A number of French investments are lined up for Zimbabwe in 2016 with power giant, Schneider Electric, expected to enter the Zimbabwean market, French Ambassador to Zimbabwe Laurent Delahousse has said.   Delahousse told businessdigest in an exclusive interview this week that the firm, which already has a branch in South Africa , will open a branch in the country with a view to set up a manufacturing plant in the near.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 28th December 2015

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it had devoted at least $1 billion to finance power and infrastructure projects in Africa this year alone.   In October, the AfDB availed $428,43 million in loans and grants to finance projects in energy, infrastructure, transport and water and sanitation in eight African counties namely Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Gambia and Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania.   Of these.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 26th December 2015

The Gigawatt Mozambique power company says it has completed the construction of a gas-fired power station at Ressano Garcia, on the border with South Africa, with the initial capacity to generate 120 megawatts, APA can report on Thursday. The company’s managing director, Johan de Vos, said in a media statement emailed to APA that the power station was built in 18 months, on schedule, below budget and without any significant.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th December 2015

 Symbion Power Lake Kivu Ltd, a subsidiary of American firm Symbion Power LLC has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Rwanda Energy Group (REG) for a 50 Megawatt (MW) methane gas to power project.   The official signing involved Symbion Power CEO Paul Hinks, REG CEO Jean-Bosco Mugiraneza, and Minister of Infrastructure James Musoni.   The seal sealed see an implementation activities including detailed.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 21st December 2015

The Lake Turkana wind project will start generating power next year, Denmark Foreign Affairs minister Kristian Jensen said yesterday.   The project, funded by the Danish government, will contribute 310 Megawatts of wind energy to the national grid.   Jensen spoke at the World Trade Organization conference at KICC, Nairobi.   The project will use 365 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 850KW.   It will provide 17.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 19th December 2015

THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has awarded a tender to construct a 35MW solar photovoltaic power station near Mariental to Alten Renewable Hardap, minister Obeth Kandjoze said this week.   Last year, the ministry issued a tender for the construction, operation and owning of solar PV power plants in the country.   "Following a competitive bidding process, an independent power producer consortium, Alten Renewable Hardap.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 17th December 2015

 Japanese multinational Toshiba Corporation has concluded an MoU with the Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) to develop geothermal power in the East African nation geothermal simon pixabayTanzania has vast reserves of untapped geothermal energy, which Toshiba hopes to capitalise on.  TDGC is the only organisation in Tanzania with geothermal exploitation rights, said Toshiba in a statement. The company’s.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 17th December 2015

Kenya Power and Lighting Company has secured a Sh6 billion loan from the French Agency for Development (AFD) to finance expansion of the electricity distribution network.   The expansion, which will take place in Mombasa, Kisumu and Nairobi, is expected to boost KPLC's reliability and translate into reduced power outages.   "The financing, the first of its kind, is a clear indication that Kenya Power has come of age to.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 16th December 2015

CHICOL Estates, an integrated poultry farm in Lusaka's Twin Palm area, has embarked on a thermal power plant feasibility study which will result in electricity generation from chicken droppings.   Estate director Aaron Chungu said there are plans to set up a thermal power plant using chicken droppings at the farm.   "We have plans to set up a thermal power plant at the farm to start producing electricity in view of the serious.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 16th December 2015

Tanzania has been recently considered by Frost & Sullivan, a US based consulting firm involved with market research for growth strategies in different industries, within a list of seven countries in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) with a big potential to scale up power demand in the country by the usage of renewable energy (RE) projects. The list is the outcome of a research named Large-Scale RE Power Development Opportunities in SSA, which.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 14th December 2015

France has revealed its plans to spend “billions of euros” on renewable energy and environmental projects in Africa over the next five years  hydelproject GiselaGiardino flickrFrance is keen to develop clean energy projects such as solar, wind and hydro in Africa. At the ongoing climate change summit COP21 in Paris, President Francois Hollande said that his government is planning to double investments in clean energy.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 11th December 2015

 The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) is being supported significantly by several countries that have pledged around US$10bn for clean energy projects in Africa  cleanenergy ArtemyoLagalag flickrThe goal of AREI is to supply atleast 300GW of power by 2030 to the African continent, through clean energy sources. At COP21 held in France, G7 countries Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and USA along with.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 11th December 2015