NIGERIA SOVEREIGN SET TO BUILD 20 MEGA POWER PLANT

NIGERIA SOVEREIGN SET TO BUILD 20 MEGA POWER PLANT

Nigeria’s sovereign fund plans to build a 20 megawatts solar power plant in partnership with a local firm, first phase of a 300 megawatts project, the country’s Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Tuesday.

Shettima did not disclose the cost of the project or when construction will start.

Nigeria, with

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HOW MOROCCO’s GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION CAN DECARBONIZE EUROPEAN ECONOMY

HOW MOROCCO’s GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION CAN DECARBONIZE EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Morocco has the potential to decarbonize the European economy, Morocco’s Delegate-Minister of Investment, Convergence and the Evaluation of Public Policies Mohcine Jazouli said.

Speaking on the sidelines of Davos 2023 in Switzerland, Jazouli told Euronews that Morocco’s capacity to produce renewable solar and wind power, “will allow us to decarbonize

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TOGO SOLAR POWER PLANT BECOMES WEST AFRICA LARGEST AFTER LATEST UPGRADE

TOGO SOLAR POWER PLANT BECOMES WEST AFRICA LARGEST AFTER LATEST UPGRADE

AMEA Power, a renewable energy company in the Middle East, recently announced the expansion of the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo from 50MW to 70MW. This will make it the largest solar PV plant in West Africa.

The project, located in the village of Blitta, will

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DEVKI GROUP UNVEILED WIND POWER PLANT IN KENYA

DEVKI GROUP UNVEILED WIND POWER PLANT IN KENYA

Steel and cement firm Devki Group has unveiled plans to develop a wind power plant in the country. The firm said in a disclosure to the National Environment Management Authority that it plans to develop a 60 Megawatts(MW)plant in Samburu, Kwale County, Kinango Sub County.

The power generated will be

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MOROCCO GOVT. RE-COMISSIONED COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

MOROCCO GOVT. RE-COMISSIONED COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Following Algeria’s closure of the Maghreb-Europe pipeline after 25 years of operation, Morocco announced the re-commissioning of its combined cycle power plants at Tahaddart and Ain Beni Mathar using imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to generate power.

The announcement was made as part of a joint statement from Morocco’s National

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CONSTRUCTION OF PWALUGU MULTIPURPOSE DAM

CONSTRUCTION OF PWALUGU MULTIPURPOSE DAM

Ghana to commence the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in November.

The meeting between the Vise President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Minister of Finance, Volta River Authority and the Ghana Infrastructural Development Fund is successful as the dam construction will being in November. The multipurpose dam will be at the Eastern region …

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QUANTEL TO PUMP 50MW FOR MALAWI ELECTRICITY GRID

QUANTEL TO PUMP 50MW FOR MALAWI ELECTRICITY GRID

Quantel announced plans to pump 50mw under the Bwengu Solar Park Project for Malawi electricity grid

Quantel Renewable Energy is making plans to pump 50mw into Malawi electricity grid. This project was announced during the signing of 14 power purchase agreement (PPA) deal that involves different energy company.

Quantel CEO …

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ASHAKA CEMENT COMPANY TO LAUNCH 16 MEGA WATT PLANT

ASHAKA CEMENT COMPANY TO LAUNCH 16 MEGA WATT PLANT

Ashaka Cement Company, a subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc will soon launch a 16-megawatt power plant in Nigeria. The power plant will help add more megawatts to the national grid.

According to the Managing Director of Ashaka Cement, Rabiu Abdullah Umar, the plant which costs about 11 million naira; will …

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MALI TO OPEN US$139m 90MW POWER PLANT NEXT WEEK

MALI TO OPEN US$139m 90MW POWER PLANT NEXT WEEK

Mali’s 90MW power plant to go online by next week

Mali’s first independent power project, a 90MW power plant will become active by next week. The 90MW plant costs about US$139.06-million (€122-million), and will also help drive foreign investment in the West African country. It’s location is in the gold-rich …

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EGYPT NEW 6000 MW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT CONTRACT AWARDED

EGYPT NEW 6000 MW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT CONTRACT AWARDED

Chinese-led consortium wins coal-fired power plant after presenting lower price during bidding process

Chinese-led consortium in partnership with an egyptian person has won the contract. Meanwhile the contract is for the construction of a new power plant that will help grow the nation power sector.

The contractors won the bid …

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TANZANIA SEEK SUPPORT FOR POWER PLANT PROJECT

TANZANIA SEEK SUPPORT FOR POWER PLANT PROJECT

Tanzania Government seek fund for power plant project from AfDB.

Tanzania Government is seeking for fund from African Development Bank(AfDB) for its power plant project. President John Magufuli request for the support from AFDB, During a talk on Tanzania’s administrative capital Dodoma.

AFDB has received the request and is currently …

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