Camargo Correa is in preliminary talks with state officials to set up a base in Ghana and bid for hydroelectric power projects. (Image source: jbdodane/Flickr)
The Brazilian ambassador to Ghana has announced that Sao Paulo-based construction company Camargo Correa plans to bid for hydroelectric power projects in the African nation
South Africa has awarded 1,500MW of wind, solar photovoltaic, landfill gas and biomass energy projects. (Image source: Activ Solar/Flickr)
The African corporate banking unit of Barclays has agreed to fund almost one-third of the US$3.3bn clean energy projects in South Africa
The plans for the project include the construction of a 1,400km 225kV line to connect the national networks of the four countries, along with building 11 sub-stations and two regional control centres. (Image source: Donna Marijne/Flickr)
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded a US$193mn grant for an electricity networks interconnection project for the Mano River Union countries
SunEdison’s debt from OPIC will cover 75 per cent of the cost of the Boshof Solar Park project. (Image source: Alex Lang/Flickr)
Solar energy services firm SunEdison has secured a foreign debt of US$185mn from the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for its Boshof Solar Park project in South Africa
Actis will acquire a majority interest in three Cameroonian power assets for US$220mn. (Image source: Philippe Semanaz/Flickr)
Private equity investment company Actis has signed an agreement with American energy giant AES to acquire a majority interest in three power assets in Cameroon for US$220mn