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Category: Energy
Solar power plant in Gaza, a life-saving infrastructure
A newly installed solar power plant in the Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), will reduce Nasser Hospital’s reliance on donated fuel and, by providing ... Read More
Tunisia to install 430,000 “intelligent” meters in Sfax Governorate
Tunisia has secured a $131.7 million loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) to improve the national electricity grid. The smart grid project was announced ... Read More
Egypt Gets $87 million from OPIC to support Ras Gharib wind farm project
The US government's development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has approved an $87 million loan to Lekela Egypt Wind Power BOO. According ... Read More
US, AU seek diplomatic solution to Sudan’s political crisis
Diplomats from the United States and the African Union have intensified pressure on Sudan’s Transitional Military Council that is currently trying to resolve a standoff ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire gets €150 million AfDB loans to extend electricity grid
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated Côte d’Ivoire two loans totaling €150 million to strengthen its electricity network. The first loan worth €100 million ... Read More
EU, AfDB earmark €67 million to fight climate change in Niger
The European Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have earmarked about €67 million to support the fight against climate change in Niger. The funding ... Read More
Power grid development: UK’s CDC to invest up to $300 million in Africa
CDC Group, the UK government's foreign investment arm, has announced it will invest $300 million in power grid development in Africa over the next five ... Read More
Uganda: 10 MW photovoltaic solar power plant commissioned
Uganda has commissioned a turnkey 10 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Bufulbi, southeast Uganda. According to the Greek company, Metka EGN, the facility is ... Read More
German Siemens eyes €2 billion investment in mega wind farm project in Egypt
German independent power producer Siemens Gamesa is in talk with Egyptian authorities to inject €2 billion in a large wind power project in the East ... Read More
Kenya:Kenya: Unilever Kenya goes green
Unilever Kenya, a subsidiary of Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch conglomerate has recently commissioned a 619 kWp solar park in the East African nation to supply electricity ... Read More