Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy, Isak Katali, has said that the poor state of power generation in Southern Africa means construction of a nuclear power station in Namibia is an open possibility.
The Nigerian Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has received technical and financial proposals from 25 potential investors for the country’s four thermal and two hydro generation power stations, according to a statement from spokesman of the BPE, Chukwuma Nwoko.
A report from the research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan says that coal will play a major role in meeting the energy needs of emerging countries over the next ten years.
Zimbabwe’s government has approved a $230 million power deal between Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Indian firm WAPCOS Limited to upgrade boilers at three of the country’s thermal power stations, Energy and Power Development minister Elton Mangoma has said.
Swaziland Electricity Company has announced that it has instigated one hour load shedding blackouts on a rolling schedule.
Nigeria’s Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that the preferred bidders for the assets of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) will be announced in October, and that it hopes this privatisation will help to alleviate chronic electricity shortages.
Cabeólica has inaugurated a 2.5 MW wind farm on Boa Vista Island, part of the Cape Verde archipelago.
Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, has announced that the Nigerian Federal Government will sign an MOU with Eletrobras of Brazil to enable Latin America’s largest power utility to build hydro power plants in Nigeria.
General Electric has agreed a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria for $10 billion of investment in new power plants, in which it will have a 10-15 per cent equity stake, a Nigerian power ministry spokesman has said.