Dangote Industries Zambia has announced it will construct and operate a coal thermal power plant to generate 30MW of electricity to meet the demand of a cement plant it plans to build on the Copperbelt
Energy
GE to invest in Kenyan power sector
![The GE funding will be directed towards the construction of two wind power projects to boost power generation in Kenya. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)](/images/green__Accretion_Disc.jpg)
The GE funding will be directed towards the construction of two wind power projects to boost power generation in Kenya. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)
General Electric (GE) has announced plans to invest US$100mn into the power generation sector in Kenya over the next 12 months
UN official says Africa’s renewable energy sector set for major boost by 2020
![The African renewable energy sector has received a 1,583 per cent increase between 2004 and 2011. (Image source: Pure3d/Flickr)](/images/solar__Pure3d.jpg)
The African renewable energy sector has received a 1,583 per cent increase between 2004 and 2011. (Image source: Pure3d/Flickr)
The African renewable energy sector has been predicted to be worth US$57bn by 2020 thanks to the growing demand for power across the continent, according to a UN official
Scatec Solar begins construction on PV project in South Africa
Norway-based Scatec Solar has begun construction on a 75MW photovoltaic (PV) project in South Africa
Cove executives to start Africa-focussed exploration firm
Former executives from Cove Energy Plc will start an Africa-focussed oil and gas exploration firm after the company was sold for US$1.9bn to Thailand’s PTTE, earlier in 2012