VRA is the principal source of power in Ghana, primarily generating electricity from hydro and thermal sources. (Image source: PSNH/Flickr)
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed a pact with Ghanas Volta River Authority (VRA) to provide it with a US$50mn loan tranche in a syndicated US$150mn three-year loan
The Singida wind farm will produce power through wind turbines to help diversify Tanzania’s electricity away from hydropower. (Image source: vaxomatic/Flickr)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with African energy firm Aldwych and telecommunications service provider Six Telecoms to develop a 100MW wind farm in Singida, Tanzania
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