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A $450 million grant agreement has recently been signed between the Government of Burkina Faso and the United States of America through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The funds will …
Burkina Faso secures US$450m from MCC for electricity improvement projects Read More
Giving a strong push for solar energy from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, life for thousands of Ghanaians is starting to change. The $220 million Ghana Energy and Development Access …
Lighting Up Africa By Bringing Renewable, Off-Grid Energy to Communities Read More
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has wrapped up its bid to co-finance the construction of an integrated Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Mozambique by endorsed a US$400mn senior loan …
AfDB Joins US$20bn Mozambique LNG Financing Read More
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to the Nigerian gas supply company Green Liquified Natural Gas Limited (GLNG) to support Nigeria’s high demand use of …
USTDA Boost LNG Infrastructure in Nigeria Read More
The Nigerian government has declared the commencement of the feasibility study for the construction of a shipyard in Brass Island, Bayelsa State, in the Niger Delta region to maintain and …
Government of Nigeria Announces Feasibility Study towards the Construction of a Dry Dock Read More
Zambia-based ZESCO Limited and Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), which may be a wholly state-owned company, have signed up 3 contracts worth $548 million. The contracts are signed for …
Zambia Signs Pact with PowerChina to Develop 600 MW of Solar Projects Read More
South Africa is sketching up plans for a 2,500 megawatt nuclear programme to try to resolve the country’s power supply problem, the energy ministry stated recently. Given the long lead-time …
South Africa revives idea of new civilian nuclear power programme Read More
Board of Directors of World Bank has permitted a total of $300 million in International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants to support reforms that will help promote electricity trade …
World Bank gives US$300M for energy sector reforms in West Africa Read More
Zimbabwe’s emerging power projects have the potential to earn at least US$3 billion in annual energy exports from the current position of energy insufficiency, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston …
Zimbabwe targets U.S.$3 billion power exports Read More
Swiss engineering company NEK has declared its plans to generate 1,000MW of electricity from a number of wind farms in Ghana. The independent power producer believes the implementation of this …
Wind plans for Ghana gaining momentum Read More
