KenGen Signs Deal with Toshiba over Geothermal Partnership

Both companies will exploit geothermal energy in several countries. KenGen is the leading producer of geothermal…

Govt. of Benin Installs New Solar Plant

A 25MW solar PV plant will be inaugurated in the municipality of Pobe, Benin. French firm…

Nigeria: Gas Producers Urge FG to Pay $1bn Debt

Gas suppliers have urged FG to pay off its 1 billion debt for gas supplied to…

Pakistan Plans Grid Expansion

7,000 MW of electricity will be added to the national grid before the next summer in…

AfDB, Others Work to Improve Energy Supply

AfDB, ECOWAS and WAPP collaborate to expand the energy market. The project covers 14 of the…

Switzerland Firm to Install Waste-to-Energy Plant in Kenya

Hitachi Zosen Inova plans to deploy a waste-to-energy project in Kenya. Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), a…

NERC Sets July 1st for GenCos to Attain 5GW Generation Capacity

Generation companies to produce 5000MW of capacity by July 1. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)…

Spanish Govt. to Award 5.8 GW of Grid Access for RE and Energy Storage

Environmental and socio-economic factors to score high as evaluation criteria. The government of Spain will stage…

Ghana: GRIDco Establishes RoW Task Force to Prevent Transmission Line Invasion

GRIDco experiences transmission line threats. The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDco) have announced the formation of a…

Lights, Current, Action: Electricity and Nigeria’s Economic Awakening  

  It is no news that energy poverty remains a critical challenge in Nigeria. The majority…