The African Union Commission (AUC) said it has received a US$6mn grant from Africa Geothermal International Limited (AGIL) to drill two geothermal reservoir wells in Kenya
Energy
Edenville Energy to construct 100MW power plant in Tanzania
UK-based Edenville Energy has announced plans to build a 100MW power station at its Rukwa Coal Project site in Tanzania
AfDB awards US$113 million grant for Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded a US$113mn grant for the 80MW Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project coming up on the Kagera River, along the Rwanda-Tanzania border
Ethiopia awards 300MW solar project contract to US firms
Ethiopia has awarded two US firms a contract to build, operate and transmit three solar power sites, that is expected to generate upto a total of 300MW in the country’s eastern region
Globeq’s new power plant in Côte d’Ivoire to commence operations in 2015
Power company Globeleq said its new 427 MW power plant project in Côte d’Ivoire has been scheduled to commence commercial operations in early 2015