According to Babungi, the ability to monitor customer consumption and status of metering installations enable real time responses in cases of power thefts. (Image source: gyn9037)
Ugandas retail power distributor Umeme Power Company is reported to be investing US$24mn in automated meter-reading technology that uses smart meters to help it curb energy losses among large commercial consumers
Ghana hopes nuclear energy will help to propel the country forward. (Image source: sharkhats/Flickr)
Ghana has taken an important step on the road to achieving nuclear power, passing the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Bill
The solar project will be set up in Segou, east of Bamako. (Image source: ActivSolar/Flickr)
Law firm Gide will be advising a consortium of investors on a solar power plant project involving a public-private partnership between World Bank member group IFC InfraVentures, Scatec Solar and Africa Power 1
The Kenyan government plans to add 5,000 km power lines to the existing 3,800 km in the next two years. (Image source: Snvv)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$145mn loan for the construction of a 510 km power transmission line running through Kenya and Tanzania
The disbursement of funds would aid in the economic growth of Nigeria. (Pixabay)
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) is working with Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to ensure the complete disbursement of the US$1bn power fund over the next three weeks
