Perenco Signs MoU for Gas-Fired Power Plant

Gabon has signed an agreement with independent hydrocarbon producer Perenco for a new gas-fired power plant in Mayumba.…

OPEC Fund Wins Award for Co-financing the South Helwan Power Plant

The OPEC Fund for International Development has received the “Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad Development Award in the…

CAR: The Sakaï Solar Power Plant Becomes Operational

Energy-related cooperation between China and the Central African Republic (CAR) is starting to pay off. The…

Virtual Power Plants, Benefits and Possible Applications in the Nigeria Power Sector

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are an emerging technology in the energy sector which allows the aggregation…

AfDB, AFD to Fund the Kakono Hydropower Plant with $276 million in Tanzania

The Kakono hydropower project in Tanzania is proceeding as planned. Both the African Development Bank (AfDB)…

Tanzania Hydropower plant gets $300m from AfDB, France and EU

The African Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union (EU) have agreed…

Germany’s Nuclear Power Plant Era Comes to an End

Germany’s last three operational nuclear power plants are set to be permanently shut down, marking the…

Qair to Build Seychelles’ First Floating Solar Power Plant

French renewable power developer Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Seychelles authorities to…

South Africa’s Eskom Returns Ugandan Power Plants as Licence Expires

Uganda’s energy minister said South Africa’s power firm Eskom returned two hydropower plants to Uganda’s government…

Zambia Commissions Hydropower Plant to Address Power Deficit

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema officially commissioned a Chinese-built hydropower plant following the switching on of the…