Africa

147-MW Ruzizi III Hydropower Project in Africa gets EIB Backup

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €9 million (US$9.8 million) to support the implementation of the 147-MW Ruzizi III hydropower project, which wi…

Nigeria Settles Dispute Over Construction of Mambilla Hydro Plant

Nigeria is set to build the second-largest hydropower plant in Africa after the government settled a legal dispute that was delaying the project, said power min…

$4.8bn Nigerian Dam to go Ahead After Lengthy Arbitration

Nigeria is clear to start building Africa’s second-largest hydroelectric plant after the government settled an arbitration case that was holding it up.

IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects

A new sustainability fund has been launched to aid hydropower project developers and operators in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas to benchmark and raise t…

Liberia Signs US $34m Deal for Gbedin Waterfalls Hydropower Project

​The government of Liberia has signed a financial agreement worth US $34m with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Gbedin waterfalls hydropower project.

Africa Charts its Course for Sustainable Hydropower Development

Senior African government representatives and leaders from the energy sector, financial institutions and civil society gathered in Abidjan to chart a course for…

'Hypocrisy' : 90% of UK-Africa Summit’s Energy Deals Were in Fossil Fuels

More than 90% of the £2bn in energy deals struck at this week’s UK-Africa investment summit were for fossil fuels, despite a government commitment to “suppor…

Financial Close Reached for Expansion of Azito Gas-Fired Power Plant

A financial close has been reached to pave way for expansion of Azito gas-fired power plant in Côte d’Ivoire. Independent power producer Globeleq and IPS (Wes…

LIBERIA: AfDB Finances Gbedin Waterfalls Hydropower Project

An agreement has recently been signed between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Liberia to finance the Gbedin Hydroelectric Projec…

Coal Mine

Angloto Decide This Year on Fate of South African Thermal Coal Assets

Global miner Anglo American expects to decide this year whether to sell its South African thermal coal business, Chief Executive Mark Cutifani told Reuters on M…

Oil & Gas Trade

South Sudan Welcomes Russian Firms To Its Oil, Gas Sector

South Sudan believes that Russian companies can help it to develop its oil, natural gas, and refining industries, the foreign minister of the small African oil …

Solar Company

Schneider Electric Solar Inks big Africa Project Deal

Schneider Electric Solar Spain, the Spanish entity of the Schneider Electric solar business division, has entered into a strategic alliance with Qbera Capital, …

Solar Power Plant

Clean Energy to Head Agenda in 2020

Governments are forging ahead with renewable energy programmes, fuelled by the rapid fall in the cost of developing solar and wind power.

Thermal Coal

British Government Will Suspend Financial Support for Thermal Coal

The British government will suspend financial support for thermal coal as part of efforts to present itself as a global leader in green technology, Boris Johnso…

Solar Power Plant

Electrifying Nigeria: could Solar Power one Million Households?

Nigeria is one of Africa’s dominant countries, with the highest population and greatest GDP on the continent, according to the International Monetary Fund. Boa…