The US-based finance institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has agreed to an investment warranty of US$253mn to support the construction of the Lake Turkana Wind Power project (LTWP)
Renewables
Morocco touted to be a 'big solar power developer' in North Africa
A KPMG report has claimed that Morocco is showing great promise as a renewable energy developer in North Africa
ECOWAS to integrate renewable energy development in West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that it is working on a common agenda to develop renewable energy across West Africa
African Union and Reykyjavik Geothermal to drill wells in Ethiopia
The African Union (AU) and Icelands private power developer Reykjavik Geothermal have signed a grant contract worth US$8mn for a geothermal project in Ethiopia
Globeleq completes two solar farms in South Africa
Power generation company Globeleq has completed two 100MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power facilities in Northern Cape, South Africa