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Zimbabwe will develop three solar photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 250 MW, local media reported. The three solar photovoltaic power plants will be installed in Goromonzi, Bulawayo and the capital Harare. The first two will each have a 100 MW capacity while the last one will have a capacity of 50 MW. […]
The European Union (EU) announced two major investments in Nigeria in the renewable energy sector. The investments include a €30 million from the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) and a €165 million direct loan from the European Union. The announcement was made during the inauguration of a solar tree at the headquarters of the European Union […]
Italian oil major, ENI has announced a gas and condensate discovery in CTP-Block 4, offshore Ghana. According to a statement from ENI’s External Communication Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, the exploration well was drilled by the Maersk Voyager drill ship in a depth of 350m and reached a total depth of 3,790m. The well, drilled on […]
Ethiopian Deputy Minister of Water and Irrigation, Frehiwot Woldehanna has announced that the Genale Dawa III hydroelectric dam would be commissioned in the second half of 2019. According to China Gezhouaba Group Company (CGGC, the contractor in charge of the project, the dam will start supplying electricity to the national grid by the second half […]
In Kenya, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC Group) has pledged to invest about $67 million in the Malindi solar project. The project with an expected capacity of 52 MWp is developed by Malindi Solar Group, an ad hoc company created by an independent power producer [IPP] in the East Africa nation. Earlier this year Jeremy Hunt, […]
Islamist PJD governance minister Lahcen Daoudi is subject to fierce criticism after he failed to uphold his promise of imposing caps on prices of fuel. The Minister had promised that profit margins of fuel companies will be controlled by mid-March but kept postponing the measure. Yet, this week the Minister bluntly admitted while speaking to […]
UK-listed Chariot Oil and Gas upgraded its gas expectations off Larache coast saying that the new discovery bodes well for Morocco’s “growing gas sector”. Chariot was awarded the Lixus offshore license, which contains the Anchois discovery, in April. Chariot has a 75% interest and operatorship of the Lixus license. Its partner is Morocco’s state-owned Office […]
The German solar solutions provider, DHYBRID, has been selected to set up seven mini-power plants in remote locations in Senegal. The hybrid facilities will have an overall capacity of 2 MW. These projects are part of the country’s energy mix diversification plan. They will also accelerate the rural electrification process. DHYBRID has been selected by […]
The International Energy Agency has released the latest in-depth review of Morocco’s energy policies, welcoming the institutional, legal and fiscal reforms undertaken by the North African country to promote the sustainable development of the energy sector and the ambitious energy transition pathway it is pursuing. The report was presented in Rabat by Dr Fatih Birol, […]
Sirieco, a Slovak company plans to set up a plant in Nigeria, to assemble electric cars and manufacture the new-generation incandescent bulbs, the company’s CEO Groidis Peter announced during a recent visit to the West African nation. The plant will be located at Calabar in Cross River State, southeast Nigeria, Groidis Peter said. The Governor […]