The Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project will aim to boost reliable power supply to the electricity grids of Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania. (Image source: Alex Polezhaev/Flickr)
The World Bank has approved US$340mn for a hydroelectric project that will aim to benefit 62mn people in Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania, as part of the Great Lakes regional initiative
Kenya has revealed plans to partner with Tanzania for production of geothermal power in an attempt to increase energy production in the East African region
The project is a partnership between Mozambican electricity company EDM and South Africa’s Sasol’s New Energy. (Image source: Rick Noordhuizen/Flickr)
Mozambique has announced plans to build a gas-fired power station capable of generating 150MW of energy at a cost of US$250mn by May 2014 to help meet domestic demands for energy
The AfDB funds are expected to aid project that will boost electricity supply in rural Rwanda. (Image source: pwever/Flickr)
The Rwandan government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an agreement worth US$41.5mn to scale up energy access projects in the country
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
