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The dusty town of Naivasha sits within the Great Rift Valley, where the African continent is being divided into 2. About 90 km northwest of Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi, …
Kenya Is Helping Its Neighbours Develop Geothermal Energy Read More
Ethiopia and China in June launched a joint research and extension center supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to fast-track renewable energy development in Ethiopia. The Joint Research …
Ethiopia, China Launch UNDP-Supported Joint Renewable Energy Research, Extension Center Read More
Kenya has completed the construction of its portion of a Ksh43 billion (USD 309.26 million) electricity transmission line that will allow power imports and exports with neighbouring Tanzania before end …
Kenya, Tanzania Electricity Line to Be Launched This Year Read More
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met in Cairo on 13th July to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The 2 leaders agreed to initiate …
Egypt and Ethiopia Agree To Finalise GERD Agreement in Four Months Read More
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Kenya, the largest beverage producer in Africa, has stated that it will switch to Dasani water bottles for both the 500ml and 1L Packs in order …
CCBA Kenya to Introduce Translucent Plastic Bottles for Dasani Water. Read More
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa declared last month that Tanzania’s transition to clean energy was among key issues on the national agenda. Mr Majaliwa’s statement come a day after Tanzania Electric …
Government’s Clean Energy Vow as Contract For 150MW Solar Project Is Signed Read More
Africa-focused solar home systems provider, Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet), and the New York-based global bank, Citi, have collaborated to establish a scalable loan instrument to finance off-grid solar systems …
Sun King Closes USD-130m Off-Grid Solar Payments Securitisation Read More
Australia’s Invictus Energy (IVZ.AX) may sell a stake in its Zimbabwean oil and gas project if its appraisal drilling campaign confirms commercially viable discoveries, managing director Scott Macmillan said. Invictus …
Invictus May Sell Stake in Zimbabwe Oil and Gas Project Read More
South Sudan has announced that it will import essential oil supplies through Djibouti and Kenyan ports instead of using Port Sudan due to ongoing conflict. Minister of Petroleum, Puot Kang …
South Sudan Shifts Oil Supply Routes to Djibouti and Kenya Ports Read More
The OPEC Fund for International Development said on 29th June it will provide a USD-60-million loan to support the construction of a power transmission line in Tanzania. The 166-km overhead …
OPEC Fund Supports New Power Line for Cleaner Power in Tanzania Read More