The Mozambican government has approved a 25-year concession contract for the construction of a 600MW coal-fired independent power producer (IPP) in Moatize, Tete province
Energy
Rwanda to increase power production
Rwanda has set a target to produce 563MW of power by 2017 by tapping into hydro, peat, methane, solar and geothermal power resources, and is seeking investors for projects
South Africa to build solar inverter manufacturing plant
Powerway PV SA and Sungrow have announced that they will open a solar inverter manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
China Africa Sunlight Energy Limited to build power station in Zimbabwe
China Africa Sunlight Energy Limited has announced that it will build a 300MW power station at Gwayi in northern Zimbabwe by 2016
AREF to invest in renewable power projects in sub-Saharan Africa
The Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) has raised US$100mn to invest in small and medium-sized power projects in sub-Saharan Africa