Overview on GE Energy Connections and its Strategy for Sub-Sahara Africa
General Electric has been a prominent player in the energy space for 120 years with which about 100 years has been in Africa as to where it has managed to … Read More
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AFD, EU Set Up €24 million to develop Renewable Energy in Africa
AFD Group – in partnership with the European Union – have unveiled the “African Renewable Energy Scale-Up facility”, designed to boost private sector investment in on-grid and off-grid renewable energy … Read More
Solar Provider Mobisol Launches Kisumu Flagship Store
The Germany-based company aims to provide affordable high-quality solar to tens of thousands of beneficiaries in Kisumu County. Mobisol, the leading Germany-based provider of smart high-quality solar solutions, has launched its … Read More
KenGen Awards Mitsubishi Corporation Contract to Construct Olkaria V Geothermal Plant
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), together with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd. (MHPS) and H Young & Co. (E.A.) Ltd. (HY), has been awarded a full turnkey contract by Kenya Electricity Generating … Read More
Power Africa Partner Gigawatt Global Advances 1,000 MW Program Solar Field Program in Burundi
Amid the lush and rolling hills of Mubuga, 100 km outside the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, 2,500 people came yesterday to celebrate the festive ground-breaking for a 7.5 MW solar … Read More
East Africa’s Largest Solar Plant Starts Operations
Made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, the new 10 megawatt facility is the country’s first grid-connected solar plant and will generate clean, low-carbon, sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes, schools and … Read More
IRENA/ADFD Open Fifth Round of Funding for Renewable Energy Projects
USD 50 million available for scalable, replicable and transformative renewable energy projects in developing countries The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have … Read More
Scatec Solar, Norfund sign Power Purchase Agreement for Mozambique’s first large scale Solar Plant
Scatec Solar and Norfund have signed the Power Purchase Agreement securing the sale of solar power over a 25 year period to the state owned utility Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM). … Read More
IPP’s At Menengai Geothermal Project Warned Not To Cause Delays
The Ministry of Energy & Petroleum has given the Menengai Geothermal Project a clean bill of health having confirmed the existence of sufficient steam to feed the proposed 105MW power … Read More
GDC makes Kshs. 1.6 Billion profit, Turn around from lossmaking in 2015
The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has made a Kshs. 1.6 Billion profit after tax in the year ended June 2015 turning a corner from lossmaking the previous year according to … Read More