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South Africa-headquartered SolarAfrica Energy has commissioned a 1.1MWp, grid-tied rooftop solar PV commercial and industrial (C&I) installation at the Actom factory in Knights, Germiston.

Empower New Energy has started construction of a 1MWp ground-mounted plant for Harvest Feed and Agro Processing in Ajura, Ogun State, Nigeria.

British American Tobacco Nigeria (BAT) has commissioned a solar PV plant at its Ibadan factory.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed triumphantly announced on 10 September that the fourth and final filling of the $4.2bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) reservoir had been completed, raising the 74km3 reservoir’s water level to 625 metres; last year’s third filling had brought levels to 600 metres.

Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines is expanding its use of hydroelectric power (HEP) wheeled across state utility Société Nationale d’Electricité (Snel)’s grid to support its mining activities in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Haut-Katanga province, which include the world-scale Kamoa-Kakula copper mine.

The Cuamba solar PV plant, which includes 2MW/7MWh of battery energy storage, has started commercial operations, according to developer Globeleq.

The Red Sea Power (RSP) Ghoubet wind plant has been commissioned. The $122m project is Djibouti’s first utility-scale independent power producer (IPP) and its first on-grid renewable energy plant. African Energy takes a look at the potential impact of the plant, which represents the first steps towards achieving the government’s energy transition goals.

Climate change – closely linked to the intractable issues of poverty and inequality – is an issue preoccupying policy-makers around the world, but its impacts are particularly acute across swathes of Africa. But while calls for swifter action to unlock larger amounts of financing were paramount at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS), held in Nairobi on 4-6 September, it was also apparent that views differ widely on how to address the challenge.

Angola’s Ministry of Energy and Water has invited engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors to submit bids for the 400kV Huambo-Lubango backbone transmission line.

Indian parastatal ONGC Videsh, holder of a 16% net interest in the TotalEnergies-operated Mozambique liquified natural gas (MLNG) development, has provided an update of when it expects force majeure at the 13.1m t/yr project to be lifted.

Serengeti Energy  has appointed Anton-Louis Olivier as its new chief executive. The industry veteran joins the Nairobi-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) from Norway’s Scatec, where his most recent role was head of African hydroelectric power (HEP).

Finland’s Wärtsilä said on 28 August that it had signed a two-year service agreement with United States-based independent power producer (IPP) ContourGlobal for its 86MW Cap des Biches plant.

Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has invited engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors to tender for the 40MW Otjikoto biomass plant.

Nasdaq-listed Piedmont Lithium has exercised its option to take a 22.5% interest in Atlantic Lithium's Ghanaian lithium projects, including its Ewoyaa spodumene mine in Mfantseman.

The Lagos-headquartered Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is investing $95m in Kampala-headquartered Mahathi Infra Uganda. The funding will be used to build two barges that will move diesel, gasoline, kerosene and jet fuel 250km across Lake Victoria, from Kisumu in Kenya to Bugiri-Bukasa.