The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant amounting to US$3.04mn to finance feasibility studies on the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Malawi
Energy
Kenya constructing US$179 million transmission line
A 462km high voltage power line between Nairobi and Mombasa has been scheduled for completion in June this year
Zimbabwe to upgrade three thermal power stations
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has revealed plans to give a boost to three small thermal power stations in an attempt to meet the countrys growing power demands
Chinese firm begins work on 400MW power plant in Zimbabwe
China-Africa Sunlight Energy (CASE), a coal and methane gas mining company in Zimbabwes Matabelend North province, has begun work on a 400MW power plant
World Bank offers US$45 million for Kenya power project
The World Bank has granted a sum of US$45mn to develop power generation facilities in Kenya as part of a deal that brought together power company Gulf Power, the Kenyan government and JP Morgan Chase Bank