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Eskom, AfDB sign $500m loan to help fund expansion
(10/11/2008)
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State-owned electricity producer Eskom on Monday signed a $500-million, 20-year loan with the African Development Bank (AfDB), as part of its capital raising plans to fund its R343-billion investment programme.
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World Bank, Zambia agree $75,5m power deal
(22/10/2008)
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World Bank agreed on Tuesday to a $75,5-million facility with Zambia to boost electricity generation and said the mineral-rich country required up to $2-billion to meet growing power demand.
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Vergnet Signs 120-MW Wind Contract in Ethiopia
(16/10/2008)
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The Vergnet group has signed a major contract with the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo). The contract, involving the sale and installation of 120 of the company's 1-megawatt (MW) GEV HP wind turbines over a period of three years.
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Morocco Backs Asola's African Plans
(15/10/2008)
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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. announced that it's German solar photovoltaic (PV) partner Asola has signed an exclusive agreement to establish a joint venture in Morocco.
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2.2 billion euro for renewable energy in Morocco
(08/10/2008)
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Morocco plans to invest some 2.2 billion euro in renewable energies over the next five years. The Moroccan National Electricity Office, ONE, clearly shows its intention to be one of the global players operating in the development of renewable energy and thereby increase its energy production.
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New fund to invest in clean technologies
(03/10/2008)
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The Evolution One Fund, a 10-year private equity fund that focuses on investments in clean technology (cleantech) in the southern African region, has raised R400-million from four core international investors to date, and is expected to grow to R1-billion by mid-2009.
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Tunisia to build 120 MW wind farm
(19/09/2008)
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Spanish wind turbine generator manufacturer Gamesa would supply 91 wind turbine generators, worth some €200-million, to Tunisia’s Société Tunisienne de L'Electricité et du Gaz (Steg), for what would become the North African country’s largest wind power facility.
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Namibia: castor beans for biofuels
(11/09/2008)
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Israel's Evogene, Ormat Industries and the Leviev Group of Companies said on Wednesday they will set up a joint venture to grow castor beans in Namibia for the production of biodiesel.
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Nigeria plans ethanol project
(10/09/2008)
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Nigeria is planning to launch the first fuel ethanol project in Africa, worth N14.4billion (€ 86.7 million) in Ekiti State.
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Africa-EU energy partnership to promote Africa electrification
(09/09/2008)
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A joint statement stresses the urgent need to promote Africa electrification and agreed to launch as soon as possible the process for the elaboration of an Electricity Master-Plan for Africa including, for instance, renewable energy cooperation.
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South African government helps poor access energy
(17/08/2008)
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South Africa's Minister of Mineral and Energy, Buyelwa Sonjica, at the official opening of energy cluster centre at Makgobistad says energy cluster centres where poor communities can now access gas, petrol, diesel and paraffin are of great importance.
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Kenyan courts consider terminating biofuel plans
(05/08/2008)
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The Kenyan courts are considering halting the first stage of a US$370 million biofuel project that aims to replace up to 20,000 hectares of coastal grassland with irrigated fields of sugarcane.
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Namibia backing 400 MW solar tower-agri concept
(24/07/2008)
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A new proposal involving the construction of a R1-billion solar tower that will be able to generate 400 MW of electricity is being backed by the Namibian government, which is prepared to foot the bill for half of the prefeasibility study costs, says intellectual property company Hahn & Hahn MD Alan Dunlop.
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2007 Sustainable energy investment in Africa fivefold of 2006
(17/07/2008)
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Although Africa continues to lag other regions in terms of sustainable energy investment, asset finance was up in 2007 to $1.3 billion (five times as much as in 2006), reversing a gradual decline since 2004 and bearing witness to increasing installed renewable capacity.
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Tanzanian sustainable biofuel production gets support
(03/07/2008)
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The Shell Foundation and DOEN Foundation are supporting Diligent Energy Systems, a Dutch company from Eindhoven that has expansion plans for sustainable biofuel production from the tropical plant Jatropha in Tanzania.
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Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
(03/07/2008)
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A government decision to allow a biofuels project to go ahead in Kenya has caused a furore with Kenyan environmentalists.
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Zambia: Omnia invests R29m in jatropha research
(18/06/2008)
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Noting the importance of biofuels in the changing agricultural landscape, the Omnia group has made an investment of some R29-million into research on jatropha agronomics in Zambia.
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Mauritius: One third of electricity from sugar by 2015
(18/06/2008)
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About a third of Mauritius' electricity will come from sugar waste by 2015, making it by far the largest component of an ambitious national target for renewable energy, a senior sugar official said on Wednesday.
