Tanzania’s energy and water utilities regulatory authority (EWURA) has announced a 40 per cent increase in electricity tariffs effective January 2014
Power Generation
Ethiopia’s Gilgel Gibe III hydropower project to commence operations in September 2014
A hydropower project in Ethiopia, with the capacity to generate 1,870 MW of electricity, has been scheduled to commence operations in September 2014
AfDB grants South Sudan US$26 million for Juba electricity project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded South Sudan a US$26mn grant to rehabilitate and expand the electricity distribution networks in its capital city, Juba
Gambia, Sierra Leone and Mali receive US$108 million grant from ECOWAS
The governments of Gambia, Sierra Leone and Mali have each received a share of US$108mn in grants from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to aid the development of their energy sectors
Dangote Group to set up 30 MW power plant in Zambia
Nigeria’s Dangote Group has planned to commission a US$50mn 30 MW power plant in Zambia during Q1 2014, which will supply electricity to its upcoming cement factory in Ndola city