The University of Zambia has plans to establish solar applied energy laboratories to meet the growing demand for electricity in the southern African nation
Energy
Glencore and Fleurette Group invest US$360mn to power Congolese mines
Glencore and Fleurette Group have invested US$360mn to restore electricity supply to DR Congo’s copper and cobalt mines
Ghana electricity generation to increase almost threefold by 2016
Ghana has unveiled its plans to increase electricity generation from 2,500MW to about 7,000MW by 2016 in order to export to Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire
Namibia to see its first solar park early next year
Namibia’s first solar power park is expected to start early 2015 and add 4.5MW of electricity to NamPower’s national grid
Himoinsa supplies 25 diesel generators for Angola’s biofuel plant
European generator manufacturer Himoinsa has supplied 25 diesel generators and lighting towers for the construction of Biocom’s biofuel manufacturing plant in Angola