In 2014, Nigeria imported a total of 28,678 genset units totalling to US$185.5mn, as per data provided by PowerGen Statistics
Energy
Kenya's Last Mile Connectivity Project receives funding
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government have funded a US$150mn power connectivity project that in the first phase will enable 314,200 more households to access electricity by connecting them to the grid
Clarke Energy appointed as gas engine distributor in Cameroon
General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with UK-based Clarke Energy for the distribution of Jenbacher gas engines in Cameroon
Dubai firm to launch Uganda's largest private solar power plant
Dubai’s Access Infra Africa is expected to launch the continent’s largest privately-owned solar plant in Uganda
ACEI to invest in West Africa’s largest wind farm
American Capital Energy & Infrastructure (ACEI) has said it will invest in a 152MW wind farm in Senegal