The 188MW hydro-electric project will be financed by China’s Export-Import Bank. (Image source: doug_wertman/Flickr)
Uganda has awarded China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE) a contract for building a new dam and power plant on the Nile
GigaWatt Global will run the financing and construction of the solar plant in the district of Rwamagana, near Kigali city. (Image source: russf/Flickr)
The Rwandan government has signed a US$23mn solar energy deal with Dutch company GigaWatt Global that will involve the generation of 8.5MW of electricity
The plant is expected to start operating by the end of 2016. (Image source: Public Domain Photos/Flickr)
Chinese firm Sepco III has signed a deal to build a 318MW coal-fired power plant in the North African country of Morocco
The solar power projects will enable the farms to reduce the use of diesel power generators. (Image source: Aggathopos/Flickr)
Kenyan flower farms have started investing in solar panels in an attempt to get access to a stable power source and cut electricity costs
The Olkaria II geothermal plant, Kenya. (Image source: frank van der vleuten/Flickr)
While the focus on geothermal power in East Africa has mainly been on electricity generation, experts in Kenya now say that its potential goes beyond this into agriculture, health, tourism and hotel industries
