Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has approved a US$10.89mn concessionary loan to develop a 33kV rural electrification project at Kalongo in Uganda
Energy
Lekela celebrates financial close on two wind power projects in South Africa
Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, has successfully reached financial close on two further wind power projects in South Africa
BBOX strikes home solar power deal with DRC
Solar energy company BBOXX said it has signed an agreement with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to bring electricity to 2.5mn citizens by 2020
Zimbabwe’s Hwange power station expansion set to begin
Zimbabwe has closed a US$1.4bn funding project for a 600MW coal-fired expansion project at Hwange, drawing on financing from China and other partnership with Standard Bank and Utho Capital among other participants
Kenergy Renewables signs 40MW solar deal in Kenya
A private Kenyan power firm has signed a 20-year deal to sell 40MW from its solar plant, once built, to the East African nation’s state-run distributor