Power Generation
AfDB grants third round of loans for Kenya-Ethiopia power project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a third round of loans, worth US$115mn, for construction of the power transmission line between Ethiopia and Kenya
CNACG to invest US$3.5bn in Zimbabwean power plant
Chinese firm, Guangdong Bureau of Coal Geology, plans to invest at least US$3.5bn in building a 1,200MW thermal power plant in Zimbabwe
Rwanda to invest US$4.7 billion in energy sector over next five years
The Rwandan government has said it will invest US$4.7bn in the country's energy sector over the next five years to help it meet its ambitious target of producing 1,000MW of electricity by 2017
Sino-Zimbabwe joint-venture project launched in Matabeleland North
A joint Sino-Zimbabwe coal exploration project, named China-Africa Sunlight Exploration, has broke ground in Zimbabwe's western province of Matabeleland North
AFC partners with VRA for power supply project in Ghana
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed a pact with Ghana's Volta River Authority (VRA) to provide it with a US$50mn loan tranche in a syndicated US$150mn three-year loan















