AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

16 April 2021

KenGen completes drilling at Ethiopia’s Tulu Moye geothermal project

15 April 2021

Kenya’s KenGen has completed drilling of the first well for the Tulu Moye geothermal project in the Oromia region of south-west Ethiopia.

Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund supports 30-MW solar plant in Burkina Faso

15 April 2021

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has agreed to lend €29mn for the development of a 30-MW solar plant in Burkina Faso.

Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopian GERD data sharing offer

15 April 2021

Egypt and Sudan have rejected a new Ethiopian initiative to share data ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second filling of the Nile Dam reservoir in the summer.

Kibo Energy moves close to PPA with Mozambique’s EDM

15 April 2021

Kibo Energy and its local joint venture partners have agreed on the next steps towards the ultimate finalisation of a power purchase agreement at the company’s Benga power plant project in Mozambique.

Zimbabwe brings in Russia to develop nuclear energy

15 April 2021

Zimbabwe has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s Rosatom to explore the possibility of nuclear power in the country in a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on hydro and coal.

Major economies still reliant on coal

14 April 2021

China, India, the US and Japan dominated coal generation in 2020, and they must take the lead in reducing emissions.

Senegal secures funding, support for gas pipeline plan

14 April 2021

Senegal’s sovereign wealth fund and the state natural gas concern, Senegal Gas Network (SGN), have secured financing and support for the government’s plan to establish a domestic gas pipeline network.

Mauritania tasks Meen/EPCM consortium with developing gas master plan

13 April 2021

Mauritania’s Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy has tasked a consortium formed by a local firm and its South African partner with developing a master plan for the development of the country’s natural gas resources.