The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), which is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), confirmed its leading position as a provider of debt funding to Africa’s alternative energy generation sector
Energy
Waste-to-Hydrogen project set for development in Egypt’s Suez Canal Hub

The Suez Canal Project will produce 300,000 tons of green hydrogen per year at half the levelised cost of current green hydrogen. (Image source: The Electric Hub)
The General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone has given preliminary approval to the US energy company H2 Industries to develop a 1GW LOHC Hydrogen Hub at the East Port-Said in Egypt
Heavy lifting complete at Dangote refinery

The venture brought together a small army of contractors from around the globe. (Image source: Mammoet)
Originally scheduled to come on stream in 2019, Nigeria’s flagship Dangote refinery project is nearing completion with start up now expected in Q3 2022
Volvo Penta upgrades D13 genset engine
Volvo Penta has strengthened its generation engine portfolio by introducing a D13 power node, the TAD1346GE 500 kVA
Lake Albert Development Project launched in East Africa

The Lake Albert development encompasses the Tilenga and Kingfisher upstream oil projects and the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
During a ceremony held in Kampala, the Lake Albert Development Project partners announced the final investment decision and the launch of the major project representing a total investment of approximately US$10bn