Kenya-Ethiopia electricity line gets Sh28b boost

The construction of a high voltage electricity line running between Ethiopia and Kenya can now begin after the African Development Bank ( AfDB) agreed to fund the project to the tune of Sh28.4 billion ($338 million).
The electricity line
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.
Abu Dhabi's Taqa to exploit strong growth in Africa

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company is seeking to build on Ghana's first public-private partnership in power generation to exploit strong growth in Africa, and to gain access to the continent's burgeoning oil and gas sector.
The company, know as Taqa, this week began an expansion project at a power plant in the Ghanaian oil town of
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.