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The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has issued an international tender for a transmission line to complete the 132kV Sondu-Homabay-Awendo power transmission project, to take electricity from the Sondu Miriu hydroelectric power (HEP) plant in Kisumu county to Awendo in Migori county in western Kenya.

The European Union is providing funds to rehabilitate the government-owned and operated Nalubaale and Kiira hydroelectric power (HEP) plants, which form a two-dam complex on the River Nile at Jinja.

Karadeniz’s subsidiary Karpowership South Africa has secured environmental approval to proceed with the 450MW Richards Bay gas-to power plant.

The World Bank has agreed to extend $1bn to South Africa to help the government’s energy security goals and the transition to a low carbon economy. The development policy loan is expected to help with restructuring of the power sector through the unbundling of state-owned power utility Eskom, as well as encouraging private investment in renewable energy.

The state-owned Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) is looking to commercialise the country’s Rift Valley geothermal potential – estimated to be some 1.5GW – and is encouraging private investors to submit interest.

Dubai-based port operator DP World has signed a 30-year concession with Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to operate and modernise Dar es Salaam Port.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) are anchor investors in a bond issue intended to support a government-led programme to connect more low-income households to the national grid.

The International Monetary Fund has agreed a new $253m programme to help Nouakchott strengthen its resilience to climate shocks and accelerate its transition to clean energy.

A fresh burst of activity is expected in Namibia’s Orange Basin, where Portugal’s Galp Energia is the latest international oil company to plan drilling, in a venture that also includes state-owned Namcor and ubiquitous local magnate Knowledge Katti.

De Beers has provided more details of its plans to develop a solar PV plant at its Venetia diamond mine. Venetia contributes about 40% of South Africa’s annual diamond production and is transitioning to underground mining, which is expected to extend the life of the mine to the mid-2040s.

Tea grower and processor James Finlay Kenya has commissioned two solar PV plants at its Kitumbe and Chomogonday factories in Bomet and Kericho counties.

Abagold is developing a battery energy storage system alongside a solar PV plant installed in 2022 at its aquaculture farms in Western Cape. The abalone producer also hopes to revive a plan for a wave energy project shelved in 2020.

Paris-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Albioma has completed the conversion of its Bois Rouge plant to run solely on biomass.

South Africa's state utility Eskom has provided an update on the expected restart date of the Koeberg nuclear power station's unit 1. Its return to service is an integral part of Eskom’s operational recovery plan, which seeks to improve generation performance by raising the energy availability factor to an average of 65% by next March. In another key development that should soon boost power supply, Eskom has launched the Cross Border Standard Offer Programme (CBSOP).

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with Washington, DC-headquartered Ecostar Energy’s Ivorian subsidiary to provide technical assistance for its biomass plant in the northern Boundiali department.