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Kenyan govt signs guarantees to support wind power project
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 06:48
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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
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 05:00
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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
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 04:36
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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
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 04:27
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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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