Caterpillar and Zahid Group executives at the power deal signing ceremony. (Image source: Altaaqa)
Caterpillar has entered into an international power projects (IPP) agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Zahid Group’s subsidiary company, Altaaqa Global, which will ensure an increase in electricity generation across the African continent within weeks
With energy demand increasing by 12 per cent annually in Mauritania, the addition of solar power will help meet future electricity shortfalls. (Image source: steevithak/Flickr)
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company, has launched a US$32mn, utility-scale, 15MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Mauritania
Image source: Wikimedia Commons/USAID.
The Angolan government has announced plans to invest US$17.7mn (AKZ1.7bn) and quintuple the countrys power production capacity by 2017
Green Solar Europa and Intratrek Zimbabwe have teamed up to build a 100MW solar power plant at a cost of US$350mn
The World Bank has revealed plans to extend support to Djibouti for geothermal energy exploration