SIEMENS TO BUILD 1000KM KENYA-ETHIOPIA POWER LINE

Posted on :Saturday , 7th November 2015

 A consortium led by the German engineering group Siemens has won a contract to build a 1,000 kilometres high voltage power line linking Kenya and Ethiopia. The firm will partner with Spain’s Isolux Corsan to put up the line that will transmit 2,000 megawatts (Mw) hydropower from Ethiopia.

Construction of wind power projects in Africa receives AfDB support

Posted on :Friday , 6th November 2015

 The construction of wind power projects in Egypt has received a major boost after African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed to extend a loan of US$50 towards the projects. The project will be constructed by Egyptian-Emirati  company.

US$ 10.8m agreement signed for renewable energy projects in Kenya

Posted on :Thursday , 5th November 2015

The construction of 78km Powerline in Burundi launched

Posted on :Wednesday , 4th November 2015

A US$ 36m powerline in Burundi that was constructed to link the capital Bujumbura, from the Ruzizi II hydroelectric dam in Kamanyola at the Democratic Republic of Congo has been launched by Burundi’s Deputy President Dr. Joseph Butore.

The Powerline in Burundi will help the country export surplus electricity to neighboring countries, or import through the regional interconn. . .

Tanzania Starts Construction Works Of Power Interconnection Project With Kenya

Posted on :Tuesday , 3rd November 2015

The Tanzanian and Kenyan Governments have recently announced that construction works have started on the Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection project that aims at connecting the Eastern Africa Electricity Highway between Kenya and Ethiopia, with the Eastern Africa Power Pool compounded by countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).