Norway’s Scatec Solar has won a contract from the Ghanian government to construct a US$95mn 50MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in the country
Energy
Endeavor Energy and Joule Africa to develop hydroelectric power project in Sierra Leone
US-based Endeavor Energy has signed an agreement with Joule Africa to jointly develop a US$700mn hydroelectric power project in Sierra Leone
Egypt to launch tender for first nuclear power plant in early 2014
Egypts Ministry for Electricity and Energy has announced that an international tender to build the country’s first nuclear power station will be launched in January 2014
Brazil's Camargo Correa to bid for hydroelectric power projects in Ghana
The Brazilian ambassador to Ghana has announced that Sao Paulo-based construction company Camargo Correa plans to bid for hydroelectric power projects in the African nation
Barclays unit to fund one-third of South Africa’s clean energy projects
The African corporate banking unit of Barclays has agreed to fund almost one-third of the US$3.3bn clean energy projects in South Africa