U.S.-led Power Africa program to boost generation capacity across the continent by 30,000MW. (Image source: Paul Robinson)
Private sector commitments to President Barack Obamas push to increase electricity in Africa now top $20bn
The CTRG natural gas power plant has an electricity generation capacity of 180MW. (Image source: Victoria Catterson/Flickr)
A natural gas-powered electricity generation plant Central Térmica de Ressano Garcia (CTRG) has been inaugurated in Mozambique’s Moamba district at Maputo district to tackle load shedding in the region
The World Bank is providing more than $73mn for technical, environmental, and social studies on the Inga 3 Hydropower project. (Image source: jbdodane)
DR Congo is looking to choose a contractor by July for its controversial US$12bn hydroelectric project aimed at producing up to 4,800MW of power by diverting about one-sixth of the Congo River
Solar PV panels are installed on the rooftops of buildings, and they help harvest the suns energy to power the buildings. (Image source: InhabitatBlog/Flickr)
The spike in the number of green buildings is higher in South Africa than any other nation in the world, revealed the McGraw-Hill Construction SmartMarket Report
Though Mali has limited access to electricity, there is potential to develop hydro, wind and solar power. (Image source: Mr Nixter/Flickr)
Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), the bilateral trust fund of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a US$530,000 grant to co-fund a renewable energy project in Mali
