US-based Endeavor Energy has signed an agreement with Joule Africa to jointly develop a US$700mn hydroelectric power project in Sierra Leone
Power Generation
Egypt to launch tender for first nuclear power plant in early 2014
Egypts Ministry for Electricity and Energy has announced that an international tender to build the country’s first nuclear power station will be launched in January 2014
Brazil's Camargo Correa to bid for hydroelectric power projects in Ghana
The Brazilian ambassador to Ghana has announced that Sao Paulo-based construction company Camargo Correa plans to bid for hydroelectric power projects in the African nation
AfDB grants US$193 million for Mano River Union energy project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded a US$193mn grant for an electricity networks interconnection project for the Mano River Union countries
Actis to invest US$220 million in Cameroonian electricity assets
Private equity investment company Actis has signed an agreement with American energy giant AES to acquire a majority interest in three power assets in Cameroon for US$220mn