The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$145mn loan for the construction of a 510 km power transmission line running through Kenya and Tanzania
Energy
Nigeria’s CBN and NERC to accelerate power fund disbursement
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) is working with Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to ensure the complete disbursement of the US$1bn power fund over the next three weeks
GE to supply equipment for 100MW wind farm in Kenya
GE Africa announced that it is partnering with Kipeto Energy Limited to build a new 100MW wind farm in Kenya’s Kajiado County
SkyPower to develop 1GW of solar projects in Kenya
Solar energy project developer SkyPower has signed an agreement with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to develop 1GW of solar projects
Ghana turns to tidal waves for power
Ghana is expected to commission its first undersea power generator by December 2016, as the US$4bn project is being developed by a private sector energy company