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  • Turnkey hydropower plant to be constructed in Africa

    Posted on :Monday , 12th October 2015

     The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a US$965,000 grant to support the preparation of a turnkey hydropower plant in Saltinho, Guinea Bissau hydropower 

    The plant is expected to have a capacity of 20MW, said AfDB. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Energy Week in September.
    The upcoming . . .

  • Africa banking on nuclear power

    Posted on :Friday , 9th October 2015

    It’s no secret that Africa’s economic development has been stifled by the shortage of electricity across the continent. The Africa Progress Report 2015 puts theannual electricity-related economic loss at 2 percent to 4 percent of GDP. In Ghana and Tanzania, electricity shortages are costing businesses 15 percent of sales.

    Over 600 million people are getting restless w. . .

  • ERC notes increased Electricity exports from Kenya

    Posted on :Thursday , 8th October 2015

    Electricity exports from Kenya to Uganda and Tanzania have significantly increased as of July this year, Energy Regulatory Commission in Kenya  has noted. According to the regulator the move is due to the recent  addition of geothermal power into the national grid.

    “The country has increased power sales and cut imports largely due to the additional geothermal ener. . .

  • AfDB sets up a sh21 billion equity fund for renewable energy.

    Posted on :Wednesday , 7th October 2015

    The development of renewable energy received a shot in the arm after the African Development Bank set up a 21 billion shillings equity fund. The fund will be geared towards small and medium hydro, wind, geothermal, solar and biomass projects in the Sub Saharan region.Other interested parties include the Global Environment Facility which has contributed 45 billion shillings, European Investment . . .

  • Timber firm plans to construct biomass power plant in Africa

    Posted on :Friday , 2nd October 2015

     Timber firm- York Timbers, has announced plans to construct an electrical biomass power plant in South Africa  at its timber plant worth US $0.10bn.

     
    This new power plant by the firm will deliver 25MW into the South African National grid thus giving the company some energy income from what would otherwise be discarded as biomass waste production from its s. . .

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