Infrastructure News

African Development Bank

Over the first half of 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been demonstrating its commitment to support the scaling up of renewable energy in Africa with the approval of US $800 million in...

AllAfrica.com

Minister of Electricity and Energy Eng. Mahmoud Balbaa said that a plan was prepared to implement a comprehensive program for the rehabilitation and renovation of the national network for the transmission of ...

Creamer Media's Mining Weekly.com

South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030 calls for efforts to be made to substitute coal with gas in the country’s energy mix, including developing shale gas resources “provided the...

Proactive Investors Australia

African Energy Resources (ASX: AFR) has defined an initial Measured Resource for its Sese Thermal Coal Project in Botswana of 651 million tonnes following resource modelling by the company’s...

The Oben gas power plant will be shut down intermittently for two weeks in order to complete a scheduled upgrade operation, owner Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited said to Nigerian newspaper This Day.

In a statement...

Nigerian company Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited (POGL) has announced that the construction of a 400,000 metric tonne tanker farm will be completed in 2013. The project, which is funded in conjunction with China Petroleum...

Le directeur du bureau administratif du bassin hydrographique du fleuve Cunene, Armindo Mário Gomes da Silva, a annoncé jeudi 2 août à l'agence de presse Angop que l'inauguration du barrage hydroélectrique de Ngove aurait lieu...

World Bank member the International Finance Confederation (IFC) has provided an $80 million loan to the Takoradi International Company (TICO) with a view to expanding its gas-fired Takoradi Two power plant.

In addition to the...

A news release made available to Cape Town journalists this week states that the government of South Africa will be partnering its Nigerian counterpart on the development of the energy sector. According to the South African...

La pose de la première pierre du barrage de Lom Pangar au Cameroun a eu lieu vendredi 3 août, selon le journal Cameroon Tribune.

Le site de Lom Pangar se trouve sur la rivière Lom, à environ 120 km au nord de la ville de...

Uganda's aging Nalubaale hydroelectric power station in Jinja will produce efficient energy for another 20 years thanks to a $15 million (convert?) investment from Eksom Uganda, according to New Vision. Hydroelectric power...

Une centrale de géothermie et de biogaz pourrait voir le jour à Djibouti grâce a un investissement du groupe de BTP TranProvincial.

Le conglomérat indien envisagerait en effet d'investir 500 millions de dollars dans ce projet,...

Hassan Yunis, the Egyptian minister for electricity and energy, has announced a significant new deal for the country’s long-term power infrastructure, the Egypt State Information Service reports.

Under the terms of the...

La plus grande centrale électrique du Botswana, la centrale de Morupule B, est maintenant opérationnelle et a fourni ses premiers 150 MW d'électricité.

Le PDG de la Compagnie énergétique du Botswana (BPC), Jacob Raleru, a...

Les travaux de réhabilitation du réseau électrique de Niamey, réalisés par la société nigérienne d’électricité (NIGELEC), ont officiellement débuté le 14 juillet dernier.

L'objectif de ces travaux, qui s'étendront sur deux mois,...

Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki has announced plans for a new power project that should ultimately provide the country with sufficient power supplies and also cut the cost of electricity, Capital FM reports. It has been confirmed...

La centrale électrique ghanéenne de Takoradi II va voir sa capacité passer de 220 MW à 310 MW grâce à un projet de réhabilitation financé par la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD).

Un prêt de 60 millions de dollars a été...

The Plenary Session of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) was held on 13 June 2012, with the theme: ‘Unlocking Private Investment in Clean and Renewable Energies in Africa’. The Plenary Session was part of the 8th ICA Annual Meeting, held 11-13 June 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia.

The Enugu state government has reached a deal that will see as many as 26 communities in the state receive a reliable stream of electricity, Daily Trust reports.

Worth N850 million, the deal will change the lives of millions of...

Deux nouveaux projets hydroélectriques seront financés au Gabon dans le cadre d'un nouveau prêt de 57 millions de dollars accordé par la Banque africaine de développement (BAD).

Le premier se situe dans la province de Ngounie et...