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South Africa: German school in Johannesburg on solar power
(08/06/2008)
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Children at the German International School in Johannesburg have been given a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about how solar power works. A solar energy system has been installed on the school's roof as part of a programme by the German Energy Agency (dena).
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South Africa: 80-MW wind farm in Western Cape
(29/05/2008)
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The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, together with the Saldanha Municipality, Seeland Development Trust, Oxfam UK and Genesis Eco-Energy, embarked on a process to develop an 80 MW wind farm on Thursday, with signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) governing the development of the project.
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Swedish group to produce African ethanol
(09/05/2008)
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Sweden-based ethanol producer SEKAB Group is planning and preparing for the production of ethanol in Tanzania and Mozambique. With the tropical climate and its unused areas with good access to water, Africa harbours excellent national conditions for growing biomass for biofuels.
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World Bank and IFC Reward 16 Companies for Innovative Lighting Projects for Africa
(09/05/2008)
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The World Bank Group has selected 16 companies and organizations as winners of the Development Marketplace competition for their innovative products or services tailored to Sub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid lighting market. The winners will receive up to $200,000 to implement projects that offer affordable, clean, and safe off-grid lighting and that improve access to lighting for people living without electricity across the region.
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Tanzania presents Power Sector Master Plan at Financing Options Workshops
(06/05/2008)
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In collaboration with the World Bank , the Tanzanian government last week held a two-day workshop in Dar-es-Salaam on Public Private Partnership (PPP) Awareness in the Energy Sector at which the Canadian consulting firm, SNC-Lavalin International Inc., presented a 25-year Power Sector Master Plan (PSMP) for Tanzania (2006-2031) which was financed by the African Development Bank.
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South Africa: No investors for Eskom solar plant
(25/04/2008)
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Eskom is still struggling to secure funding for its 100 megawatt solar power demonstration plant, but a new proposal will be presented to the utility's board in the next few weeks to overcome this.
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Uganda: Lake levels up but power cuts stay
(24/04/2008)
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The Lake Victoria water levels have risen but the amount of electricity produced at the Jinja-based hydropower complex will reduce further due to restricted water outflow.
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Tanzania: 50 MW commercial wind farm in Singida region
(21/04/2008)
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A group of villagers gather at the local bicycle repair shop at Njiapanda, a dusty roadside hamlet on the rift valley in Singida region in central Tanzania, to marvel at magazine pictures of massive electricity-generating wind turbines.
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South Africa: more power from Cahora Bassa
(09/04/2008)
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Africa’s biggest power utility, Eskom, on Wednesday confirmed that it could now import up to 1 500 MW from Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa hydroelectric power station, after it signed a five-year agreement for an additional 250 MW.
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Lesotho: energy efficient lighting bulb factory planned by Philips
(31/03/2008)
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Philips Electronics NV has confirmed it will build a new plant in Lesotho. The plant will be capable of producing 15 million compact fluorescent lamps annually and will be jointly owned by the government of South Africa, Karebo Systems Ltd and Philips.
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South Africa: new windfarm for East London
(27/03/2008)
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AltX-listed diversified industrial firm Safic, which is planning to change its name to Accentuate by April, is actively pursuing its wind-power generation ambitions, and could soon build a small pilot plant in East London.
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South Africa: new 288-million litres/yr biodiesel plant for Coega
(15/03/2008)
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Australian-owned firm Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels (RNRF) was in the "final stages" of applying for a licence from government to produce 288-million litres a year of biodiesel from a R1,5-billion plant it was building at Coega in the Eastern Cape, it said this week.
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Liberia studies feasibility of reviving sole hydropower plant
(07/03/2008)
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The Liberian government has contracted US-based engineering company Stanley Consultants to carry out studies on the feasibility of resuscitating the country’s only hydropower plant, which was damaged during the West African country’s bloody civil war.
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Uganda: Alstom wins Bujagali turbine order
(22/02/2008)
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A contract to supply five generating units and other equipment to the 250MW Bujagali hydropower plant being developed in Uganda has been awarded to Alstom Projects India (API).
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Madagascar targets 76 percent hydropower by 2012
(16/02/2008)
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Madagascar aims to produce 76 percent of its electricity from hydroenergy by 2012, plugging a major gap in its existing capacity, the president of the Indian Ocean island country said on Friday.
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South Africa: energy saving targets exceeded
(13/02/2008)
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South Africans are currently saving more than the 10% reduction target in electricity consumption set by the government, and emergency measures will continue over the next six months to ensure a further drop in demand, says Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.
