General Electric (GE) has been awarded a contract to supply 38 wind turbines of 1.6 MW each, for the upcoming Kinangop wind farm in Kenya
Energy
Gambia, Sierra Leone and Mali receive US$108 million grant from ECOWAS
The governments of Gambia, Sierra Leone and Mali have each received a share of US$108mn in grants from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to aid the development of their energy sectors
Yingli Green consortium awarded solar power projects in Algeria
A consortium comprising China’s Yingli Green Energy, Sinohydro Corporation and Hydrochina has been awarded a contract to design and construct some of Shariket el Kahraba wa el Taket el Moutadiadida (SKTM)’s photovoltaic (PV) solar projects in Algeria
Dangote Group to set up 30 MW power plant in Zambia
Nigeria’s Dangote Group has planned to commission a US$50mn 30 MW power plant in Zambia during Q1 2014, which will supply electricity to its upcoming cement factory in Ndola city
Namibia to import 100 MW additional power from Zambia
State-owned utility company NamPower has announced that Namibia plans to import an additional 100MW of power from Zambia, to boost the country’s energy supply system