AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
Green energy shows resilience during global pandemic
Global renewable energy installations are forecast to dip 13% to 167GW in 2020
17% daily emissions drop cannot hold back climate change
The 17% emissions drop is unlikely to have a fundamental effect on future emissions levels, but new research could give government more insight into how to fight climate change
Head of Century Power Generation calls for expanding gas-to-power schemes in Nigeria
The head of Century Power Generation has urged Nigeria to move forward with plans to expand the use of gas as a fuel for electricity production.
Debt and losses continue to hold back Nigeria’s power sector
Nigeria’s power sector continues to stack up huge losses and be plagued by non-payment of bills as the inadequate and poorly maintained transmission and distribution systems fail to meet demand.
Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s latest GERD proposals
Sudan has rejected Ethiopia’s latest proposals to break the current impasse over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
AfDB to probe Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to carry out a full audit of Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project after the scheme was hit by accusations of fraud that resulted in China’s Sinotec being banned from further AfDB projects.
AfDB, Clean Technology Fund lend $10mn to kick-start Ethiopian geothermal IPP
The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) is to lend $10mn to Ethiopia’s first geothermal independent power producer (IPP) in a bid to help diversify the country’s energy mix.
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