The World Bank has approved a US$50mn grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve access to electricity in Sierra Leone and enhance institutional capacity and commercial management of the sector
Power Generation
GE to power West Africa Energy’s 300MW combined-cycle power project
GE has secured an order to supply gas power generation equipment for West Africa Energy’s 300MW combined-cycle power project in Cap des Biches, Dakar, Senegal
ENGIE incorporates Africa in its MESCAT business unit
ENGIE has merged its Africa portfolio with the MESCAT Business Unit under the leadership of Sébastien Arbola, CEO of ENGIE MESCATA (Middle East, South and Central Asia, Turkey and Africa)
Starsight secures new funding for hybrid solar solutions in Nigeria and Ghana
Starsight, a commercial and industrial solar power provider in West Africa, has announced that Finnfund and Norfund have increased their senior debt facility from US$10mn to US$20mn
STAMFORD® AVRs protected from counterfeiters
Since 1904 Cummins Generator Technologies has been a world leader in the design and manufacture of the world renowned NEWAGE™ STAMFORD™ AvK™ brands of alternators