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CAMEROON: Spain’s Indra to modernise IT systems; MALI: O&M contract for Sopam plant; MOROCCO: Ain Beni Mathar inaugurated; MOZAMBIQUE: El Sewedy to reinforce urban grids; ZAMBIA: EIB considers Itezhi-Tezhi finance

EGYPT: EDEPC contracts; EGYPT: Ain El Sokhna contract; GHANA: Takoradi expansion boost using WAGP gas; KENYA: KenGen to reduce emergency power; MOZAMBIQUE: EIB funding for power access; NIGERIA: Afam VI expansion; TUNISIA: EIB considers funding Sousse CCGT; ZIMBABWE: China Ex-Im to fund Kariba expansion

DJIBOUTI: World Bank moots extra funding; EGYPT: Options to add hydro to Zefta dam; MALI: SNC Lavalin to study Gourbassi; MOZAMBIQUE: Backbone contract award; RWANDA: Sustainable energy tender; SUDAN: Letter of award for Upper Atbara hydro

After a difficult period of collapsing financing and often disappointing results, African biofuels investors believe markets are set to improve so they can launch new export and domestic fuel and power projects, write François Misser and Jon Marks

GUINEA: PSC still not finalised; MOZAMBIQUE: More gas for Anadarko; TUNISIA: AfDB loan for Hasdrubal development

The Portuguese government has found two buyers to purchase its 15% share in the Cahora Bassa dam. Portugal’s state-controlled power grid operator REN and Mozambique’s Zambeze Electricity Company, a subsidiary of the state Electricidade de Moçambique, will each buy 7.5% in Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB).

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced a gas find with the deep-water Windjammer exploration well in the offshore Rovuma Basin (AE 180/18).

Sasol Petroleum International is expanding gas production from Mozambique, where the central processing facility produces 300mcf/d from the Pande and Temane fields, and a $500m expansion is under way

BURUNDI: Substation rehab, grid protection; CAPE VERDE: Lighting supply; DR CONGO: Snel management support contract; MALI: O&M contract for HFO plant; MALI: 25MW unit planned for Taoussa dam; MOZAMBIQUE: European capacity-building contract; MOZAMBIQUE: Multi-purpose dams to power centre; NIGER: Kandadji dam studies and supervision order; TOGO: Power rehab tender

ANGOLA: ONGC in Sonangol venture; EGYPT: Spectraseis completes survey for Shell; EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Gazprom Neft to take two blocks; ETHIOPIA: Dry well for Petronas; MOZAMBIQUE: Anadarko starts offshore drilling

The Ministry for the Co-ordination of Environmental Action has approved the environmental impact study for Riversdale Mining’s Benga power plant project in Tete province.

AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION: AfDB credit; SONELGAZ: Algerian parastatal finance debate rolls on

BERGEN OILFIELD SERVICES: Statoil award; CAIRN ENERGY: Tunisia stake swap; PGS: Geokinetics to acquire onshore seismic business; SONGA OFFSHORE: Rig to move to Equatorial Guinea

ANGOLA: First Subsea contract for PSVM; CAMEROON: Polarcus in seismic survey for Noble/Petronas; GABON: Vaalco extends Etame permit; LIBYA: Hess tests offshore well; MOZAMBIQUE: Anadarko drilling; NAMIBIA: Chariot starts second 3D survey; SENEGAL: FAR extension; SOUTH AFRICA: Companies to explore for shale gas; SUDAN: Three new agreements for CNPC; TUNISIA: PGS to shoot seismic for AuDAX

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is working with Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) to arrange financing from the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund for a strategic regional environmental and social assessment for the 1,300km north-south backbone transmission line project planned between Tete and Maputo.