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The governments of Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania have signed an MoU for US$1.2bn to for a power interconnector project between the three countries. The upcoming project would link the Eastern African Power Pool with the Southern African Power Pool. Christopher Yaluma, minister of mines, energy and wa . . .

 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will announce a series of renewable energy projects on Monday that will add 1,000 megawatts (MW) of power into the country's constrained electricity grid. It is also committed to introducing renewable into its mix of power generation, 95 percent of which is coal at . . .

The United States government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), has promised to provide 78 million US dollars to support the development of high impact investment projects in the energy sector, it was announced yesterday. The agreement was signed on Friday in Dar es Salaam between . . .

 Dodoma — MORE than 1,100 people in Mbinga district, Ruvuma region, will be connected with electricity next year through the Rural Energy Agency (REA), Parliament was told on Tuesday.   This was said by Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Charles Kitwanga, when responding to a . . .

 Nigeria has received a green loan facility from the German Development Bank (KFW) worth $200 million to develop her small scale renewable energy sector, This Day reports. The loan is aimed at development of renewable energy sources and other energy efficiency projects.   This was disclo . . .