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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
Angola to 'increase power production five-fold by 2017'
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Green Solar and Intratrek to launch solar power project in Zimbabwe
Green Solar Europa and Intratrek Zimbabwe have teamed up to build a 100MW solar power plant at a cost of US$350mn
World Bank offers Djibouti geothermal energy support
The World Bank has revealed plans to extend support to Djibouti for geothermal energy exploration
TAQA’s Takoradi 2 expansion project inaugurated in Ghana
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
Aggreko and Shanduka recognised at Africa Energy Awards
The power projects have supplied 110MW of power to Mozambique supplier, Electricidade de Mocambique. (Image source: t0m0)
The Aggreko Shanduka cross-border power project, situated at Ressano Garcia in Mozambique, has received the prize for Africa’s Best Fast Track Power project in 2012 at the Africa Energy Awards