomic energy agency (IAEA) has approved Kenya’s application to proceed with its first nuclear power plant after a week-long assessment
Energy
JUMEME to implement solar mini-grid project in Tanzania

The pilot project is to be developed in Bwisya Village, Mwanza Region, where a hybrid power station will provide access to electricity. (Image Source: Jimmy_Joe/Flickr)
JUMEME Rural Power Supply Limited’s (JUMEME) solar mini-grid project will provide electricity to than 100,000 people and 2,340 small businesses in Tanzania’s rural centres
Tanzania to foray into energy export

The new US$300mn project will allow Tanzania to export up to 2,000MW of electricity to Kenya. (Image Source: Tony Castellani/Flickr)
Tanzania’s state-owned power utility TANESCO has announced plans of becoming an energy exporter over the next two years
Hybrid system to double coal plant efficiency
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have proposed a new combination process that could help boost coal efficiency to between 55 and 60 per cent
Plans to boost power production in Zimbabwe

Government power generation projects will make power more affordable for businesses. (Image Source: kappuru/Flickr)
Zimbabwean energy minister Samuel Undenge announced the government’s projects to increase power generation in the country