The US may partner with Chinese firms to finance the US$12bn Inga 3 dam project located in DR Congo, according to an NGO
Energy
Tanzania to receive US$27 million German grant for power project
Tanzania has announced that it will receive US$27mn from Germany to set up a new electricity transmission line in the East African country
TAQA to build 300MW power plant in Ghana
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has revealed plans to build an energy facility that will generate 300MW of power at the Takoradi Thermal plant in Ghana
Alstom to provide equipment for power project in Ivory Coast
Alstom was awarded a contract by China’s Sinohydro Corporation Limited to provide electromechanical equipment and technical services to its Soubre Hydropower Project in Ivory Coast in Africa
Africa Clean Energy Corridor to boost renewable energy mooted
Energy ministers and delegates from 19 countries committed to the creation of an Africa Clean Energy Corridor, at a meeting held in Abu Dhabi recently, convened by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)