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Ethiopia signs $800 million geothermal power purchase agreement

Ethiopia has recently signed a power purchase agreement worth $800 million with the developers of a 150 MW geothermal plant.The Horn-of-Africa nation, which is also the second most populated on the continent, has the second biggest electricity deficit in Africa according to the World Bank, with about two thirds of the population requiring a connection to the grid.Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated, "Geothermal enhances our energy security by.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 7th August 2020

Tanzania plans to construct Hydropower Plants and Transmission Lines

Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) has awarded Multiconsult consultancy contracts for the 222MW Rumakali and 358MW Ruhudji Hydropower and transmission lines projects in Tanzania.Multiconsult will undertake feasibility studies, prepare the conceptual design and tender documents, and conduct environmental and social impact assessment studies for the two proposed hydropower projects and associated transmission lines.The Rumakali and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 30th July 2020

leading construction works at Kipeto wind power project in Kenya complete

The major construction activities at the Kipeto Wind power project located at Esilanke area on the foothills of Ngong Hills in Kajiado county of Kenya has been completed following the completion of the installation of all the 60 wind power turbine generators by the US multinational General Electric (GE). The Kipeto wind power plant is expected to have a capacity of 100MW and it will also be the second largest of its kind in the East African.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 11th June 2020

More than 1.5 Million Tanzanians to Receive Power from Market Leader, Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet, the market leader in the fastest growing pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar industry, has successfully executed clean and reliable energy access to more than 1.5 million people in Tanzania. With a strong partner-led and direct distribution network, Greenlight’s Sun King products are now in more than 300,000 Tanzanian households, have offset more than 300,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas, and enabled more than 70 billion Tanzanian.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 11th March 2020

Kenya Power signed 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Lamu Farm

Kenya Power has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a Lamu-based wind power company. The wind farm is owned by Baharini Wind Power Company which is backed by Belgium’s Elicio Company and Kenya’s Kenwind Holdings Limited.The initial plan includes setting up 38 wind turbines which will produce 90 megawatt (MW). The wind farm is planned on a 3,206-acre land at Baharini Village, about 40 kilometres from the new Kililana.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th February 2020

Heavy Commercial Power Consumers in Kenya Relieved Due to lesser End-Month Billing

Heavy commercial power consumers in Kenya will have a sigh of relief as their end-month billing is set to be lesse due to manufactures and heavy power consumers will start getting charged less in the power bills after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) introduced a new class of tariffs.As per the new tariffs, which was gazetted by the regulator earlier, commercial and industrial consumers metered by Kenya Power at 220,000 volts.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th February 2020

Global Recognition for the Rwandan Sustainable Mobility Providers

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) and Ampersand have been listed among Africa's most promising climate and clean energy inventors lined up for the 2020 Ashden Awards.The Ashden Awards recognize the most exciting climate action solutions being implemented around the world.This year, a total of 44 nominees have been declared, comprising of cities and organisations that are working on the climate crisis with practical actions.Ashden.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 13th February 2020

AfDB Grant US $8.9m for Ruzizi IV Hydropower Project in Rwanda

Ruzizi IV Hydropower Project in Rwanda has gained US $8.9m approval from the African Development Bank (AfDB), taken from the European Union's Africa Investment Platform (EU-AIP) to help the implementation of the Project.At present, two power plants are already in operation: Ruzizi I which builds 29.8MW and Ruzizi II which produces 43.8 MW. Ruzizi III with an estimated 147MW output is under development with Bank support. When accomplished, Ruzizi.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 21st January 2020

Kenya to Build Power Plants to Boost Electricity Supply in Meru County

Kenya has disclosed plans to set up various power plants in Meru County as part of the county’s plan to boost business and provide electricity to all residents by 2040. This will support the county’s development for the next 20 years.Foreseeing the county’s Vision 2040 blueprint, the main goal in the energy sector is to improve access to clean and sustainable energy by investing in a good mix of energy sources such as wind and solar, as.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 15th January 2020

The Chinese Group Sany Heavy Industries to Produce 600 MW of Wind Energy in Tanzania

Possibility to have the largest wind farm on the African continent is only when the project of the Chinese group Sany Heavy Industries comes to fruition. The group, which concentrates in the manufacture of construction machinery, is diversifying its activities, also producing wind turbines.For many years, the company has been developing its own projects. In Tanzania, it has acquired agreement with the government to build a wind farm capable of.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 14th January 2020

Rwanda Launches 188MVA Shango Power Substation at Kigali

The substation is part of the NELSAP Regional Interconnection Project involving Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, DRC and Burundi. The Rwandan component, at a prediction cost of €111.03 million ($124 million), involves the construction of 286 km of 220kV lines, three substations and the upgrade of two substations. The African Development Fund, part of the African Development Bank Group, contributed €38 million (about 34%) of the total.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 21st January 2020

Mega Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Project Reaches 59% in Tanzania

The construction of Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station which creates 80MW reached 59 % in December from 32 % in June last year.This was disclosed by the outgoing chairman of Energy Ministers from Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, Tanzanian Minister for Energy, Dr Medard Kalemani, while speaking to the media on the 11th meeting of ministers.He said "After inspection, my fellow energy ministers and I were satisfied with the construction progress,".... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th January 2020



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