Cairo-based Madkour Holding Group and the Egyptian-UAE company GoGas Holding have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to build a combined-cycle power generation plant in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Zimbabwe has announced plans to build a solar power panel manufacturing plant, marking a shift in its energy and industrialisation strategy. The plan hopes to attract foreign investment into renewable energy and clean technologies while building domestic clean energy production capacity.
The UK investor Gridworks has signed agreements to develop and finance around £350 million in electricity transmission projects in Ethiopia. The projects are the first public-private partnerships in Ethiopia’s transmission sector.
The Nigerian Government has officially handed over the 6 MW Ikere Hydropower Plant, located in Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria, to Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement.
China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) has won a contract to build a 7 MW floating solar power station for the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in Nigeria.
Sudan’s Energy Ministry has announced that China’s Siyuan Energy Company will supply transformers and mobile power stations to repair infrastructure in Sudan damaged by the country’s civil war.
Cletus Nyachowe, Acting CEO of ZESA, has announced that Zimbabwe will add 400 MW to its power grid as a result of a $455 million upgrade of the Hwange coal-fired power plant.
Egypt and Djibouti have jointly inaugurated a 300 kW solar power plant in Omar Jagga village in Djibouti’s Arta region, strengthening bilateral cooperation between the countries.
The African Development Bank (AfDF) has approved a grant of €22 million for the rehabilitation of Malawi’s Kapichira and Nkula B hydropower plants. The rehabilitation of the plants will cost a total of €110 million.
Demand for electricity in Kenya has hit a new record high, driven by a surge in domestic and commercial consumption that places pressure on the country’s stretched power generation capacity.