Lekela Power is the eighth clean energy initiative being spearheaded by Actis. (Image source: ArtemyoLagalag/Flickr)
UK-based private equity firm Actis and global solar and wind energy company Mainstream Renewable Power have launched a pan-African renewable energy generation platform Lekela Power for US$1.9bn
The Batoka Gorge leads to the Victoria Falls, where the proposed dam is being planned. (Image source: AndreasKollegg/Flickr)
The power generating capacity of the Batoka Gorge hydropower plant is expected to increase to 2,400MW from the originally-expected capacity of 1,600MW
The African Development Fund will support the project that will improve the supply of electricity between Kenya and Tanzania. (Image source: Arbyreed/Flickr)
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan amounting to US$144.9mn to the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project
Nigerias power infrastructure such as sub-stations and transmission lines will get a boost from the government and Chinese company TBEA. (Image source: BrittneyLeBlanc/Flickr)
Nigeria has signed an MoU with China’s TBEA Co Ltd to fast-track the development of sub-stations and transmission lines in the country
Gigawatt Globals 8.5MW solar farm in the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) in Rwanda. (Image source: Gigawatt Global)
Renewable energy company Gigawatt Global has launched the US$23.7mn solar energy plant in Rwanda, which is East Africa’s first utility-scale solar project to go online