EIB has invested in a number of energy projects including the Lake Turkana Wind Project in Kenya. (Andrea Kratzenberg/freeimages.com)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a US$2.8mn deal with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) to boost training within Africas energy sector
High temperatures in Ghana would reportedly favour thin-film PV. (Image source: BlackRockSolar/Flickr)
Solar solutions company Hanergy Solars subsidiary has acquired 70 per cent equity in Ghanaian company Savanna Solar to develop a 400 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in northern Ghana at an estimated cost of US$1.1bn
AIOG will supply provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for mining projects in Western Africa. (Image source: Gasol plc)
West African energy development company Gasol plc has entered a strategic partnership with Switzerland-based African Iron Ore Group Limited (AIOG) to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for mining projects in western Africa
Off-grid solar refers to generating power in a self-sufficient manner without any reliance on power grids. (Image source: USDAGov/Flickr)
US-based solar services company SolarCity is to invest US$7mn in Tanzanian solar lighting services company Off Grid Electric to produce off-grid solar power
The GERD will produce 6,000MW of power and help Ethiopia reduce deficits. (Image source: Grand Millenium Dam)
The 6,000 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) hydropower project, worth US$4.7bn, will begin generating electricity in 18 months, according to the Ethiopian government
