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Identify opportunities for investment and sales with detailed data and project information on more than 6,700 power plants and projects.

Operating	Construction	Planned
243,719MW	39,608MW	354,587MW
3,303 projects	247 projects	2,298 projects
6,209MW	1,525MW	60,250MW
264 projects	28 projects	174 projects
17,926MW	11,229MW	39,266MW
819 projects	64 projects	487 projects
116,527MW	10,922MW	49,126MW
440 projects	25 projects	185 projects
72,305MW	8,535MW	103,975MW
752 projects	49 projects	872 projects
30,751MW	7,398MW	101,971MW
1,028 projects	81 projects	580 projects

LIVE DATA ANALYSIS

New data released: Slow pace of African power generation expansion in sub-Saharan Africa continues into 2021

Global markets may be recovering, but the continent is behind the curve and analysis of the 6,700-plus generation projects contained in the African Energy Live Data platform shows the trend continues.

31 August 2021

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Issue 446 - 25 September 2021

Central African Republic: Construction under way at Bangui PV and battery plant

Work has started at the 25MWp Bangui solar PV and battery plant, the World Bank...

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Renewables, Power

Issue 446 - 25 September 2021

Gabon: Wärtsilä and GPC announce 120MW Owendo gas plant

Finland’s Wärtsilä and Gabon Power Company (GPC) announced the signing of an agreement with the...

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Gas, Power

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Issue 446 - 25 September 2021

Rwanda’s Shema Power Lake Kivu two months from start-up

Covid-19-related restrictions have delayed commissioning of the 56MW Shema Power Lake Kivu methane-to-power plant (previously...

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Gas, Power

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Issue 446 - 24 September 2021

Côte d'Ivoire: Korhogo PV slated for Q2 22 start

Construction of the Korhogo solar PV plant is expected to begin in Q2 2022, developer...

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Renewables, Power

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Issue 446 - 24 September 2021

Gambia: Jambur solar construction by end-year

The remaining contracts for the 20MWp Jambur solar PV project are “expected to be signed...

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Renewables, Power

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Issue 446 - 24 September 2021

PV/diesel hybrid plant delayed at Niger uranium mine

Miner Goviex Uranium chief executive Daniel Major told African Energy that work on the 20MW...

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Renewables, Power

Niger’s energy sector infrastructure – September 2021

North African energy infrastructure and geostrategy

Zambia’s power infrastructure – revised September 2021

Ethiopian zones of conflict and development

The extent of Nigeria’s conflicts – June 2021

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