The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has announced that its National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) located in Ikot Nyong, near Calabar, is expected to start generating power from the end of Q1 2013
Power Generation
Dangote starts construction of US$50 million power plant
Dangote Cement Zambia has launched the construction of a 30MW coal-powered electricity generation plant, worth US$50mn, at its Ndola factory in Zambia
Honeywell and GE to build 150MW power plant in Nigeria
Honeywell Group and General Electric (GE) have entered into an agreement to develop Honeywell’s 150MW power generation facility in Ogun State, Nigeria
AfDB grants third round of loans for Kenya-Ethiopia power project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a third round of loans, worth US$115mn, for construction of the power transmission line between Ethiopia and Kenya
Rwanda to invest US$4.7 billion in energy sector over next five years
The Rwandan government has said it will invest US$4.7bn in the countrys energy sector over the next five years to help it meet its ambitious target of producing 1,000MW of electricity by 2017