Foreign independent power producers arrive in Ghana to invest in the countrys power sector
Energy
Rwandan hydropower plant to begin producing power
![The government of Rwanda is keen to tap into renewable energy to overcome power deficit. (Image source: Nick Mathew/Flickr)](/images/hydro-nickmathew-flickr.jpg)
The government of Rwanda is keen to tap into renewable energy to overcome power deficit. (Image source: Nick Mathew/Flickr)
The Nyabarongo River Hydropower Plant in Rwanda has been prepared to begin producing 28MW of power by November 2014
Three-step action plan to boost sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has suggested a three-step action plan to boost sub-Saharan Africa’s economy by 30 per cent in 2040
Aggreko to provide power to Kwale sand mine in Kenya
![Aggreko provided 250kVA of power to the Kwale Mineral Sands Mine when the project began. (Image source: Isuru Senevi/Flickr)](/images/mine-isurusenevi-flickr.jpg)
Aggreko provided 250kVA of power to the Kwale Mineral Sands Mine when the project began. (Image source: Isuru Senevi/Flickr)
Scotland-based power solutions company Aggreko has agreed to supply a 350kVA power package to the Kwale Mineral Sands Mine in southeast Kenya
Tanzania to complete US$455mn power link by 2015
![Tanzania has five billion tonnes of coal reserves and plans to build coal-fired power plants. (Image source: Theodore Scott /Flicker)](/images/transmission.jpg)
Tanzania has five billion tonnes of coal reserves and plans to build coal-fired power plants. (Image source: Theodore Scott /Flicker)
Tanzania will complete the construction of a US$455mn power transmission line by April 2015 linking its power grid to Kenya and Zambia, said the Ministry of Energy and Minerals