China-Africa Sunlight Energy (CASE), a coal and methane gas mining company in Zimbabwes Matabelend North province, has begun work on a 400MW power plant
Power Generation
AfDB offers Malawi US$3 million for power project feasibility studies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant amounting to US$3.04mn to finance feasibility studies on the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Malawi
Kenya Power and AGIL enter into power deal
The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (Kenya Power) has signed a power purchase agreement with Africa Geothermal International Kenya (AGIL) to establish a 140MW geothermal project in Longonot, Kenya
Angola to 'increase power production five-fold by 2017'
The Angolan government has announced plans to invest US$17.7mn (AKZ1.7bn) and quintuple the countrys power production capacity by 2017
Zambian power company to establish hydro power project
Lufubu Power Company (LPC) in Zambia will establish a hydro power project in the countrys Northern Province, which will be expected to help mitigate the Zambias current power deficit