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January 11, 2019

Nigeria completes construction of 8 multi-million dollar power plants

Nigeria has successfully completed 8 multi-million power plants under the Federal Government’s National Independent Power Project (NIPP) aimed at increasing electricity […]

December 13, 2018

Tanzania to sign deal this week for $3bn power plant – President

Tanzania will sign a deal this week for the construction of a $3-billion hydroelectric power plant, President John Magufuli said in remarks broadcast on state television […]

September 7, 2018

Kenya to start construction of 70MW geothermal power plant in the Olkaria

The construction of the 70MW geothermal power plant in the Olkaria, Kenya is set to start soon. This is after […]

May 21, 2018

China to help Uganda build nuclear power plants

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has signed a memorandum of understanding to help Uganda build and operate nuclear power plants, […]

May 21, 2018

Zimbabwe, China seal US $1bn power deal

Zimbabwe has signed a US $1bn deal with Sinosteel Corp in a development that will see the Chinese firm building a 400MW […]

December 7, 2017

Kenya aims to construct first nuclear power plant by 2027

Kenya hopes to construct its first nuclear power plant by 2027, Nuclear Energy Board Chief Executive Collins Juma has said. […]

October 2, 2017

Zambia to start building two new power plants in 2018

Zambia plans to start building two power generation plants that will add 550 MW of electricity to its national grid once completed, Finance Minister Felix Mutati said on Friday. Mutati […]

September 15, 2017

China to build US$5.8 Billion Hydropower plant in Nigeria

The government of Nigeria has announced the award of a $5.8 billion contract to build the largest power plant in the country. […]

May 25, 2017

Kenya set to break ground on colossal coal-fired power plant

Kenya is set to start building a giant coal-fired power station at Manda Bay near the port city of Lamu […]

April 19, 2017

Rwanda launches Africa’s first peat-fired power plant

Rwandans are likely to begin benefiting from more powerfrom their national grid following the latest opening of a new peat-fired power plant […]

December 14, 2016

China’s Exim Bank boosts Zimbabwe’s Hwange power project

The Zimbabwean government has approved a US$1 billion loan facility from the Exim Bank of China, facilitating work to commence on […]

November 21, 2016

South Africa says construction of coal-fired power plants to continue

South African Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has dismissed objections to the nation building two new coal-fired power stations.

September 27, 2016

Chinese group to design $2.1bn power plant in Zimbabwe

RIOZIM chose a state-owned Chinese company to design a $2.1bn power plant it plans to build in Zimbabwe, which faces […]

August 23, 2016

Eskom under fire as Ingula costs said to balloon to R36bn

According to Engineering News’, board is facing calls to appear before Parliament with documents relating to the Ingula pumped storage scheme, which […]