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Johannesburg-headquartered Polymer manufacturer Safripol is doubling the capacity of solar PV generation at its Sasolburg site and developing a hybrid solar/gas plant in Durban.

Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has invited engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors to tender for the 40MW Otjikoto biomass plant.

Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM) is to advance $3m to the Mphanda Nkuwa Implementation Office (GMNK) to help with the cost of development work for the 1.5GW Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power (HEP) plant, ahead of financial close.

Kalahari GeoEnergy (KGE) has said it expects to commission a 50kW pilot geothermal plant at Bweengwa in Southern Province by year-end. The project is Zambia’s first geothermal independent power producer (IPP) and is due to expand to 10MW over time.

Chemicals producer Omnia Group has confirmed the expected timeframe for the commissioning of a second solar PV plant at Sasolburg. The additional capacity is aimed at reducing the Johannesburg-based company’s dependence on the national grid. Omnia has a memorandum of understanding with renewable energy specialist WKN Windcurrent to develop green hydrogen and ammonia production at Sasolburg.

Dublin-headquartered Kenmare Resources anticipates spending up $25m on power infrastructure upgrades in 2026-27 to supply its Moma titanium minerals mine on the coast of Nampula province, 160km south of Nampula city.

Kinross Gold Corporation’s 42MWp solar PV and 18MW storage plant, which is under construction at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)- and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed firm’s Tasiast gold mine, is due to be completed by year-end.

Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) has signed a public/private partnership agreement to build the 25MWp second phase of the Illoulofin solar PV development in the Pobè region, the trading arm of Japan’s Toyota Group said on 10 August.

Work at the 130MW Kandadji hydroelectric power (HEP) project has been halted, after developer China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) declared force majeure on 7 August following the 26 July military takeover of the country.

In another move to increase its woefully low level of electricity supply – and with it Eritrea’s attempted re-emergence from international isolation – the Ministry of Energy and Mines has requested bids for the design, supply and installation of a 30MW solar PV plant along with an associated storage facility of unspecified capacity.

The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to provide up to $1m in funding to support the development of two run-of-the-river hydroelectric power (HEP) projects, which are being developed by Mauritius-based Tembo Power in the south of Burundi.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed graphite miner and processor Syrah Resources has signed two new offtake agreements with American active anode material (AAM) processors for offtake from its Balama mine in Cabo Delgado province. Balama is the world’s largest facility outside China producing natural graphite, which is far less emitting than its synthesised counterpart. Major new demand from US-based buyers would mark a sea change in its marketing, as in 2022 China made up 64% of Syrah’s sales by revenue.

London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining has started construction of a 37MWp solar PV plant, with 16MW of storage, at Senegal’s largest gold mine, as it further develops the Sabodala-Massawa resource. The West Africa-focused miner also reports progress on its 225kV transmission line in Côte d’Ivoire

East African Power (EAP) has taken an 85% stake in two solar photovoltaic projects, the Kolwezi and Likasi independent power producers (IPPs), each with 133MWp capacity in Katanga province.

Kampala-headquartered engineering, procurement and construction contractor Aptech has completed a 14MWp extension for Ezra Group of Companies’ solar-thermal plant in Kondokoro, east of Juba, bringing its total solar output to 42GWh/yr.