Two contracts, worth US $75M have been signed for the preliminary construction of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project. The power project is expected to generate 80 megawatts of electricity …

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company said it would build a US $250 million meter manufacturing plant in Nigeria Kaduna area before the completion of 2016. Managing Director, Mr. Garba Haruna, made …

Renewable energy projects in Africa will be soaring high across the continent as the World Bank is planning to raise US$16B for hydro, geothermal and solar energy projects. Practice Manager …

Plans are underway for Zimbabwe’s first solar testing laboratory as the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has begun the process of tendering for the equipment required, according to Chief Executive Engineer …

Senegal has already started construction work on a major solar project in Sub-Saharan Africa with the 20MW Senergy 2 project in Bokhol. The US$28 million project was developed by GreenWish …

Four international bidders from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America have come together to develop phase II of the Bumbuna hydropower project in Joule Africa. The project is estimated to …

Vehicle and asset finance group WesBank and sister company First National Bank (FNB) have announced US$ 4.4m scheme to replace the shade-net carports at its joint offices in Fairland, Johannesburg, …

South Africa has established a gas industrialisation unit for importing LNG to use as fuel for power generation. This move is aimed at reducing South Africa’s dependence on coal-fired power, …

USTDA and Zarara Oil & Gas Limited have entered a US$996,600 grant agreement to evaluate the technical, economic and environmental aspects of the proposed Lamu gas-to-power project on Pate Island, …

The Tanzanian minister for energy and minerals, Sospeter Muhongo, has announced that the government will invest at least US$30bn for the construction of a gas processing plant in Lindi region. …