A Namibian government minister has left the door open to the possibility that the country could one day host a nuclear power station
Energy
Geothermal drilling to begin in Rwanda in December
The government has identified three potential sites for the project on the slopes of the Karisimbi volcano. (Image source: Bill Wards Brickpile/Flickr)
Drilling work for geothermal power in the northwestern part of Rwanda will begin in December 2012
US funds for RSA’s green energy ambitions
The South African government has planned to generate 3,725MW of power from “green” renewable energy sources. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)
South Africa will receive loans worth US$2bn from the US Export-Import Bank to fund renewable energy projects in the country involving US firms
South Sudan to pay US$3 million compensation to Sudan
South Sudan and Sudan have reached an agreement regarding the exportation and payment of oil between the recently-separated states
Sudan suspends power price hike
The price of electricity was hiked by more than 150 per cent in Sudan in the last week of July. (Image source: Ricardo Diaz/Flickr)
The Sudanese government has decided to suspend increases in power price following public discontent after a sudden hike in the last week of July