Spanish energy solutions firm Isolux Corsan has been chosen to design, build and install high voltage direct current (HVDC) equipment between Ethiopia and Kenya for US$450mn
Power Generation
MAN Diesel & Turbo plans to deepen presence in Nigeria’s power sector
Germany’s MAN Diesel & Turbo is planning to diversify its interests in Nigeria’s electricity market, following the opening of a sales division in Lagos
York Timbers to set up 25MW electrical biomass plant in South Africa
York Timbers has plans to set up an electrical biomass power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa for US$106mn
AfDB approves US$121mn loan and grant to improve Uganda’s electricity access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$121mn loan and grant to assist the government in improving electricity access for businesses and in rural households
‘Gas-fired power generation could add US$12bn to South African GDP’
South Africa could tap into its natural gas reserves to expand its energy mix and support growth across the economy, recommended McKinsey Global Institute