The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has identified nine high-priority energy transmission projects valued at over US$4bn for promotion and marketing to potential investors
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NEPAD signs MoU with USAID to support Power Africa
The African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development Agency (NEPAD) has signed an MoU with USAID to support its Power Africa initiative
Ethiopia’s geothermal plant to begin operations in 2015
A 70MW Aluto-Langano geothermal power plant recently set-up in Ethiopia is likely to commence operations in April 2015
Mainstream Renewable Power to buy Ghana’s wind farm from Swiss firm
Mainstream Renewable Power has signed an agreement worth US$525mn with Swiss wind farm developer NEK Umwelttechnik to buy 225MW Ayitepa Wind Farm in Ghana
Sasol replaces old burner management system with DeltaV SIS
Emerson Process Management has migrated DeltaV SIS burner management system in Sasol’s integrated chemical plant in Sasolburg, South Africa