The MoU for the project was signed in December 2009 between the Ethiopian and Kenyan governments. (Image source: james_jhs/Flickr)
Ethiopia and Kenya have revealed plans to begin construction of the Ethiopia-Kenya interconnector high-voltage electric highway line from September 2013
The objective of the agreement is to increase Rwandas power generation capacity and lessen power import. (Image source: doug_wertman/Flickr)
The Rwandan government has signed a power-purchase agreement with the Energy, Water & Sanitation Authority (EWSA) and Renewable Energy for Accelerated Development Rwanda (REFAD) to develop and manage a hydro-power plant
The period between 2013 and 2016 will see a steep increase in power output in southern Africa. (Image source: Peter Kaminski/Flickr)
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will commission new power projects in an attempt to increase electricity generation capacity in the region by 17,856MW between 2013 and 2016
Construction of the Noor 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) independent power project (IPP) has commenced in Morocco
The European Union (EU) will provide a financial boost of nearly US$49mn for the commencement of the construction of a 143km 220kV transmission line from Rwanda’s Kigoma to Burundi’s Gitega