Drilling work for geothermal power in the northwestern part of Rwanda will begin in December 2012
Energy
US funds for RSA’s green energy ambitions
South Africa will receive loans worth US$2bn from the US Export-Import Bank to fund renewable energy projects in the country involving US firms
South Sudan to pay US$3 million compensation to Sudan
South Sudan and Sudan have reached an agreement regarding the exportation and payment of oil between the recently-separated states
Sudan suspends power price hike
The Sudanese government has decided to suspend increases in power price following public discontent after a sudden hike in the last week of July
Investors make a beeline to Zizabona Energy Project
Five investors have expressed interest in the ZiZaBoNa project, which will consist of an electricity transmission interconnector that links Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia