IFC set to boost wind energy development in Africa
The International Fiance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has forged a new partnership with…
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Uganda gets protection to renewable energy projects
Uganda becomes the first African country to sign an agreement with the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), which…
Consortium set to reduce Ugandan electricity costs
A consortium of development finance institutions and commercial lenders today announced completion of the refinancing of more than…
Zambia secures $50 million to diversify energy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved US$50 million framework financing for small-scale renewable…
Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire discuss Africa Energy Market
Experts from Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire along with public, private and civil society representatives discuss…
Turkish company set to generate electricity in Ethiopia
The Turkish giant, Turkish Industry Holding is set to invest 750 million Euros in power generating sector in…
GE provides power unit for village in Ethiopia
General Electric (GE) of the United States, the world’s premier digital industrial company, has commissioned a scalable micro…
Africa electricity index examines 15 countries performance
Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI), new report by the African Development Bank measures the level of development…
United States, Korea partner to electrify Africa
The United States and South Korea signed a partnership agreement to expand the Power Africa program the former…
Africa, China experts to discuss power interconnection in Africa
Energy experts from Africa and China are set to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss power interconnection…
CHINT Electric banned for dishonesty in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania projects
African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found CHINT Electric to have engaged in numerous misrepresentations…
New Delhi launches International Solar Alliance
The African Development Bank’s Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Amadou Hott, took part in the…
African Development Bank, International Solar Alliance set to propel Africa’s solar energy
In a major boost for its Light up and power Africa initiative, the African Development Bank has entered…
GE, Marinus Energy launch gas project in Ghana
As developing countries embrace innovation that will guarantee faster solutions to energy challenges, GE Power and Marinus Energy…
African Development Bank finances $324 million renewable energy projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $324 million in loan support to two renewable energy projects in…
Off-grid Solar set to triple in Africa
A new report has confirmed that Solar is now the fastest growing energy source in the world, and…
Madagascar and Siemens ink agreement to generate electric power
The Republic of Madagascar and Siemens ink agreement to cooperate and identify measures to fast track power generation…
Africa50, Senelec to develop 120 MW power plant in Senegal
Africa50, the infrastructure fund for Africa, signed a development agreement with Senelec, Senegal’s electricity provider, for competitive selection…
African leaders unite to modernize hydromet services
African leaders come together this week for action on modernizing weather and climate services, which inextricably link the…
Abidjan to host unlocking solar capital Africa’ conference
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, is set to host ‘Unlocking Solar Capital Africa’ conference in October 2017, which focuses on…
Ugandan companies win Women Energy Challenge 2017
Two women owned businesses in Uganda won the 2017 Women in Energy Challenge. The challenge is a collaboration…
Ethiopia, UK sign energy compact
British Ambassador to Ethiopia Susanna Moorehead, signed an energy compact with Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity of…
World Hydropower Congress in Ethiopia discusses climate change effects
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE The 2017 World Hydropower Congress opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday focused on…
Copenhagen set to host African energy ministers
Energy ministers from Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda and Zimbabwe…
African Development Bank supports Zambia, Zimbabwe’s Energy Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) pledges support for the under-construction 2,400 MW Batoka Gorge hydro-electric joint project of…
Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania commence 80 MW hydroelectric construction
Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania today witnessed ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the 80 MW Regional Rusumo Falls Hydro-electric…
African energy ministers gather in Togo
The Ministerial segment of the African Union’s first Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Transport, Intercontinental and Interregional Infrastructures,…
Ethiopia says working to boost electricity export
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is working to increase electricity power export to its neighboring countries including…
Ethiopia eyes producing 1, 200 megawatts nuclear energy
Ethiopian government says it would target up to 1,200 Megawatts (MW) of electricity from nuclear energy as part…
Ethiopia fails to meet reserve fuel target
The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines and Energy (EMoME) failed to meet national target of increasing reserve oil of…