The World Bank and four private power companies have tied up to launch an initiative that will help increase Kenyas electricity generation capacity by 285MW
Power Generation
Namibian power company gets go-ahead for coal plant
Namibias national power utility, Nampower has received a clearance certificate from the ministry for its proposed 300MW coal-fired power station at Arandis
AfDB funds Kenya-Ethiopia power project
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) African Development Fund Board has approved a sum of US$348mn for a US$1.26bn power project between Kenya and Ethiopia
African heads approve 15 energy projects
African heads of state have endorsed 15 energy projects worth US$40.5bn that will be implemented before the end of the decade in a bid to increase energy access across the continent
ABB to renovate Mozambique’s power converter station
Power company ABB has won a contract worth US$50mn from South Africas Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) to renovate Mozambiques Songo high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station