The US$223mn power transmission inter-connector development that hopes to link Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia (ZiZaBoNa) has attained interest from five investors, following a roundtable event held in Swakopmund, Namibia
Energy
AAP Carbon granted Kalina Cycle license for sub-Saharan Africa
AAP Carbon has been granted a Kalina Cycle license for sub-Saharan Africa as part of a recent agreement with Wasabi Energy, which has increased its stake in the company from 25 to 62.5 per cent
Nuclear power option on the table in Namibia
A Namibian government minister has left the door open to the possibility that the country could one day host a nuclear power station
Geothermal drilling to begin in Rwanda in December

The government has identified three potential sites for the project on the slopes of the Karisimbi volcano. (Image source: Bill Wards Brickpile/Flickr)
Drilling work for geothermal power in the northwestern part of Rwanda will begin in December 2012
US funds for RSA’s green energy ambitions

The South African government has planned to generate 3,725MW of power from “green” renewable energy sources. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)
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