The funds will be dedicated for construction of the Rukarara Substation and Rukarara - Kilinda High Voltage line. (Image source: sxc.hu)
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) recently approved a loan of US$12mn to give boost Rwandas Electricity Access Scale-up Roll-out Programme
The power station will start producing electricity by 2014. (Image source: Public Domain Photos/Flickr)
Namibias national power utility, Nampower has received a clearance certificate from the ministry for its proposed 300MW coal-fired power station at Arandis
The Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (Zesco) will implement the project within a period of two years. (Image source: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino/Flickr)
The Zambian government and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the implementation of a project worth more than US$56mn which will help reduce power shortages in the country
The AfDB aid is expected to help Morocco achieve its goal of increasing installed renewable energy capacity to 42 per cent by 2020. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$800mn to spur private investment in Moroccos growing wind and solar markets
Fracking involves pumping of pressurised water, chemicals and sand underground to release gas trapped in rocks. (Image source: mrpbps/Flickr)
South Africa has lifted restrictions on shale gas exploration in the Karoo region using fracking