Law firm Gide will be advising a consortium of investors on a solar power plant project involving a public-private partnership between World Bank member group IFC InfraVentures, Scatec Solar and Africa Power 1
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AfDB loans US$145mn for Kenya-Tanzania power transmission line

The Kenyan government plans to add 5,000 km power lines to the existing 3,800 km in the next two years. (Image source: Snvv)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$145mn loan for the construction of a 510 km power transmission line running through Kenya and Tanzania
Nigeria’s CBN and NERC to accelerate power fund disbursement
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
GE to supply equipment for 100MW wind farm in Kenya

The project will include 60 GE 1.7-103 wind turbines and a 15-year service agreement. (Image source: Daniel X. ONeil/Flickr)
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

The projects undertaken by SkyPower will provide 1GW of power to Kenya. (Image source: IFCInfrastructure/Flickr)
Solar energy project developer SkyPower has signed an agreement with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to develop 1GW of solar projects