Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced the signing of a joint development agreement with Ivoire Hydro Energy SA (IHE) for the development of the 44MW Singrobo hydroelectric power plant in Côte d’Ivoire
Renewables
Scatec Solar to build large-scale solar plant in Mali
Norwegian power producer Scatec Solar has signed an agreement to build West Africa’s first large utility-scale solar power plant in southeast Mali
Platinum Power to build hydroelectric plant in Cameroon
Platinum Power, a Moroccan subsidiary of USA-based private equity firm Brookstone Partners, announced plans to build a hydroelectric project in Cameroon
Chinese firm to build Djibouti’s first wind power plant
Djibouti’s ministry of energy has signed an MoU with Shanghai Electric for the construction of a 60MW wind power project in the eastern African country
Mini hydro power solutions for Nigeria
London-based Genesis Energy Corporation and Norway’s SHP Malthe Winje have decided to fast-track the deployment of modular mini hydro power solutions for Nigeria and the entire African continent at large