Southern African countries plan to commission new projects that are expected to add 2,763MW of power in 2015, and finalise on a member state to host a regional centre for the promotion of renewable energy projects in the region
Energy
UNDP partners with Kenyan government to launch climate change project
The United Nations Development Programme UNDP has provided aid for a climate project being rolled out in Mbeere North Sub-County in Kenya’s Eastern region, which is expected to benefit more than 2,400 people
Kenya Power receives US$10mn loan for power upgrade
Kenya Power has secured a US$10mn loan from United Bank for Africa, as part of a five-year syndicated agreement to finance energy infrastructure in the East African nation
Nigeria's first wind farm almost complete, says power ministry
Nigeria’s 10MW Katsina Wind Farm is 98 per cent complete, confirmed the power ministry’s permanent secretary Godknows Igali
Kenya Power receives loan expansion facility
Kenya Power company has acquired a US$10mn loan facility from the United Bank of Africa (UBA) to upgrade its infrastructure to distribute 5,000MW by 2017