Zambias preferred use of solar includes solar grid fed-in, off grid, mini grid, solar microsystems and solar heating. (Image source: ActivSolar/Flickr)
The University of Zambia has plans to establish solar applied energy laboratories to meet the growing demand for electricity in the southern African nation
The supply of power to mines in DR Congo has affected production. (Image source: a454/wikimedia commons)
Glencore and Fleurette Group have invested US$360mn to restore electricity supply to DR Congo’s copper and cobalt mines
The Ghanaian government expects US$120mn of gas investment from the private sector of the country. (Image source: World Bank/Flickr)
Ghana has unveiled its plans to increase electricity generation from 2,500MW to about 7,000MW by 2016 in order to export to Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire
Namibia is currently heavily reliant on South Africa’s Eskom. (Image source: Fae/Wikimedia Commons)
Namibia’s first solar power park is expected to start early 2015 and add 4.5MW of electricity to NamPower’s national grid
In the first phase of production, the plant can produce 120MW of power every hour, which will rise to 235MW per hour by 2019. (Image source: Himoinsa)
European generator manufacturer Himoinsa has supplied 25 diesel generators and lighting towers for the construction of Biocom’s biofuel manufacturing plant in Angola
