The president of Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda (CEPAR), has said coffee is a key ingredient in achieving sustainable development. Pierre Munyura Kamere said the Association was formed …

Rwanda: Increased Coffee Production to Boost Economic Growth – CEPAR Read More

According to a new report from FAO, mechanisation and appropriate mechanisation strategies have a large role to play in improving agriculture productivity, particularly in Africa, in order to feed the …

Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa Read More

The US$533m Kariba South hydro power expansion project being undertaken by China’s Sino-Hydro is 60% complete. The project will start feeding into the national grid by December 2017. The Secretary …

Zimbabwe’s Kariba South hydro power station project 60% complete Read More

Private energy company TD Energy has announced plans to invest US$ 80m to construct a 40.8 MW solar plant in the Zimbabwean town of Norton, with the aim of navigating …

Zimbabwe plans to construct 40.8MW solar plant Read More

Kenya’s pursuit for cheaper power is beckoning with US$ 6.8 billion Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project expected in the second quarter of 2016. Phylip Leferink, General Manager of the …

Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power project nears completion Read More

In Nigeria, five states consisting of Borno, Kebbi, Nassarawa, Niger and Taraba States will soon be profiting from the realization of solar power plants, each with a capacity to produce …

General electric to construct five solar plants in Nigeria Read More

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) plans to insert 721Megawatts (MW) of electricity from geothermal and wind resources to the national grid in the coming five years at a cost …

KenGen invests US$ 7.9 in green energy projects Read More

Developed on a secluded site 50 km south-west of Prieska, in the Northern Cape, the 86 MW Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska photovoltaic (PV) project was linked to the national grid in October, on …

South Africa commissions 86MW photovoltaic solar plant Read More

South Korea says will open a centre for renewable energy technology at Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology in Arusha Tanzania, the country’s Deputy Permanent Secretary in the …

South Korea plans to open energy centre in Tanzania Read More

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has commissioned a 10MW Heavy Fuel Oil power plant, which has now lit the Snow Hill community in Gardnerville. The US$27m power plant is located …

Liberia commissions a 10MW Heavy Fuel Oil power plant Read More