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Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Competitive auctions beckon as Kenya’s power sector adapts to changing realities

Competitive auctions for renewable power projects are moving slowly towards becoming a reality in Kenya’s dynamic electricity supply industry. An encouraging number of projects are progressing, even while the government often moves with what one developer calls “glacial policy-...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Kenya

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Progress on Kenyan geothermal

Progress is being made at three long-delayed 35MW geothermal projects at Menengai. Most advanced is Quantum Power East Africa’s scheme, which is close to reaching financial close, with financing from the African Development Bank being finalised. Orpower TwentyTwo’s project is...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Kenya

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Rwanda: Grid developments

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of $266m for the second phase of Rwanda’s Scaling Up Electricity Access Programme, which aims to expand access and improve supply reliability. Rwanda received $46m in 2013 for the first phase of the programme, which is 90%...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Rwanda

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Ecowas tariff survey

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invited expressions of interest by 15 October from consultancy firms to carry out a comparison of electricity tariffs in member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The survey is being carried out by the...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Africa

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Gabon: EPC contractor sought for Ngoulmendjim hydro

France’s Eranove Group, in partnership with state investment fund Fonds Gabonais d’Investissements Stratégiques (FGIS), has invited expressions of interest to construct the Ngoulmendjim storage plant. Prequalification bids are sought by 31 October for the design and construction...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

Gabon

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

South Africa: AfDB loan for grid expansion

The African Development Bank has approved a ZAR2.89bn ($217.9m) loan to Eskom Holdings to help finance the upgrade and expansion of transmission facilities. The funding supports the Eskom Transmission Improvement Project, which will see the construction of 555km of 400kV...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

South Africa

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

South Africa: Medupi unit II synchronised to the grid

Eskom announced on 9 October that Unit II of its 4,764MW Medupi coal power plant has been synchronised to the grid, eight months ahead of schedule. The unit supplied its first power to the grid on 7 October 2018, generating 400MW. Unit II is the fifth of the six Medupi units to...

Issue 378 - 11 October 2018

South Africa

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