The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants worth US$83.6mn to boost cross-border trade in electricity between Ethiopia and Djibouti and to deepen integration in the Horn of Africa sub-region
Power Generation
Nigeria’s ‘under grid’ project in Mokoloki leads the way in distributed generation
The rural village based in Ogun State in Nigeria has partnered up with Nayo Tropical Technologies, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to install Nigerias first commercial under grid mini-grid project
‘Hybrid portable generators identified as new trend across geographies’
The global portable generators market was valued at US$700mn in 2020, and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of around 6.5% over the next 10 years, according to a revised report published by an ESOMAR-certified market research and consulting firm Fact.MR
Caterpillar expands Cat GC diesel generator sets with 12 new standby models
Caterpillar Inc has announced the addition of 12 new models to the company’s rapidly growing series of Cat GC diesel generator sets for stationary standby applications and primarily targeted at the global electrical contractor market
Wärtsilä and Schneider Electric develop power system reference design
Technology group Wärtsilä and Schneider Electric have developed an end-to-end power system reference design that aims specifically at lithium mine operations where there is no access to a grid supply of electricity