South Africa: Zuma hails electricity upgrades South African president Jacob Zuma has hailed the impact of recent infrastructure upgrades in helping to drive economic growth in the country. In…

Sothern African states set for power boost Power supplies in South Africa and Mozambique are set for a significant boost after Aggreko, the British firm, and its local joint-venture partner Shanduka…

Kenya: IFC confirms investment in new power plant The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it is to invest as much as Sh3 billion (£22.8 million) in Thika Power in a bid…

Kenyan firm unveils plans for gas-fired power plant Eddy Njoroge, the managing director of KenGen, the Kenyan electricity generating company, has revealed ambitious plans to create a gas-fired power…

Nigerian govt announces funding for new energy project The Nigerian government has announced that it has secured the funding it needs to improve the country’s energy infrastructure and the use of…

Nigeria set for power infrastructure upgrades The Nigerian minister of power, Professor Barth Nnaji, has announced that the government is to make a concerted effort to improve power infrastructure…

ICA Annual Meeting 2012 to be held from 11-13 June in Tunis The 8th Annual Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will be held on June 11th-13th, 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia to discuss…

The potential for renewable energy in Africa ESI - Africa.com - 2 May 2012 In Africa, South Africa is investing in wind farms, and along the highways of the Western Cape, one sees a number of…

Durban to Explore Sea-Current Power With Hydro Alternative Bloomberg - 2 May 2012 South Africa's southeastern coastal city of Durban is considering developing plants to generate electricity from…

Rural Namibia to benefit from electricity improvements Within the next five years, all Namibian schools and households within an identified radius in rural areas will be electrified, it has been…