Eskom, the South African state-owned electric utility, has announced it will implement scheduled power blackouts from 6 January, following a shutdown of unit 1 of its Koeberg nuclear power plant.
Kenya Electricity Generating Company *KenGen) has announced an extensive renewable energy project pipeline focused on supporting the Government’s economic growth agenda.
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has provisionally allocated 30 billion cubic metres of water for power generation to be shared equally between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Nigerian Government and Transcorp Power Consortium have signed an agreement over Afam Power and Afam III Fast Power.
Kenya’s plan for a nuclear power plant has been delayed beyond the initial estimate of 2030.
CCS JV, a joint venture between Saipem and McDermott, recently selected Siemens Energy to supply power generation equipment and boil-off gas compressors for the Mozambique LNG Project in the Cabo Delgado province on the country’s east coast.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded a $47 million contract for a substation project in Benin, West Africa.
The Mozambican government has issued a call for tenders for the development of three solar power projects in three provinces of the country.
GE has announced the successful rehabilitation of three 9E.03 gas turbines at three Niger Delta Power Holding Company’s (NDHPC) power plants in Calabar and Sapele, Nigeria.
The South African cabinet has approved a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, while still planning to build 1000 MW of new coal-fired capacity by 2030.