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The progress of cross-border interconnection projects can be painfully slow in sub-Saharan Africa - underlined by the failure to get the five-nation Western Corridor project going (AE 186/7) - but companies anxious to assure stable supplies are pushing for more

The financing package for Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)’s $1.6bn-plus, 600MW Morupule B coal-fired power station and transmission project has attracted considerable attention. Funding included $379.1m from the World Bank, divided into

MOTT MACDONALD: Merz and McLellan acquisition; SELCo: Positive trading statement

CIC Energy Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese company to develop a 300MW power station and associated mine at the Mmamabula coalfield to supply the domestic market.

Florida-based emergency energy provider APR Energy has announced the start of commercial operation at its 70MW/11kV Francistown temporary power project (AE 178/2).

National and cross-border security of supply and increased access are key themes in the power sector, where badly needed projects face a range of hurdles despite developers’ good intentions

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

Gulf Of Guinea Commission meeting; China Development Bank opens Egypt office; Liberia EITI compliant; Botswana ONDD downgrade

Perth-based Aviva Corporation has said it will place its 1,000MW Mmamantswe integrated coal and power project “on care and maintenance” pending Eskom’s decision on how to work with independent power producers (IPPs).

The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a $379.1m financing package for Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), to part-finance the 600MW Morupule B coal-fired power station project, costed at more than $1.6bn. The new plant, adjacent to the existing Morupule A unit near Palapye, will be supplied with

Belgium’s Office National du Ducroire/Nationale Delcrederedienst (ONDD) has downgraded several sub-Saharan countries this year because of their short-term political risk, according to country analyst Inge Lambrechts.

Zimbabwe is in talks with Botswana to export 40MW of power over three years in exchange for the rehabilitation of the 90MW Bulawayo power station.

As South Africa’s energy crisis sees Eskom winding down power supplies to neighbouring countries, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has taken measures to alleviate problems by awarding a 70MW/11kV emergency power plant construction tender to Florida-based APR Energy.

ESOLAR: Southern African tie-up; NAMPOWER: Fitch raises rating; ZAMBIA: Kariba North Bank funding

The African Development Bank is committed to hydropower, reports François Misser, who met its president Donald Kaberuka and his team