The African Development Bank (AfDB) has revealed plans to roll out water and power sector rehabilitation projects in several parts of Zimbabwe under the support of the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (Zim-Fund)
Energy
Tanesco and Symbion to build Mtwara power plant
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) and Symbion Power have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a 400 MW power plant in the Mtwara region of Tanzania
Nigeria’s NIPP power plant to start production by end of Q1 2013
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has announced that its National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) located in Ikot Nyong, near Calabar, is expected to start generating power from the end of Q1 2013
Zambia’s Ndola Energy set to begin power generation
The Ndola Energy Company in Zambia has completed the installation of step-up transformers ready for the start of electricity generation in April 2013
Dangote starts construction of US$50 million power plant
Dangote Cement Zambia has launched the construction of a 30MW coal-powered electricity generation plant, worth US$50mn, at its Ndola factory in Zambia