The managing director of Dubai-based energy rental firm SES Smart Energy Solutions has predicted that the company’s annual turnover will top US$100mn by 2019
Power Generation
Batoka Gorge hydropower plant capacity to increase to 2,400MW
The power generating capacity of the Batoka Gorge hydropower plant is expected to increase to 2,400MW from the originally-expected capacity of 1,600MW
Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant commissioned in Kenya
Africa’s first grid-connected 2.8MW biogas plant will be launched in Kenya on 1 March 2015, which will add 2.2MW of electricity generated from corn
Norfund and CDC to acquire Globeleq Africa
The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) along with CDC and UK’s finance institution DFI have entered a new partnership to add at least 5,000MW of power to Africa’s power grid in the next 10 years, and eventually acquire Globeleq Africa
Aggreko extends contract with Côte d’Ivoire for 200MW Vridi power project
Scottish power generation company Aggreko has announced a three-year contract extension with Côte d’Ivoire for the 200MW gas-fired power project in the Vridi area near Abidjan