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
Energy
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
AfDB grants US$193 million for Mano River Union energy project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded a US$193mn grant for an electricity networks interconnection project for the Mano River Union countries
SunEdison secures US$185 million foreign debt for South African solar project
Solar energy services firm SunEdison has secured a foreign debt of US$185mn from the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for its Boshof Solar Park project in South Africa