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Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Mali: EDM to tender off-grid hydro networks

Energie du Mali (EDM) has issued a general procurement notice for the construction of the Djenné and Talo mini-hydropower plants on the Bani River, the principal tributary of the Niger River in Mali, as well as for institutional support and project management services. Tenders...

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Mali

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Zambia: Get FiT prequalification gets under way

A request for qualification was issued by the Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariff (Get FiT) Zambia programme on 9 April for 100MW solar PV power. Get FiT became the official implementation programme for the government’s renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit) strategy in...

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Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Tunisia: Steg to expand HV grid

Société Tunisienne d’Electricité et du Gaz (Steg) is to invite bids for the development of its high- and medium-voltage electricity grid. The contracted works are to be financed by the Islamic Development Bank to meet the growing demand of Steg’s industrial and business customer...

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Tunisia

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Ghana: First power plant sales mooted for Q3

The government is expected to begin shortly the process of selling two or three gas power plants to help reduce the debt burden on the Volta River Authority (VRA) and other state power utilities. The sale of all of the VRA’s thermal plants was mooted last year to help reduce...

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Ghana

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

DR Congo: Parliament rejects Grand Inga agency bill

In a fresh blow to the 40GW Grand Inga megaproject on the Congo River, the National Assembly has rejected legislation on the government agency overseeing the project. On 6 April, parliament rejected the Grand Inga bill by a show of hands. The draft decree had been approved by...

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

DR Congo

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Economic optimism in Nigeria fails to allay power sector concerns

A loan worth up to $1bn to support power sector reform is expected to go before the World Bank board for approval on 28 May. The government’s strategy, outlined in the 2017-2020 Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), is to reach financial close on the 15 solar photovoltaic...

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Nigeria

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Gecol adds new capacity and hopes for return of contractors to Libya

The management of General Electric Company of Libya (Gecol) is striving to add every possible megawatt to the national grid before the holy month of Ramadan, which this year starts in mid-May. With peak demand expected during the summer months, efforts to resume and even...

Issue 367 - 05 April 2018

Libya

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