Power generation in Uganda will nearly double in the next three years, Benon Mutambi, chief executive officer of the state-run Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has announced.
The move comes following reforms by Uganda that has boosted investment by independent power producers and development group.
Benon Mutambi, says that the government has been working to improve the regulatory and policy environment aimed at luring investors. Once the projects .... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015
Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a UN-backed trade deal worth $200m (£130m) in a bid to ease cross-border conflict.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn agreed the deal in the border town of Moyale.
The deal aims to tackle youth unemployment by creating jobs in the energy, mining and livestock industries.
Tensions between rival ethnic groups have risen due to lack of land and water.
There was.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015
According to reports published by the Tanzania Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TEITI) revenues earned included tax, levies, royalties and other charges. TEITI is a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to increase transparency and accountability in the extractive industries in Tanzania.
The government is committed to the principles and criteria of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard for revenue transparency and a.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015
The South African Department of Energy (DoE) has issued the request for bids of solar water heater systems as part of a national solar geyser roll-out.
Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015
Egypt says it will add 3 GW of power to national grid in the coming year in a bid to reduce power deficit facing the country Power.
Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015
Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015
China has pledged to boost the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway construction project in Kenya from the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley. Kenya will receive a $1.5 billion loan from China
Posted on : Tuesday , 8th December 2015
Construction of 8,000 kilometres of tarmac roads in Kenya is set to begin in a week’s time to ease transportation of goods and passengers and boost the country’s economy, Transport Principal Secretary John Mosonik has said.
Posted on : Tuesday , 8th December 2015
The World Bank will support the construction of a dam in Kenya to provide enough water to residents. This follows a financial agreement that was signed by Kenya and the World Bank to the tune of US$ 200m to help in the construction of Mwache dam in Kwale County.
Posted on : Tuesday , 8th December 2015
Africa’s appetite for gasoil and petrol is expected to climb by as much as 8 per cent, while demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has hit double digits. The continent’s expanding home-grown energy supply will help to satisfy some of the burgeoning demand, in a process that is creating opportunities for investors, especially in East Africa.
Africa produced 8.2 million barrels per day of crude last year, with 76 per cent coming from Nigeria, Algeria, Egy.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 7th December 2015
The bulk of donor funding to Kenya goes to energy and infrastructure projects, a latest National Treasury debt report released in Nairobi showed Wednesday.
The report says energy and infrastructure sector takes 42 percent of the cash Kenya gets from its bilateral and multilateral lenders, with the external debt currently standing at 14.7 billion U.S. dollars.
Kenya is undertaking dozens of projects in the energy and transport sectors.
In .... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 7th December 2015
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A 200MW wind farm in Egypt’s Gulf of El-Zayt, touted to be the largest in Africa, has been inaugurated
Posted on : Monday , 7th December 2015
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