Power and automation technology group, ABB, has confirmed that it has won orders worth around US$225mn to supply two turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants that will be built in Limpopo in South Africa
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Sasol's gas engine power plant goes live in South Africa

Henri Loubser, managing director of Sasol New Energy (centre), flanked by the project team. (Image source: Sasol)
Sasol has announced that its US$215mn gas engine power plant in Sasolburg has begun producing electricity for the first time as part of the facilitys test phase
Blue Energy to build Africa’s largest solar PV power plant
UK-based renewable energy company, Blue Energy, has announced that it is to build Africas largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Ghana
SunEdison closes US$314 million for South Africa solar projects

Construction for the Witkop Solar Park and Soutpan Solar Park projects will begin in January 2013. (Image source: Dave Dugdale/Flickr)
Solar energy services provider SunEdison has announced that it has closed US$314mn in long-term debt and equity financing for two utility solar projects in South Africa
Kenya set to construct electricity transmission line from Ethiopia

The African Development Bank, World Bank and the French Agency for Development have committed to fund the US$1.26bn project. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection)
Kenya is finalising the selection of a consultant to oversee the building of the US$1.2bn electricity transmission line from Ethiopia