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Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Ethiopia’s Tulu Moye steams ahead despite industry jitters

Ethiopia’s government has insisted it will chart its own course after facing criticism following the exit of the World Bank Group from the Scaling Solar programme last September. The incident served to highlight issues at other private sector projects in the country, such as the...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Ethiopia

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Virus, funding delay Zambia’s Kafue Gorge Lower hydro

Construction of the 750MW Kafue Gorge Lower (KGL) scheme had been expected to be completed in phases this year with the first 150MW turbine on line in April, but timings have been hit by travel restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Zesco generation...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Zambia

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

South Africa: Kangnas wind turbines installed

Kangnas Wind Farm announced the installation of all 61 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 turbines on 17 March, two weeks ahead of schedule. The 140MW wind farm is expected to come online by September, generating about 563.5GWh/yr.South Africa’s Concor and Conco Group are joint engineering,...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

South Africa

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Zimbabwe: Holt Holding unveils solar project plans

German renewable energy developer Holt Holding Group has said it plans a 10MWp solar power plant at a site near Harare. The $7m project is expected to be commissioned before the end of 2021, director-general Heinz Luchterhand told African Energy. Holt is in talks with the...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Zimbabwe

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Mozambique: Feasibility studies sought for hybrid solar mini-grids

Mozambique’s Energy Fund (Funae) and the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) are seeking consultants to assist with the development of hybrid solar PV mini-grids. Bids are sought by 15 April for technical, financial, environmental and socio-economic feasibility studies on five...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Mozambique

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Canadian Solar to supply panels for DPA

Solar off-grid company Distributed Power Africa (DPA) has announced the signing of a contract with solar PV panels and components manufacturer Canadian Solar for the supply of PV technology to be used in hybrid products for the African market. The deal is expected to help DPA,...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Africa

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Burkina Faso: UNCDF calls for renewables projects

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has invited funding requests by 17 April for renewable energy projects in Burkina Faso. Through the Fonds des Energies Renouvelables pour la Résilience du Burkina Faso programme, the UNCDF, with financial support from the...

Issue 412 - 26 March 2020

Burkina Faso

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