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The Climate Investment Funds, set up by a group of major multilaterals, has approved in principle a total of $40m in near-zero-interest loans and grants for Mali to scale up solar PV, mini-hydro and biofuel technologies
The Climate Investment Funds, set up by a group of major multilaterals
The international board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has designated Mali as EITI compliant, bringing the total number of EITI compliant countries to 12, including five others in Africa.
The government is planning to revise the country’s oil law, with special emphasis on gas and pipeline regulations and especially cross-border provisions, vital for a landlocked state.
The development of renewable energy, especially off-grid rural electrification schemes, is a major thrust of the financing facility’s latest projects, writes François Misser in Brussels
Soaring crude prices – coupled with more realistic expectations – have improved conditions for African biofuels projects, writes François Misser
China to fund Gabonese grid upgrade; Touré inaugurates thermo-solar plant; ABB wins Moroccan substations order; juwi opens Stellenbosch office; Uganda biomass project
Simba Energy private offering; Cote d’Ivoire’s Eurobond default; UK anti-bribery act postponed
Africa Oil Corporation has snapped up Centric Energy Corporation, adding assets in Kenya and Mali to its growing portfolio, in a cash and shares deal valuing the company at C$60m
Société de Gestion de l'Energie de Manantali (Sogem) is inviting expressions of interest for a new operation and maintenance contract for the Manantali dam and the Félou dam project.
Industry sources say Total may have made a major gas find in the Taoudeni Basin, which stretches across Mauritania and Mali.
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
The Canadian junior has ambitious plans to expand in sub-Saharan Africa, where its Kenyan block award has already generated more than the usual interest, writes Eleanor Gillespie
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
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
