World Bank pulls funding for DRC hydropower project.
The World Bank has suspended funding for the long-delayed Inga-3 hydroelectric project in Democratic Republic of Congo following disagreements over the “strategic direction” of the project, it said in...
View ArticleZimbabwe and Sino-Hydro ink Kunzvi-Musami Dam contract.
Government of Zimbabwe and Sino-Hydro of China yesterday signed a $600 million agreement for the construction of Kunzvi-Musami Dam, while NetOne clinched a deal with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for it...
View ArticleTanzania launch pre-feasibility study of a multipurpose hydropower project in...
A grant of €2 million to help the government of Tanzania launch the pre-feasibility study of a 300MW multipurpose dam, irrigation and hydropower project in Kikongo has been approved by The African...
View ArticleGhana Grid Company reports ‘stable’ power supply due to increase in hydro...
The marginal increase in generation from the hydro sources power sector may have contributed to the relative stability in power supply being enjoyed by some Ghanaians. Daily reports released by the...
View ArticleInstallation of two turbines commence at Blue Nile hydro dam.
Ethiopia has begun installing the first two turbines, which will generate 700 megawatts (MW) of electricity, in its 6000 MW hydroelectric plant on its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile....
View ArticleGhana: Government approves U.S.$230 million renewable energy investment plan.
The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper has announced the approval of a $230 million scaling-up Renewable Energy Investment Plan (SREP-IP) by the Climate Investment Fund. The approval, which will allow...
View ArticleREH commissions 4.5-MW Stortemelk small hydro project in South Africa.
South African developer Renewable Energy Holdings Ltd. has begun commercial operations of its 4.5-MW Stortemelk hydropower plant. The US$14.3 million project, located on the Ash River, uses the outflow...
View ArticleGreen Fuel needs $300 million to build Condo Dam, 200-MW hydro powerhouse in...
Green Fuel says it needs at least $300 million to build the Condo Dam, along with a 200-MW hydro powerhouse, and support expansion of its sugar cane plantations. According to The Herald, Green Fuel is...
View ArticleEskom stalls IPP deal as costs escalate.
The rand’s weakening against the dollar has escalated the costs of a Northern Cape solar plant by billions of rands, prompting Eskom to stall signing a power purchase agreement while it raises concerns...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s hydroelectric power industry hopeful La Nina will replenish...
As the water levels in dams in South Africa continue to dwindle, the 2015 Zimbabwe Humanitarian Situation Report notes that water levels in all of Zimbabwe’s seven catchment areas are about 18%, their...
View ArticleLandslide may set back progress on 3,050-MW Mambilla hydro project in Nigeria.
A landslide has damaged the road leading to the 3,050-MW Mambilla hydro project site and may hinder progress on the facility, news agencies are reporting. Other access roads are reported to be...
View ArticleSwaziland hopes to generate 200 MW of new hydroelectric power through...
Africa’s Swaziland Electricity Company is looking to expand its hydroelectric power capacity by as much as 200 MW, per a memorandum of understanding signed by the company with developer Zoetic Energy...
View ArticleIEA says worldwide investment in renewables nearly US$290 billion in 2015.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday released its inaugural annual analysis on energy investments around the world, the World Energy Investment 2016. The report enumerates investment in...
View ArticleAfDB selected as lead financial adviser for US$4 billion Batoka Gorge...
Zambia and Zimbabwe have appointed the African Development Bank (AfDB) as lead financial adviser for the construction of the 2,400-MW Batoka Gorge hydropower project, according to Zambezi River...
View ArticleContract awarded for studies of 6,000-MW Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia.
The BRL Group of France has won a contract to study the social and environmental impacts of the 6,000-MW Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. The contract is...
View ArticleZambia building first mini-hydro grid to transmit power from 620-kW Kasanjiku...
Construction of the first mini-hydro grid has been commissioned by Zambian Vice President Inonge Wina, under the Rural Electrification Authority, according to Lusakatimes.com. The 620-kW Kasanjiku (or...
View ArticleKenya : Firm sues to block Sh3.5b hydro projects.
A Sri-Lankan firm has moved to the High Court to block Sh3.5 billion hydropower projects steered by Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). Hydropower International pvt Ltd in its case filed by Nyachoti...
View ArticleChinese firm to build Sh2.6b power line to Tanzania.
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has contracted Chinese firm North China Power Engineering Company to construct a 96 kilometre power transmission line running between Isinya and Namanga at a...
View ArticleOne more dam to be built at Seven Forks.
An additional dam will be constructed at the Seven Forks hydropower dams in Embu and Machos counties, Kenya. Energy CS Charles Keter on Friday said the new dam will be 129m high and will be built at...
View ArticleNEPAD to boost Africa’s renewable energy project initiative.
NEPAD, being the implementing arm of the African Union (AU), is embarking on an exercise that hastens the expansion and execution of Africa’s Renewable Energy Projects. This is NEPAD Agency’s input in...
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