The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan amounting to US$144.9mn to the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project
Energy
Nigeria and China sign MoU for speedy development of power infrastructure
Nigeria has signed an MoU with China’s TBEA Co Ltd to fast-track the development of sub-stations and transmission lines in the country
Gigawatt Global launches 8.5MW solar farm in Rwanda
Renewable energy company Gigawatt Global has launched the US$23.7mn solar energy plant in Rwanda, which is East Africa’s first utility-scale solar project to go online
Mauritania signs contract with Masdar for seven PV projects
Mauritania’s energy ministry has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to deliver seven photovoltaic (PV) projects in the African nation
Namibian mining company explores construction of power line to copper mine
Namibia’s Craton Mining & Exploration is negotiating with national power utility NamPower to set up a power line to the Omitiomore copper oxide mine project