AAP Carbon has been granted a Kalina Cycle license for sub-Saharan Africa as part of a recent agreement with Wasabi Energy, which has increased its stake in the company from 25 to 62.5 per cent
Renewables
Geothermal drilling to begin in Rwanda in December
Drilling work for geothermal power in the northwestern part of Rwanda will begin in December 2012
AfDB grant loan for Ghana thermal power plant expansion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has sanctioned a loan of US$60 million for the expansion of the Takoradi II thermal power plant in Ghana
Ethiopia to increase electrical supply from geothermal power sources
The Ethiopian Geological Survey has come out in support of increasing the amount of electricity Ethiopia generates through geothermal power
Kashimbila Dam in Nigeria to be completed in 2014
The Nigerian minister of state for power, Darius Ishaku, has assured the people of the Taraba State that the Kashimbila multi-purpose dam will be completed by April 2014