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Johannesburg-based African International Energy says the Ministry of Energy has granted it two

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has begun the formal appraisal process for a loan to back up to 50% of the total €290m ($386m)

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (Nerc) has issued 20 operational licences to local independent power producers for both on and off-grid generation, as well as one distribution licence and a licence for the newly created

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a €28.1m ($37m) senior loan to support

ABB has won an order from JSPL Mozambique Minerais LDA, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power

The European Union has invited applications to prequalify for studies for the proposed 145MW Ruzizi I hydroelectric project’s grid connection, and rehabilitation studies for the 29.8MW Ruzizi 1 and 43.8MW Ruzizi II plants (AE 207/14).

The success of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) and the viability of the Desertec vision, which critics still argue is fanciful, depends on resolving the transport problem as well as finding willing partners in North Africa.

President Yoweri Museveni on 23 November formally inaugurated the 6.6MW

Zesa Holdings has decided not to pursue a memorandum of understanding signed between the Zimbabwe Treasury and China’s Sinohydro for the expansion of the Kariba South hydro project, opting instead to pursue a public tender

The West African Power Pool secretariat has announced the award of two

Development of Ciments du Maroc’s renewables projects involves Italcementi Group’s energy arm Italgen, which has promoted solar and wind projects in Bulgaria and

Using equipment and management from Spanish giant Gamesa, the local subsidiary of Italy’s Italcementi Group

The Ethiopia-Kenya hydropower interconnection project may be the first to benefit from work conducted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Carbon Support Programme

Lebanese power developer Matelec is close to finalising a contract for a new 70MW power plant.

Multilaterals lined up to voice support for Masen’s ground-breaking CSP scheme at Ouarzazate, ahead of the global climate conference in Durban. With other solar schemes also reporting progress, Morocco’s aspirations to become a leading renewables producer are moving ahead, writes Jon Marks