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Uganda: EIB lends USD 136 million for Bujagali
(07/01/2008)
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The European Investment Bank (EIB in London signed the documentation for a loan of the equivalent of EUR 92 million loan to be extended to Bujagali Energy Limited. (BEL), a private company established in Uganda to build, own and operate a 250 MW hydro-electric project on the upper Nile at Bujagali.
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South Africa: R80bn methane project
(18/12/2007)
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NT Energy UK, empowerment partner Bataung Oil and South Africa's state-owned Central Energy Fund are to begin exploration for coalbed methane reserves as part of a project to develop sustainable sources of alternative energy for the country.
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Zambia: prize for engineer Zambezi Rapids
(06/12/2007)
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Arup engineer Daniel Rea has been highly commended in the Young Consultant of the Year category of the British Expertise International Awards for his work on the Zambezi Rapids micro-hydro scheme.
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South Africa: New Eskom dam power project approved
(16/11/2007)
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State power utility Eskom has received all the necessary approvals, including an environmental record of decision, to proceed with a second multibillion-rand pumped-storage scheme, dubbed Project Lima.
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Uganda: Biofuel plant planned
(22/10/2007)
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A local investor is planning to set up a plant which will use foodstuff like maize, cassava and sugarcane to manufacture oil and gel for lighting and cooking respectively. The investor, who currently imports the biofuels (synthetic oil and gel) from their South African-based parent company Liquifier Pty Limited, hopes to set up the plant in east and western Uganda, by the end of June next year.
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Malawi endorses ethanol-fuelled cars
(17/10/2007)
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The Malawi government is promoting imported ethanol-fuelled cars to wean the country off its fossil fuel dependency and better harness the country's ethanol industry.
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South Africa: Solahart colours its way into Featherbrooke Estate
(11/10/2007)
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Solahart achieved a South African solar water heating first when the company recently introduced coloured tanks. The new coloured tanks earned Solahart the nod from the Featherbrooke Estate aesthetics committee, making it the first solar water heater producer to be approved for this prestigious development.
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NEPAD Infrastructure mission in Central Africa
(05/10/2007)
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A joint mission of the African Development Bank NEPAD Division and the NEPAD Secretariat Infrastructure Unit has visited Libreville and Brazzaville at the invitation of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS), for talks with ECCAS, the Central African Development Bank, the Central African Power Pool and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community.
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South Africa: DME biofuel won't burn food prices
(03/10/2007)
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South Africa could commit itself to biofuel production, confident that increased demand for maize will not burden food prices, Sandile Tyatya, chief director for clean energy at the department of minerals and energy (DME), said yesterday.
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South Africa: Solahart awarded SABS mark
(01/10/2007)
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Solahart is the first South African Solar Water Heating company to be awarded the SABS mark. The award follows the safety and performance test by SABS, as well as an Audit of Solahart's procedures and an inspection by the SABS of the factory in Australia.
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Germany Looks to North Africa's Untapped Solar Thermal Potential
(27/09/2007)
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A study by the German Aerospace Center estimated that harnessing the sun's energy falling on just 6,000 square kilometers of desert in North Africa would supply energy equivalent to the entire oil production of the Middle East of 9 billion barrels a year.
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World Bank & IFC launch "Lighting Africa" initiative
(05/09/2007)
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The World Bank Group today launches an initiative to provide modern lighting to the 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa who have no access to electricity. Jointly managed by the World Bank and IFC, Lighting Africa aims to develop market conditions for the supply and distribution of new, nonfossil fuel lighting products, such as fluorescent light bulbs and light emitting diodes, in rural and urban areas of the region that are not connected to the electricity grid.
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South Africa: Cargill to generate power from Humphries pig farm waste
(08/08/2007)
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Cargill is to build an anaerobic digester on a pig farm in South Africa, the first time such technology will be used in the country. The digester, which will convert pig effluent into power, is to be built at Humphries Boerdery Pty Ltd, a family-run pig farm business, situated north of Johannesburg.
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South Africa: US$ 500 million AfDB loan for ESKOM
(07/08/2007)
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South Africa’s national electricity company, Eskom Holdings Limited, will benefit from the biggest loan ever granted by the Private Sector window of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The US$ 500 million program loan approved by the AfDB Board of Directors will help enhance the capacity of the South African utility through investment in generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure.
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Namibia: Nampower to hand out free CFLs
(06/08/2007)
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Namibians will soon receive free CFLs, to be distributed to urban households at the end of this month, in a nationwide campaign to save electricity.
