AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

4 June 2021

US to maintain support for GERD resolution

3 June 2021

The US is to continue its diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute, US State Department Spokeswoman Geraldine Griffith said at the weekend.

AfDB to lend $84mn to Rwanda to boost electricity access

3 June 2021

The AfDB board has approved $84.22mn in loans and grants to electrify nearly 80,000 rural households in southern Rwanda.

Kenya to adjust minigrids regulations to boost private investment

3 June 2021

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is considering proposals to allow private companies to buy electricity from state-owned Kenya Power and then sell it on in what could be a major boost for the country’s minigrid sector.

Scaling Solar supports 60 MW of solar capacity in Senegal

3 June 2021

The World Bank Group's Scaling Solar programme has launched 60 MW of solar capacity in Senegal that will offer one of the lowest power prices in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa Single Electricity Market launched in bid to provide universal access

3 June 2021

The African Union has launched the Africa Single Electricity Market (AfSEM) in a bid to create an integrated power market and to improve cross-border links across the continent.

Coal’s appetite for expansion puts net zero at risk

3 June 2021

Current coal mine expansion productions now stand at 30% of current, putting at risk the move towards net zero

Mozambique begins construction of 450-MW Temane power plant

3 June 2021

Mozambique has begun construction of the 450-MW Temane gas-to-power plant and accompanying transmission line in a project worth $1bn that is backed by the World Bank and the US government.

AFRELEC: Mozambique begins construction of $1bn power plant and transmission line

3 June 2021

AFRELEC: Mozambique begins construction of $1bn power plant and transmission line

IEA says energy investment rebound is not green enough

2 June 2021

The IEA has forecast that global investment in energy will rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to $1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Work begins on Temane GTP project

2 June 2021

Mozambique’s government has marked the beginning of work on a natural gas-to-power (GTP) project designed to expand domestic electricity supplies.

Tlou Energy to develop green and blue “hydrogen strategy” for Lesedi GTP project

2 June 2021

Australia’s Tlou Energy hopes that its Lesedi gas-to-power (GTP) project in Botswana will serve as a springboard for blue and green hydrogen production.

AFRELEC: Lekela to install 175 MWh of battery storage at Senegal’s Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

30 May 2021

Africa-focused independent power producer Lekela Power has chosen Denmark’s DNV to carry out a feasibility study for an electricity storage project at Senegal's 158.7-MW Taiba N’Diaye wind farm.

Ethiopia goes ahead with GERD filling

28 May 2021

Ethiopia began the second filling of the reservoir at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in early May.

AfDB to lend Tanzania $140mn build 50-MW Malagarasi HPP

28 May 2021

The AfDB has agreed to lend $140mn to the Tanzanian government to finance the construction of the 50-MW Malagarasi hydropower plant (HPP) in Western Tanzania.

Lekela to install 175 MWh of battery storage at Senegal’s Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

28 May 2021

Africa-focused independent power producer Lekela Power has chosen Denmark’s DNV to carry out a feasibility study for an electricity storage project at Senegal 158.7-MW’s Taiba N’Diaye wind farm.

Legal dispute threatens South Africa’s emergency power bid efforts

28 May 2021

DNG Energy’s legal bid to prevent Turkey’s Karpowership from winning a $16bn contract to supply 1,220 MW of emergency power has been put back until July.

InfraCo Africa signs PPA for 40-MW solar IPP in Guinea

28 May 2021

InfraCo Africa and Electricité de Guinée (EDG) have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for Guinea’s Khoumagueli Solar IPP project.