The Tanzania government allocates 5.64bn to improve the electricity services in the Geita region. TANESCO is…
Category: East Africa
Isles Promotes Alternative Energy for Cooking
According to the data from Zanzibar Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA), about 500 hectares of trees in…
USADF Calls for Proposal to Finance Local Off-Grid Companies
The US African Development Foundation (USADF) is launching a call for proposals for African off-grid energy…
Zambia Receives First Climate Adaptation Grant
The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has obtained…
KenGen to Scaleup RE Deployment with 3000MW
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has announced a renewed plan to scale up the deployment…
Kenya Plans to Expand Renewable Energy Deployment for Baseload Power
KenGen seeks to add 3,000MW within the next 10 years. KenGen intends to rehabilitate its existing…
4th Resource to Assess Geothermal Resources in Ethiopia
4th Resource has been awarded a licence by the Ethiopian authorities to conduct geothermal surveys in…
Tanzanian Dam Impounded by Authorities
Tanzanian authorities are launching the filling of the reservoir of the Julius Nyerere hydroelectric dam on…
Orpower Bags Sh12bn for 35MW Well
Orpower 22, a New York-based power firm and the special purpose company for Symbion Power LLC…
Solarise Receives $3m Investment from EDFI
The European Union’s ElectriFI Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI) invests $3 million in Solarise Africa. The Sandton,…