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Tunisia: Strong competition in wind and solar tenders
The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Small Business has prequalified 19 bidders to participate in the first round of its large wind and solar build-own-operate tenders. The bidders include a mix of established partnerships with a record of achievement in the region and a large...
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Tunisia
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Tanzania: Lilondi hydro project tender
InfraCo Africa, on behalf of developer Virunga Power, has invited prequalification bids from engineering, procurement and construction contractors by 11 January for the development of the 4.56MW Lingatunda run-of-river hydropower plant on the Lilondi River in the Ruvuma region...
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Tanzania
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Mali: JDA signed for solar hybrid plant for Syama
Australian gold miner Resolute Mining has signed a joint development agreement with South Africa’s Ignite Energy Projects for a 40MW solar hybrid power plant at the Syama gold mine. The plant, which will combine solar photovoltaic (PV), battery and heavy fuel oil (HFO)...
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Mali
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Niger: First solar plant commissioned
Niger inaugurated its first solar project on 24 November, the 7MWp Malbaza plant in the Tahoua region. The plant, which consists of 21,000 solar panels, was developed at a cost of $24.7m, with financing from the Export-Import Bank of India. It will meet the electricity supply...
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Niger
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Algeria: Bir Rebaa solar inaugurated
Sonatrach and Eni on 25 November inaugurated a 10MW solar plant at the Bir Rebaa North (BRN) oilfield. At the ceremony, led by Sonatrach chairman Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour and Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi, Eni and Sonatrach signed an agreement to build a research and...
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Algeria
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Kenya: AfDB loan for Kopere solar
The African Development Bank has approved a $18.17m senior loan to Voltalia’s 40MWac (50MWp) Kopere solar power project in Nandi County and is also seeking a $11.6m concessional loan from the Climate Investment Funds’ Scaling-up Renewable Energy Programme. The project also...
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Kenya
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DR Congo: TA sought for solar electrification project
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources invites expressions of interest by 12 December from consultants to assist with the electrification of a number of provincial capitals and other communities through the installation of solar photovoltaic systems.
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DR Congo
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