The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will commission new power projects in an attempt to increase electricity generation capacity in the region by 17,856MW between 2013 and 2016

Ghana and Japan have signed an agreement worth US$14mn for the improvement of a power project in the Brong Ahafo and Northern Region of the West African country

Photovoltaic (PV) technology specialist Soventix South Africa has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for one of the largest roof-mounted PV plants in South Africa

Nigeria's Bayelsa state government has signed a MoU with IPP Energy and GMB Leasing Partners for the development of a 100MW power station

Lufubu Power Company (LPC) in Zambia will establish a hydro power project in the country's Northern Province, which will be expected to help mitigate the Zambia's current power deficit