With only seven per cent of the rural population having access to power supply, Tanzania will spend US$300mn in the next three years for rural electrification programme
Energy
Angola to invest US$4.09 billion in 2,060 MW dam project
The Angolan government has announced plans to invest up to US$4.09bn for constructing the Laúca Dam in the Kwanza Norte province, which is expected to generate 2,060 MW of hydroelectric power
Zimbabwe to start US$355 million Kariba South power plant expansion
Work to expand Zimbabwe’s Kariba South hydro power plant and boost its output to 1,050MW from the current 750MW is set to start in January 2014, a spokesperson for state power utility ZESA has said
Tanzania hikes electricity tariff by 40 per cent
Tanzania’s energy and water utilities regulatory authority (EWURA) has announced a 40 per cent increase in electricity tariffs effective January 2014
Ethiopia’s Gilgel Gibe III hydropower project to commence operations in September 2014
A hydropower project in Ethiopia, with the capacity to generate 1,870 MW of electricity, has been scheduled to commence operations in September 2014