Bujumbura the capital of Burundi has become a little brighter thanks to a partnership with Gigawatt Global
Renewables
Wind power project near completion in Namibia
![The Ombepo wind power project was funded by the Development Bank of Namibia. (Image source: Nosha/Flickr)](/images/Ombedo.jpg)
The Ombepo wind power project was funded by the Development Bank of Namibia. (Image source: Nosha/Flickr)
The construction of US$13.6mn Ombepo wind power project at Lüderitz in Namibia is close to completion, reported the developer Innosun Energy Holdings, noting that the project aims to add five megawatts of electricity to the country’s national power grid
Aggreko acquires Younicos for green energy future
![The acquisition aims at reducing the cost of energy the customers and providing a more reliable green power to the global market. (Image source: minoru karamatsu/Flickr)](/images/Aggerco.jpg)
The acquisition aims at reducing the cost of energy the customers and providing a more reliable green power to the global market. (Image source: minoru karamatsu/Flickr)
Scottish temporary power firm Aggreko announced the takeover of German-US based Younicos, a move that is aimed at reducing the energy cost to Aggreko’s customers and bringing about a reliable and green power to the international market
USTDA supports geothermal project development in Zambia
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a US$1.5mn grant with Kalahari GeoEnergy Limited, a Zambian geothermal development company, for a feasibility study supporting the development of a 10-20 MW geothermal power plant
AfDB grants US$23.25mn for Liberia’s renewable energy sector
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The annual average households electricity consumption currently stands at 510kWh for an average family of five persons in Liberia. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)
The AfDB has granted Liberia US$23.25mn through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) for the construction of a 9.8MW hydropower plant at Gbedin Falls on the Mano River, with an aim to transform the renewable energy sector in the country