One of Malawi’s first solar projects has reached financial close after attracting investment volume totalling US$67mn
Energy
Africa and Middle East power plant tenders activity down 36 per cent in Q3 2019
There were 29 power plant tenders announced in the Middle East and Africa region in Q3 2019, marking a drop of 36 per cent over the last 12-month average of 45, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database
Eni and ETAP inaugurate Adam new photovoltaic plant in Tunisia
Eni Tunisia BV has inaugurated a new photovoltaic plant in partnership with the national company Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP)
AfDB and partners inaugurate Shango power substation in Rwanda
The African Development Bank (AfDB), Embassy of Germany in Rwanda and the KfW Development Bank joined the Government of Rwanda to inaugurate the high voltage 188 MVA Shango power substation in the capital Kigali and its related transmission network
Voith signs contract for Ethiopian hydropower plant
The technology group Voith has signed a comprehensive service and operations consultancy contract for the Ethiopian hydropower plant Gilgel Gibe II during the G20 Investment Summit in Berlin, Germany