South Korean firm Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company will facilitate the production of 10,000MW of electricity projects in Nigeria after signing a MoU with the West African country’s government
Energy
Ethiopia to increase electrical supply from geothermal power sources
The Ethiopian Geological Survey has come out in support of increasing the amount of electricity Ethiopia generates through geothermal power
Kashimbila Dam in Nigeria to be completed in 2014
The Nigerian minister of state for power, Darius Ishaku, has assured the people of the Taraba State that the Kashimbila multi-purpose dam will be completed by April 2014
Acwa-led consortium to develop 50MW solar thermal project in South Africa
A consortium led by Acwa Power has won a EUR 300 million (US$375.8 million) bid to build a 50MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province
‘Nigeria will be among top 20 in power sector by 2020’
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said the power supply system in the country will be among the top 20 countries in the world by 2020