China-Africa Sunlight Energy (CASE) will invest $250 million in the construction of a 600 MW coal-fired plant in Gwayi, Zimbabwe, a company official has confirmed.
China Africa Sunlight Energy (CASE) has begun work on its $1.3 billion, 600 MW thermal power plant and coal mine in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland north this week, according to local media reports.
The World Bank and the Egyptian government have signed a contract for the Helwan South Power Plant Project, a gas-fired power plant intended to improve reliability of supply across the country.
The Ghanaian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US giant General Electric for the construction of thermal plants with a total generating capacity of 1000 MW.
A consortium led by Irish wind developer Mainstream Renewable Power is among the preferred bidders for the construction of three multi-million dollar wind energy projects in Northern Cape, South Africa.
Ethiopia has launched what it claims to be Africa’s largest power generating wind farm at Ashegoda, according to the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo).
The Volta River Authority (VRA) of Ghana has announced plans to increase electricity availability and accessibility by adding significant new capacity.
Nigerian Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has confirmed that all 11 power plants currently being constructed by the Nigerian government will be completed before the end of the first quarter of 2014.