Power and Energy

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In South Africa, the mega transformer for the 110 MW Perdekraal Wind Farm has arrived at the project site in Western Cape, developer Mainstream Renewable Power announced on 25 June. …

The €22.8 million 17MW solar power project is being financed by the German Government’s Development Bank, KfW. There is still ongoing construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project. …

MNC company MAN Energy Solutions has achieved a contract to supply two of its 9L51/60 engines for a newly built power plant in Brikama, the second-largest city in The Gambia. …