Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US to improve electricity supply in the West African country
Energy
Rwanda's first utility scale solar PV plant to be commissioned
The Rwandan government is set to commission the first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at eastern Rwandas Rwamagana district in August 2014
World Bank body to support power plant investments in Cameroon
World Bank Group member Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has announced its support to three power projects in Cameroon
TANESCO to supply 40MW of power to Tanzanian cement company
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) has signed an agreement with Tanga Cement Company Limited (TCCL) to supply 40MW of power to the cement company
Ghana to harness tidal energy to generate 1,000MW of power
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is collaborating with a Swedish company TC Energy to generate 1,000MW of power by harnessing tidal wave energy from the Ada Estuary