The 230kV cross-border power transmission project stretches for 296km from Ethiopia to Sudan. (Image source: sxc.hu)
Ethiopian Electric and Power Corporation (EEPCo) has said that a test run has been launched for the supply of electricity to neighbouring Sudan
The hydro power agreement is an extension of an MoU signed between Nigeria and China’s Sinohydro Corporation to build another hydro power plant on the Mambila Plateau. (Image source: sxc.hu)
Nigeria has signed a pact with Sinohydro-Cneec Corporation to build a US$1bn 700MW hydro power station on the Zungeru River in Niger state
The storage facilities will have a total capacity of 60mn litres, which will be enough to meet Malawis fuel demand for at least 60 days. (Image source: barekim/Flickr)
Malawi has secured a loan of US$76.5mn from the Export-Import Bank of India for the construction of fuel reserve facilities
The project will connect power grids of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and the DR Congo when completed. (Image source: sxc.hu)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an additional loan amount of US$115mn to finance the construction of an electricity highway running between Ethiopia and Kenya
US Ambassador Deborah Malac and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf share a toast at an event. (Image source: www.monrovia.usembassy.gov)
The US government has granted Liberia US$9.1mn to expand the electricity supply to the country’s capital city, Monrovia, and its surrounding areas