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GE to invest in Kenyan power sector
The GE funding will be directed towards the construction of two wind power projects to boost power generation in Kenya. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)
General Electric (GE) has announced plans to invest US$100mn into the power generation sector in Kenya over the next 12 months
UN official says Africa’s renewable energy sector set for major boost by 2020
The African renewable energy sector has received a 1,583 per cent increase between 2004 and 2011. (Image source: Pure3d/Flickr)
The African renewable energy sector has been predicted to be worth US$57bn by 2020 thanks to the growing demand for power across the continent, according to a UN official
Scatec Solar begins construction on PV project in South Africa
Norway-based Scatec Solar has begun construction on a 75MW photovoltaic (PV) project in South Africa
Cove executives to start Africa-focussed exploration firm
Former executives from Cove Energy Plc will start an Africa-focussed oil and gas exploration firm after the company was sold for US$1.9bn to Thailand’s PTTE, earlier in 2012
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