The four new generators have 17 per cent lower specific consumption than other generators with the same power range, and a service interval that is 200 hours longer
Power Generation
How could Africa’s electricity sector become more efficient and affordable?
Africa continues to lag behind fellow developing regions in installed generation capacity below 100GW and per capita electricity consumption, economist Moin Siddiqi reports
African Review weekly digest - 27th - 31st March
Here is a brief overview of the weeks new on africanreview.com from 20 - 27 March 2017
NNPC to invest US$15bn into 4000MW gas power plants
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced on 20 March that it would invest around US$15bn to build gas-based power plants in the West African country, contributing 4,000MW over the next decade
Eskom connect 35,000 homes in Eastern Cape
Eskom’s quest to achieve universal access by 2020 has seen 35,000 new households being connected to the electricity grid across the Eastern Cape for the 11 months ending in February 2017