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An impressive number of power schemes are planned to exploit the country’s huge hydroelectric capacity, but they need an integrated national grid to run through, writes Jon Marks, recently in Luanda

The European Investment Bank and African Development Bank have approved financing totalling E45m ($56m) for the Cabeólica wind power project being developed on a public-private partnership basis by InfraCo, Electra and the Cape Verde government.

Sixteen international companies responded to a request for prequalification (RfP) issued by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry and Technology for the 1,200MW ElMed project at El Haouaria, which is intended to supply 400MW of power to the local market

The first phase of the Gove dam (also known as Ngove) is due to start operating in Q1 2011, generating an initial MW20 of electricity, the Angop news agency

Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has signed an agreement with China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation for the electromechanical and hydraulic steel structure works on the 1,870MW Gibe III hydroelectric power project.

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

US renewable energy developer Revonergy says it has been assigned the rights to develop and own a wood waste-to-energy project in Ondo state (AE 161/15, 140/9).

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) states have fallen in behind Eskom Holding’s efforts to make sure South Africa does not suffer the global embarrassment of a major electricity shortfall during the 11 June-11 July Fifa World Cup. Following a formal request from the South African government, President Joseph Kabila Kabange has committed state utility

Regular brownouts in the capital and a more precarious position still in many provinces are driving the authorities towards an ambitious generation development programme

Ethiopia Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has started up the first 115MW turbine at the new Beles hydropower plant.

With progress on the rehabilitation of Inga’s existing hydropower units, Snel is looking to significantly raise its generation and transmission capacity, François Misser reports from Inga and Kinshasa

The Ministry of Industry and Technology has finally issued its request for qualification (RFQ) for the 1,200MW Elmed independent power project, intended to supply 800MW for export to Italy and 400MW for state utility Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (Steg). The main thermal power plant will be gas-fired,

Casablanca-based developer Nareva Holding has awarded France’s Alstom a contract to deliver turbines for the largest of its three planned wind farms, to generate up to 200MW at Akhfennir, 100km from Tarfaya, in southern Morocco.

Canada’s Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) has won a five-year management contract to help rebuild Monrovia’s war-shattered electricity services and connect at least 30,000 new customers in the capital.