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The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a commitment to lend $25m to the 20MWp Golomoti solar PV and a 5MW/10MWh battery energy storage system (Bess).

Development of the long-awaited 1.5GW Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power (HEP) plant is about to take an important step forward, with selection of a majority partner in the $5bn project expected by year-end.

Construction has started at Burkina Faso’s largest solar PV project, the 38MW Kodéni plant, after France’s Africa Ren said on 21 October it had reached financial close on the scheme.

The delayed 5MWp Unisun Energy Okatope Solar PV plant has started operations, Namibia’s Electricity Control Board manager for economic regulation, Pinehas Mutota, told African Energy.

Governors of the country’s 36 states have taken legal action to stop the federal government privatising five of the ten power plants developed under the Nigerian Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) initiative.

A high level government authorisation doubling the permitted height of wind turbines in all areas of Egypt could dramatically increase the amount of green power generation capacity that can be developed.

Scatec and Norfund have agreed to sell their stakes in the Upington projects to Stanlib Asset Management. Upington comprises Sirius Project One, Dyason’s Klip I and Dyason’s Klip II. The projects were awarded in the fourth round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP4).

African Energy understands that a shortage of finance is hampering the progress of two solar PV plants that form part of a national programme to hybridise existing heavy fuel oil (HFO) plants, reduce emissions and increase energy security through grid diversification.

Solar PV plants supplying São Tomé International Airport and Príncipe Airport are expected to enter commercial operations later this year, Portuguese project developer Cleanwatts told African Energy Live Data in mid-January.

The board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10m reimbursable grant for the 50MW Tulu Moye geothermal project in Ethiopia.

As part of efforts to address a shortage of power supply, the Zambian government is to support a revamp of the 110MW thermal-powered Ndola Energy Company on the Copperbelt.

The Energy Regulatory Authority (Arene) has invited applications to develop the Lichinga and Manje solar PV plants. Bidders are expected to develop, finance, design, construct, operate and maintain one or both 30MW projects.

After a lengthy delay, the first two units of the 600MW Karuma hydroelectric power plant are earmarked for commissioning in December. The plant, which was initially scheduled to come online in 2019, has been delayed numerous times due to technical defects, flooding, disruptions from Covid-19 and land acquisition issues for the associated interconnection and transmission elements of the project.

The World Bank Group (WBG) is financing the development of four small solar PV projects through its Renewable Energy and Improved Utility Performance Project. The projects include a 1.3MW plant on Fogo island, 1.2MW on Santo Antão island, 400kW on Maio island and 400kW on São Nicolau island. The WBG will also provide technical assistance for the privatisation and restructuring of energy utility Electra.

The Egyptian government has approved an extension of Spanish renewable power developer TSK Grupo’s operations and maintenance contract for the Kom Ombo solar PV plant, which is owned by the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA).