Ethiopia�s Gilgel Gibe 3 project could start power generation by June

Posted on :Thursday , 8th January 2015

A much-delayed $1.8 billion dam project under construction along Ethiopia’s Omo river could begin generating power by June and be fully operational by early 2016, an official said on Thursday. Gilgel Gibe 3 will nearly double the country’s energy output, helping to resolve chronic power outages and sustain a booming economy. Work started in 2008 and was due to be completed around th. . .

Largest Solar Power Plant in Africa Flips the Switch

Posted on :Thursday , 8th January 2015

With seven of the world’s fastest growing economies located in Africa, it should not be a surprise that the continent’s energy demands will only surge in the coming decade. Hence plenty of opportunities exist for clean energy companies as investors worldwide realize Africa, with all of its risks, is a booming market. To that end, California-based Solar Reserve, together with numerou. . .

Solar Power Plant in Africa to Supply Europe

Posted on :Thursday , 8th January 2015

WASHINGTON - By 2018, a large solar power plant in the Tunisian part of the Sahara desert may start sending power to energy-hungry Western Europe. The company running the plant says once it is fully operational it will generate almost twice as much electricity as an average nuclear plant and supply two million homes in Europe.

According to the European Commission’s Institu. . .

Electrifying Keyna: How One African Country is Approaching Renewable Energy Development

Posted on :Thursday , 8th January 2015

Kenya has taken some major steps to boost its renewable energy production recently, according to reports. However, confusion about projects and the government’s ambiguous energy policy is overshadowing excitement.

Kenya’s renewable energy ambitions have attracted growing attention in recent months. There has been a strong uptick in interest in the country’s win. . .

Soitec to scale back US CPV operations after 150MW project falters

Posted on :Wednesday , 7th January 2015

CPV producer Soitec said a 150MW CPV power plant previously announced would be scrapped as the customer, San Diego Gas & Electric was said to have encountered a “major roadblock” in developing the project. 

Soitec said in a statement: “Certain of the administrative conditions pertaining to the transaction could not be fulfilled timely. Soitec will therefore no. . .