Despite ambitious, co-ordinated, international plans to increase the region’s power generation capacity, progress is slow
Power Generation
MTU engines drive construction of Africa’s largest dam
Africas largest dam is being built 40 km to the east of the Sudanese border in Ethiopia
KCM spends US$33mn on Wartsila gensets
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has spent US$33mn on three Wartsila diesel generators to boost the power supply at its Konkola Deep Mining Project
Econet solar device to light up rural communities
Econet has launched a solar power device called the Econet HomePowerStation.
Harchris deploy furnace first in South Africa
Harchris has recently completed the rebuild and commissioning of its Number 10 Pit Furnace, improvements that mean that the company now sports the first furnace with recuperative burners and ultra low NOx emissions in South Africa