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Tanzania to Build Hydroelectric Plant
Tanzania announced that it plans to construct a long delayed 2,100 MW hydroelectric plant in a World Heritage site renowned for its animal populations and a variety of wildlife habitats despite opposition from environ...
Ethiopia Inaugurated New Hydropower Plant
Ethiopia inaugurated a $1.57b hydropower plant along the Omo River in the country’s south region that will nearly double total electricity output to 4,238MW, Reuters informed. The Gibe III dam, which reaches 243... Liberia Tests Hydropower Plant
The first production unit of Liberia’s Mount Coffee hydropower plant started to be tested for the first time. With a capacity of 22MW, the turbine will be tested until mid-December, when it will effectively go online,...
Norway to Invested in Mozambique’s Oil, Gas
Norway’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Børge Brende, said that his country is interested to invest in the sectors of oil and gas, agriculture and fisheries in Mozambique, Coast Week reported. His comments came during a vi...
Ethiopia Installs Green Energy Water Pumps to Isolated Rural Communities
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Electricity announced that water pumps powered by green energy were being supplied to isolated rural communities in the country, which do not have access to the national p...
GE Wins $15.5b Hydropower Plant Contract in China
General Electric Co. has won a $15.5b contract to supply turbines to Wudongde hydropower plant being built in China, Bloomberg reported. The turbines are expected to generate half of the plant’s 10.2GW generatio... EBRD Boosts Morocco’s Hydropower sector
Morocco will receive a $37,5m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to boost the hydropower sector in the country. The Office National de l’Electricite et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE) will u...
Tanzania to Rely on Gas for Future Power Needs
Tanzania is hoping to use its gas reserves to generate electricity and reduce its reliance on hydro-power in the wake of a serious national power crisis over the past few months, AllAfrica reported. According to Felch...
