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State utility Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Chinese/local Cerim Lüderitz Energy for the Karas wind power project, close to the southern coastal town of Lüderitz, which is being developed on a build-own-operate model.

Botswana Stock Exchange-listed Shumba Energy has secured debt and equity funding for its flagship 100MW Tati solar PV project near Francistown. Shumba is also moving forward with several coal mining and power projects in Botswana.

By 2027, almost 30% of Africa’s electricity will be generated using natural gas, a figure that rises to 45% if dual-fuel plants are included. Despite questions from some quarters over its applicability as a ‘transition fuel’, African Energy Live Data expects 18.3GW generated from natural gas to come online by 2027. However, the project pipeline to 2027 also shows that the share of the continental energy mix taken up by gas is declining in favour of a bigger role for renewables.

Moroccan utility the Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (Onee) has requested expressions of interest (EoI) for the design, supply of equipment, installation and commissioning of the 300-400MW M’Dez El Menzel pumped-storage hydroelectric power (HEP) plant.

The Mphanda Nkuwa Implementation Office (GMNK) said on 8 June that the European Union and its European Investment Bank (EIB) lending arm would provide finance for the 1.5GW Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power (HEP) plant development and its 1,300km high-voltage line from Tete province to Maputo.

Goma-based renewable energy developer Nuru closed a funding round in early July, the proceeds of which will be used to start construction work on three solar hybrid metro-grids in Goma, Kindu, and Bunia.

Toronto Stock Exchange-listed developer NextSource Materials has confirmed that the solar-hybrid-storage development for its Molo graphite project in Madagascar has been completed. Nairobi-headquartered CrossBoundary Energy developed the solar/diesel hybrid plant, which also includes battery energy storage capacity.

Gambia’s largest ever renewable IPP is being developed in a West African Power Pool initiative that is intended to boost Banjul’s efforts to move away from reliance on on-grid thermal generation. National Water and Electricity Company (Nawec) is also looking to engage with IPPs interested in developing wind plants along the coast, while electricity access will be further improved by transmission and distribution upgrades.

Chemicals producer Omnia Group has confirmed the expected timeframe for the commissioning of a second solar PV plant at Sasolburg. The additional capacity is aimed at reducing the Johannesburg-based company’s dependence on the national grid. Omnia has a memorandum of understanding with renewable energy specialist WKN Windcurrent to develop green hydrogen and ammonia production at Sasolburg.

South African state utility Eskom has confirmed the restart date for the 970MW Unit I at the Koeberg nuclear power plant. The unit was switched off last December for maintenance and a steam generator replacement.

Johannesburg-headquartered Polymer manufacturer Safripol is doubling the capacity of solar PV generation at its Sasolburg site and developing a hybrid solar/gas plant in Durban.

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

Austria’s Andritz Hydro has announced that the Laúca hydroelectric power (HEP) plant is now operating at full capacity. Considered Angola’s largest HEP plant,  Laúca’s main powerhouse has six units, each designed to produce about 335MW.

Electricité de France (EDF) has signed a JV agreement with the Cameroonian government to develop the next project on the Sanaga River. The new HEP plant will generate 450-550MW, which would make it Cameroon’s most powerful generation unit.

Dubai-headquartered Amea Power has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with state utility Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL) for a solar PV project.