Ethiopia invites Israelis to invest in telecom, energy
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia invites Israeli investors to consider investment in his country in telecom, energy, aviation and logistics sectoRead More…
Tag: energy
Ethiopia to launch $2.5 billion geothermal electric project
Ethiopia, the east African nation currently facing severe energy shortage, is set to begin implementation of a new 520 MW geothermal electric power prRead More…
Ethiopia collects $114 million from selling electricity
Ethiopia Electric Utility (EEU) collects 3.2 billion birr (about $114 million) bill from its customers during the first six months of Ethiopian calendRead More…
Kenya’s 100,000 green homes initiative moves forward
UNOPS landmark affordable housing agreement with the government of Kenya has taken a major step forward this week, following further details of the prRead More…
Africa renewable energy projects secure $25 million equity investment
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an equity investment of up to $25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable PoRead More…
African Development Bank launches Africa Energy Portal
The African Development Bank has launched the Africa Energy Portal (AEP) at the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. (more…Read More…
Ethiopia launches $7 billion energy, road projects
Ethiopia launches $7 billion public private partnership (PPP) projects that focus on new road construction and energy development, said the Office of Read More…
Innovative finance, new technology connect underserved populations
New technology and blended finance will help to bridge the “last mile” of the infrastructure gap by getting goods and services to end users, and cRead More…
U.S. provides $900 million to Africa, Asia, Latin America projects
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United States government on Thursday approved $895 million in financing and political riskRead More…
Experts discuss Water-Energy Nexus for Africa’s sustainable development
A three-day meeting opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, discusses mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in AfrRead More…
Civil societies slam South Africa’s inclusion of new coal in electricity plan
The Life After Coal Campaign and Greenpeace Africa argue that the inclusion of an additional 1000 MW of new coal-fired power puts the Department of EnRead More…