Construction for the Witkop Solar Park and Soutpan Solar Park projects will begin in January 2013. (Image source: Dave Dugdale/Flickr)
Solar energy services provider SunEdison has announced that it has closed US$314mn in long-term debt and equity financing for two utility solar projects in South Africa
The African Development Bank, World Bank and the French Agency for Development have committed to fund the US$1.26bn project. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection)
Kenya is finalising the selection of a consultant to oversee the building of the US$1.2bn electricity transmission line from Ethiopia
EU has expressed its wish to help Rwanda by investing in its energy sector. (Image source: sxc.hu)
The European Union (EU) has pledged to fund major energy projects in Rwanda from 2013 through to 2015
Residents of Yamugwe village in the Central Province of Kenya have seen improvements to local services since rural electrification was rolled out, according to church pastor and businessman Martin Mbugua
Dangote Industries Zambia has announced it will construct and operate a coal thermal power plant to generate 30MW of electricity to meet the demand of a cement plant it plans to build on the Copperbelt