Djibouti has rich reserves of clean energy sources, which the government wants to tap into to satisfy the countrys energy needs. (Image source: AndreasTroll/Pixabay)
Construction on Djibouti’s first solar power plant has begun, following the laying of the foundation stone by President Ismail Omar Guelleh
The Azura Edo IPP will be a 450MW gas-fired plant. This image is used for representational purposes only. (Image source: Duke Energy/Flickr)
Nigeria’s first true project-financed independent power plant (IPP), the Azura Edo, has achieved financial close and stakeholders met to finalise issues ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony
The Assuit and West Damietta plants will be converted to improve energy efficiency and limit fuel intake. (Image source: Rob/Flickr)
Orascom Construction has agreed to undertake a US$420mn contract to convert existing simple power plants to combined cycle power plants
A dam will be built through the Ruzizi river, said AfDB. (Image source: Covitha/Flickr)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$138mn loan to finance the Ruzizi III hydropower plant project
The power plant near Dakar is currently under construction, and the first phase is expected to come online by October 2016. (Image source: Wartsila)
Finnish company Wärtsilä will supply global power generation company Contour Global an extension to a 53MW Flexicycle power plant