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
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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
The expansion project supports the Ghanaian government’s efforts to also promote the use of indigenous natural gas supplies. (Image source: squeaks2569/Flickr)
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has inaugurated the Takoradi 2 power plant in Ghana, a move aimed to develop the electricity sector in the African country