Access to reliable and affordable energy in four West Africa countries will be transformed once a new 1303km electricity interconnector, inaugurated on 4 June 2017 on the sideline of the ECOWAS Heads of State Summit in Monrovia, is operational
Energy
BWSC awarded contract to build high-efficiency power plant in Mali
Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) has been awarded a EUR90mn (US$100mn) contract to build a high-efficiency power plant which will increase the power capacity in Mali by 25 per cent
ENGIE and eleQtra sign an agreement for the development of a wind project in Ghana
![Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya, the largest wind farm project in Africa. (Image source: AfDB)](/images/Lake_Turkana_Wind_Power_Project_-_The_largest_wind_farm_project_in_Africa.jpg)
Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya, the largest wind farm project in Africa. (Image source: AfDB)
The project is expected to require an investment of approximately US$120mn and to start operations early 2019
South African electricity market: Adaptive power generation models will become essential
Alternative sustainable power sources create new growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan
“Shale gas will be a game changer for South Africa”
The H.E honourable Thembisile Majola deputy minister of energy, South Africa, heralded natural gas as the next potential resource for power generation