FQM and Zesco are currently awaiting a nod from the Zambia Public Procurement Authority to launch the power project. (Image source: sxc.hu)
First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQM) and Zesco will start constructing a US$230mn power line from Lusaka to Solwezi for its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila, Zambia
Kenya Power has unveiled a US$195.3mn plan to reinforce Nairobis electricity network and reduce the frequency of outages that affect the metropolis
The World Bank has agreed to finance Liberias section of the power network. (Image source: geograph.org.uk)
Liberia has formally joined the West African Power Pool (WAPP) after the World Bank signed an agreement with the countrys government to finance the Liberian section of the power network
Kenya has signed a US$50mn electricity deal with the World Bank that will enable the country to connect to the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) by early 2015
The US$223mn power transmission inter-connector development that hopes to link Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia (ZiZaBoNa) has attained interest from five investors, following a roundtable event held in Swakopmund, Namibia
