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Kenya’s Olkaria 1 Unit 6 83-MW geothermal plant set to start operating in 2022
Kenya’s 83-MW Olkaria 1 Unit 6 geothermal plant, now under construction, should start feeding into Kenya’s national grid in early 2022.
Uber partners with Kenya’s Opibus to deploy 3,000 electric motorcycles
Opibus is partnering with Uber Technologies Inc to deploy in 2022 up to 3,000 electric motorcycles to drivers in East Africa following successful pilot program.
Nigeria’s Green Bond market value grew to NGN55.52bn in first four years, NGX chief says
South African platinum miner Sedibelo eyes revolutionary green tech
Kenya’s cost of electricity to drop by 15% before end of 2021
Kenyan consumers are set to benefit from reduction of electricity bills in two tranches with first 15 % drop effective before December 25, 2021.
Eni, Cote d’Ivoire leaders hold advanced talks on ‘net-zero’ development of Baleine discovery
Green Tech: Agilitee Africa set to build electric car assembly plant in Ghana
The idea, when established, will further boost the government's vision to fully integrate Ghana and make it a competitive hub in the automobile industry
Eni, Sonangol to build Solenova 50-MW solar project in Angola
Italy’s Eni and Angola’s Sonangol are to develop the Caraculo solar photovoltaic project in tNamibe province of Angola.
Uganda tops AfDB Electricity Regulatory Index for fourth consecutive year
Uganda’s electricity sector has been judged Africa’s best regulated across a number of key metrics for the fourth consecutive year, the African Development Bank said as it published its 2021 Electricity Regulatory Index.
AfDB funds Kamanyola-Bujumbura power line in Burundi
Construction engineering firm KEC International is to build the Kamanyola-Bujumbura energy transmission line and Bujumbura substation in Burundi, the African Development Bank said.
Ormat earns high revenues from Kenya’s Olkaria wells
US power company Ormat continued to earn huge payouts from Kenya Power despite lower output at its Olkaria geothermal wells, exposing the downsides of protective electricity purchase contracts.
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