Infrastructure News

China has revealed its plans to build 100 clean energy projects on the African continent, Bloomberg reports.

In its position as the world's biggest maker of solar panels, China plans to build power projects using the devices...

Uganda's energy shortage can be solved by exploiting the estimated 450 MW of geothermal energy present in the nation, it has been suggested.

However, in order to realise its full potential, the government needs to inject a...

The World Bank has granted a package of 2.24 million dollars to Bissau in order to contribute to the financing of projects in the domain of water and electricity.

The agreement...

The Moroccan Minister for Energy, Amina Benkhadra, announced last Tuesday at Oujda, at the second Moroccan Energy Conference, that Morocco was planning to bring new electricity power stations into production...

Mauritius wants to set the standard in the domain of renewable energies in Africa.

The Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, made this declaration at the opening of the African Presidential Round Table 2011,...

A project to develop the infrastructures for natural gas transport in the North West of Tunisia has just been adopted by the government. It requires an investment of 578...

African governments have been urged to come up with a plan of action regarding how best to tackle issues regarding energy accessibility on the continent.

Experts have recommended that governments formulate an action plan to bring...

Two power plant projects in South Africa are to receive funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), it has been revealed.

The financial institution is loaning Eskom some $365 million (£222.2 million) to build the 100...

DuPont, science-based products and services company, has backed calls for South Africa to invest heavily in renewable energy, Business Live reports

The firm explained ahead of World Environment Day on June 5th that the government...

The West African Development Bank (WADB) announced last Sunday that it was going to grant 80 million euros to Niger to finance several energy projects.

The announcement was made by...

The Dibamba Power Development Company (Dpdc), which runs the Dibamba power station in Cameroon, has just obtained funding of 67 million euros.

These funds are being provided by...

French investment in carbon trading projects in Kenya will come as a boost to the nation's environmentally-friendly energy infrastructure.

Some Sh500 million (£3.6 million) is being allocated by French sovereign fund...

The World Bank has just awarded an additional grant of 2.2 million dollars to the Emergency Electricity and Water Rehabilitation Project in Guinea-Bissau.

Senior energy economist of the World Bank, Moez...

The Congolese Minister for Energy and Water, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, announced last Monday that the Congo aimed to attain 90 percent access to electricity by 2015.

The government will concentrate on...

The Moroccan government has revealed plans to invest €8 billion (£6.9 billion) in renewable energy projects between now and 2020.

In addition, the German government has agreed to support the plan with further...

Rural infrastructure in Uganda is set to be improved following the approval of a $64.8 million (£39.6 million) loan to the country.

Offered by the African Development Fund, the cash will be used to improve the quality of...

Energy is expected to be a topic high on the agenda at the India-Africa Forum Summit which kicks-off today (June 20th).

The five-day conference, which will take place in New Delhi, is an important economic and political platform...

Work on the construction of the first phase of the hydroelectric dam at Kandadji, on the river Niger, will start on 23 May.

"The Nigerian government has already released more than 2...

Investment from the IFC, the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected to help boost Cameroon’s energy infrastructure.

The three organisations are investing a total of...

A national call for tenders for the realization of alignment studies for gas supply systems in Algeria has just been launched by the Electricity and Gas Engineering company (CEEG).

The project concerns...