Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) is working with Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to ensure the complete disbursement of the US$1bn power fund over the next three weeks
Energy
GE to supply equipment for 100MW wind farm in Kenya
GE Africa announced that it is partnering with Kipeto Energy Limited to build a new 100MW wind farm in Kenya’s Kajiado County
SkyPower to develop 1GW of solar projects in Kenya
Solar energy project developer SkyPower has signed an agreement with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to develop 1GW of solar projects
Ghana turns to tidal waves for power
Ghana is expected to commission its first undersea power generator by December 2016, as the US$4bn project is being developed by a private sector energy company
44MW hydroelectric project to come up in Côte d’Ivoire
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced the signing of a joint development agreement with Ivoire Hydro Energy SA (IHE) for the development of the 44MW Singrobo hydroelectric power plant in Côte d’Ivoire