Kudu power project aims to come on-stream in 2017

NamPower has issued the pre-qualification tender for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the 800 MW Kudu power station. EPC tender negotiations with a successful bidder are expected to be finalised towards the end of this year.
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Solar Projects in South Africa Get $2.2 Billion Boost

Solar projects in South Africa have gotten a $2.2 billion boost.
Johannesburg-based Standard Bank Group and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have signed an agreement to jointly fund renewable energy projects in South Africa.
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Tanzania Encouraged On the Use of Renewable Energy

TANZANIA has a great opportunity to become more independent from expensive and intermittent energy imports if it encourages the use of renewable energy sources, a new study presented in Johannesburg revealed.
The comprehensive study conducted by the World Future Council and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, with the
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Kenya Power gets Sh5.1bn loan to set up more sub-stations

Kenya Power has acquired a Sh5.1 billion loan from a South African bank to finance the set up of new electricity lines and construction of more substations in the country.
In an interview with the Nation Friday, the company’s managing director Joseph Njoroge said the money,
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