Tanzania will complete the construction of a US$455mn power transmission line by April 2015 linking its power grid to Kenya and Zambia, said the Ministry of Energy and Minerals
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Toshiba Corporation signs MoU with Ethiopian Electric Power
Japanese multinational Toshiba Corporation has signed an MoU with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) to work on geothermal power projects in the East African country
Moncada Energy Group completes Africa's biggest thin film solar farm
Italian-based Moncada Energy Group has completed the Solar Capital De Aar Project, the biggest thin film solar farm in Africa
World Bank to provide US$519mn for Moroccan solar project
The World Bank will provide a US$519mn loan to finance two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 350MW in Morocco
US firms to invest in Nigerian energy sector
A group of four US-based companies will make investments worth US$212mn in Nigerias power sector as part of President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative