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The full 2.4MW phase I capacity of Diego solar PV plant is due to be in service in November, with the commissioning of an additional 700kW of capacity.

Canada’s Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has agreed to buy half of Namcor Exploration and Production’s 10% interest in the 6.3m-acre petroleum exploration licence (PEL) 73 in Kavango Basin.

The Nachtigal hydroelectric power plant has reached 70% completion, it was reported following a mid-September visit to Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute by World Bank Group regional director for West and Central Africa infrastructure Franz Drees-Gross.

The 211MW Memve’ele hydroelectric power (HEP) project is expected to operate at full capacity by end-October.

The floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase I has been completed and “will soon sail to Mauritania and Senegal”, France’s Technip Energies NV said on 12 September.

A substantial number of African leaders are expected in London on 19 September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 in Balmoral, Scotland on 8 September. The major international gathering in London will provide a rare opportunity for informal meetings, as politicians engage while they mourn the monarch – whose service to the Commonwealth, hard work and friendly relations with a great number of political leaders over many decades was particularly appreciated.

Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dabaiba may just have won another round in the unedifying slugfest for control over Libya’s government and resources. It seemed like a mistake when Dabaiba replaced National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa Sanalla with former Qadhafi-era Central Bank of Libya governor Farhat Ben Gdara in late July, but the move seems to have bought the PM more time.

A public/private partnership led by Scatec and EDF will develop the 350MW Mpatamanga hydroelectric power plant, which will double Malawi’s installed HEP capacity, in welcome news for the struggling power sector.

Italian development finance institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) is to provide a $100m loan for Lagos-based Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to invest in renewable power, energy efficiency and climate-resilient infrastructure projects.

Mauritania’s energy minister Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh has said the government hopes to agree a business plan with BP for the 50tcf BirAllah gas project in the next two to three years.

Scatec has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) to construct a 50MW solar PV plant at Selebi-Phikwe.

The Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) is seeking developers to build four 1.6MW or three 2MW diesel generators at its Praslin power station in Baie Ste Anne.

Kenya’s incoming government will do well to learn from previous efforts to reform the electricity supply industry. It will be guided by a new energy white paper, which offers a roadmap to 2040 and which could help Kenya move towards upper-middle-income status. African Energy usually writes its own Views, but such is the plan’s importance that we asked a prominent industry player to assess the proposals and the industry’s direction of travel. The writer has asked to remain anonymous so as not to prejudice their position.

Growthpoint Properties continue its plan to install 20MW of solar capacity at properties across South Africa.

Inglis also provided an update on Yakaar-Teranga (Y-T) in the Senegalese offshore, saying progress was being made for the first phase of development, in which operator BP holds 60% equity, Kosmos 30%, and state Société des Pétroles du Sénégal (Petrosen) 10%.