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Construction of the longest transmission line in East and Central Africa nears completion. The line links Kenya to its northern Ethiopia for regional electricity trade. The 1,045km line interconnect at the Moyale common border. It has the capacity…
LAST WEEK at the biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa in Maputo, a number of African Heads of State as well as other senior government leaders rubbed shoulders with an impressive line-up of Trump…
The United States government’s development finance institution- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), led by its acting president and CEO Mr. David Bohigian, has approved US $87m worth of funds in favor of development, construction, and…
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has signaled a major policy shift that should see a reduction in the cost of electricity for industrial consumers of power. According to a statement issued the utility regulator, the maximum demand…
The Republic of Niger has signed US $129m deal with African Development Bank to support Kandadji project or the regeneration of ecosystems and the development of the Niger Valley. Nigerien Minister of Planning Aïchatou Kane Boulama, who signed on…
South-Africa focused investment holding company Reatile Group has bought a 20% stake in the EPC arm of German firm Juwi Renewable Energies in order to diversify its energy mix away from fossil fuels.  Reatile, a 100% black-owned and operated…
The Kingdom of eSwatini, known as Swaziland in South Africa has called for bids to build 40MW solar power capacity to reduce reliance on the county’s troubled state power firm Eskom. The tender has been floated by the Eswatini Energy Regulatory…
The 45 MW installation is part of the government’s plan to reduce dependence on hydropower and, more importantly, imported electricity from neighboring South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Alten Energías Renovables will this week officially…
More than 10,000 people are now benefiting from Zimbabwe's first solar-powered mini-grid in Gwanda rural district giving farmers a much cheaper and reliable energy source. The Mashaba solar-powered mini-grid was funded through a four-year $7,1…