Uganda has commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 MW hydropower plant built on the River Nile costing $1.7 billion, funded by a loan from China. Of this, $1.4 billion was provided by China’s Exim Bank.
Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser to the Nigerian Minister Of Power, said that the Nigerian federal government plans to invest $800 million in the construction of sub-stations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).
Ghana has signed an agreement with a US developer for a nuclear reactor using technology from NuScale Power as the country seeks its first nuclear power plant.
The South African Government will defer procurement of a new 2500 MW new nuclear power plant as there was insufficient public consultation and the conditions laid down in the Electricity Regulatory Act had not been met.
Zimbabwe has commissioned a study of wind power potential in the country as part of an effort to increase electricity generation.
Zimbabwe has officially commissioned a new $48.1 million water pipeline to supply its largest power plant, the 1520 MW Hwange thermal power plant, to help alleviate energy shortages in the country.
The Cameroon Government has announced a competitive bidding process for the EPC of the 500 MW Kikot-Mbébé hydropower plant, located 60 km northwest of Yaoundé, in central Cameroon.
Zambia has started a programme that allows electricity customers to feed power into the national grid, contributing to supply and encouraging the increased use of solar panels.
GE Vernova has announced that it has won an order from Sonelgaz through its joint venture GE Algeria Turbines (GEAT) to enhance Algeria’s grid infrastructure.
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved a $99 million loan to help finance Mozambique’s first utility-scale wind-power project.