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NIGERIA SOVEREIGN SET TO BUILD 20 MEGA POWER PLANT

Posted on March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 by Gambeta News

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 a population of more than 200 million people, has installed power generation capacity of 12,500 megawatts (MW) but produces a fraction of that, leaving millions…

HOW MOROCCO’s GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION CAN DECARBONIZE EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

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 the European economy.” The minister was attending as part of the Moroccan delegation at the event that took place between January 16 and 20. Jazouli is not…

TOGO SOLAR POWER PLANT BECOMES WEST AFRICA LARGEST AFTER LATEST UPGRADE

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

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 power more than 222,000 households and include a 4WMh Battery Energy Storage System. This will extend the availability of clean energy to the electricity network…

DEVKI GROUP UNVEILED WIND POWER PLANT IN KENYA

Posted on August 23, 2022August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

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 used for the firm’s consumption in its Devki Samburu Plant in Kwale County. The firm said in a public notice that the grant of the…

MOROCCO GOVT. RE-COMISSIONED COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

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 Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM). The Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, the regional pipeline that once transported…

CONSTRUCTION OF PWALUGU MULTIPURPOSE DAM

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Gambeta News

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 of the country. The project is very crucial as a result of the recent flooding in that area causing the damages on over 7,488.94 hectares…

QUANTEL TO PUMP 50MW FOR MALAWI ELECTRICITY GRID

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Gambeta News

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 Marvis Fields said ”The Bwengu Solar Park Project will has the capacity to generate 50 mw. It may also go up to 65 mwp/year translating…

ASHAKA CEMENT COMPANY TO LAUNCH 16 MEGA WATT PLANT

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Gambeta News

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 create more employment, boost operational efficiency and also tackle high energy cost faced by the industry especially in the North East. The construction of the power plant began in 2017…

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

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Gambeta News

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 southwest region of the country. Precisely near the town of Kayes, not far from the border with Senegal. Mali have about 350MW of installed power…

EGYPT NEW 6000 MW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT CONTRACT AWARDED

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Gambeta News

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 after presenting the lowest price on how to complete the project. According to report, the bid offered was $4.4 billion which is lower than the original $5.8 billion bid…

TANZANIA SEEK SUPPORT FOR POWER PLANT PROJECT

Posted on April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 by Gambeta News

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 reviewing it with the board of director. Furthermore it is still funding the construction of the Stiegler’s Gorge dam on the Rufiji river. The huge project will protect the Selous game…