Kenyan govt signs guarantees to support wind power project
Kenyan government officials on Thursday signed letters of intent to support a wind power project, a key guarantee required by private investors willing to construct a US$805 million plant in Turkana, northern Kenya.
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Interview: The business of developing solar energy projects in Africa
A consortium – led by US developer of utility-scale solar power projects, SolarReserve – successfully secured financing for two 75MW solar photovoltaic (PV) parks that are to be built near Bloemfontein and Kimberley in South Africa. The projects, predicted to be completed by mid-2014, are expected to power over 50,000 homes with renewable energy.
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Nigeria’s power generation capacity improves to near 4,500MW, says TCN
Nigeria’s daily electricity generation capacity is currently fluctuating between 4,400 and 4,500 megawatts, MW, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said on Monday.
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Nersa grants Eskom 8% annual increases over next five years
THE National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) granted power utility Eskom an 8% average increase per annum over the next five years.
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