Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Rovuma Basin, has launched an EPC tender for a 75 MW gas-fired power plant in Temane, in Inhambane province in Mozambique. The project is valued at €110 million.
The South African Government has announced it will start a procurement process for 5 GW of gas-fired electricity capacity and 4.6 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) under the first allocations of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025.
Dangote Industries said it will build a 1000 MW petroleum coke (petcoke) fired power plant at its planned refinery in Lamu, Kenya. Half of the electricity – 500 MW – will be sold to the Kenyan government.
Construction has started on a 10 MW, $8 million solar power plant in Mwandi District, in Zambia’s Western Province. The project will strengthen power supply in the region and support the national grid.
Zimbabwe has announced that it intends to add up to 4600 MW of power capacity by 2030 in an attempt to address chronic electricity shortages across the country, meet rising demand, and strengthen energy security.
The Chinese solar panel manufacturer Sungrow has commissioned a large-scale solar power and storage project in Sierra Leone, marking the country’s first major national-scale power generation project to be completed and connected to the grid in nearly a decade.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has reached financial closure on a $300 million financing arrangement to support construction of Burkina Faso’s largest power plant.
The World Bank has committed $265 million in financing to support Morocco’s modernisation of its hydropower facilities to respond to the challenges of water scarcity and increasing power demand. This funding represents one of the largest single investments in Moroccan hydropower infrastructure in recent years.
Tanzania suffered a major power outage across large areas of the country on 27 June due to a technical failure in its national electricity grid.
Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda are developing an ambitious regional electricity integration project intended to enhance power-sharing infrastructure and collaborative energy management.