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Mozambique: Energem acquires jatropha biodiesel project
(02/08/2007)
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Canadian company Energem Resources has acquired a 70% controlling interest in a jatropha based biodiesel venture in Mozambique. The equity deal is in return for a commitment from Energem to fund the further development of the project for an amount of up to US$5.5 million.
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DRC: Banro eyes hydro plant for gold mine
(31/07/2007)
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A hydro power plant has been highlighted as a key power option in preliminary studies for a gold mine being planned in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by Canada-based firm Banro Corporation.
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Uganda: Total stations to use solar power
(30/07/2007)
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TOTAL has launched a solar power system for its stations, becoming the first oil company in Uganda to do so. The Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya lauded Total and Uganda Batteries for initiating solar power use for petrol stations, saying it is vital during loadshedding hours.
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Burkina Faso: World Bank approves Energy Access Project
(28/07/2007)
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On July 26, 2007 the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the $38.8 million Energy Access project for Burkina Faso. The goal of the Energy Access project is to increase access to, and improve Burkina Faso's electricity services.
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Mozambique to look into large scale bio fuels
(13/07/2007)
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Mozambique is considering investing in a massive bio-fuels programme to cut oil imports and supply its growing manufacturing and tourism sectors with low-cost energy, one of its ministers said on Friday.
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Alliance to fight energy poverty
(15/06/2007)
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The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has joined the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Energy Poverty Action, in initiative aimed at increasing basic electricity supply to African citizens.
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South Africa: Sustain 2007 goes green
(13/06/2007)
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Focusing on energy, earth and air, and incorporating Afriwater, Sustain 2007 takes place from 15-17 August at the Sandton Convention Centre.
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Mozambique to develop Jatropha for biofuels
(31/05/2007)
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Mozambique could be about to see the beginning of large-scale Jatropha production, following the foundation of ESV Bio-Africa, a new company focusing on the development of Jatropha plantations for biofuels.
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South Africa: DME to unveil energy master plan in June
(30/05/2007)
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The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) will present a new energy master plan, covering a detailed energy infrastructure plan until 2011, next month, Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on May 30.
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South Africa: R130m wood waste station for Eden
(30/05/2007)
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A R130 million venture to burn wood waste to generate electricity will generate 8 megawatts for the Eden district municipality, which includes Plettenberg Bay and Knysna, from June next year.
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DRC: World Bank approves Development of Regional and Domestic Power Markets
(29/05/2007)
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The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a grant of US$296.7 million to increase the availability and reliability of low cost and environmentally-friendly electric energy in DRC and elsewhere in southern and central Africa thanks to the rehabilitation of the Inga 1 and 2 power plants in DR Congo, the construction of a second transmission line to the capital Kinshasa and the rehabilitation and extension of the distribution network in Kinshasa.
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Namibia: Namibian telco deploys ‘green' site
(18/05/2007)
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Global technology provider Motorola, in conjunction with telecoms operator MTC Namibia, has recently announced the deployment of a wind and solar power system to operate MTC Namibia's GSM cell site, at Dordabis village, in the Khomas region of Namibia.
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Solahart Southern Africa Turns 25
(14/05/2007)
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Solahart Southern Africa celebrated its 25th year as Solahart distributor for Southern Africa at its second national conference held in Johannesburg.
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South Africa: Endesa to buy GHG from four landfill
(09/05/2007)
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Endesa and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) have signed an agreement at the Carbon Expo in Cologne under which Endesa will buy 100 percent of the Certified Emissions Reductions from a portfolio of landfill gas-extraction projects developed by EMM.
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South Africa: Power distributors urged to invest
(03/05/2007)
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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has released its findings of an audit into 11 mainly major electricity distributors in the country, recommending that the government spend more than R400-million in refurbishing them.
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Namibia: Licence for wind farm granted
(25/04/2007)
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A licence was granted to investors for the erection of a large wind-power project that could eventually generate 25 per cent of Namibia's electricity supply.
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SADC Energy Ministers Meet in Harare, Zimbabwe
(24/04/2007)
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The Ministers responsible for Energy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met at the Rainbow Towers in Harare, Zimbabwe on the 25th April 2007. The meeting was opened by Honourable Vice President Amai J T Mujuru.
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Finavera Plans 20 MW Wave Energy Project
(20/04/2007)
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Finavera Renewables Inc. has completed the preliminary site evaluation and selection process for its 20-megawatt (MW) wave energy project in South Africa. The project is the result of a commitment made by Finavera Renewables at the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).
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Zambia experimenting with Renewable Energy technology
(23/03/2007)
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A project in Southern Africa is helping promote the use of renewable energy sources. It’s called INSABA -- The Integrated Southern Africa Business Advisory and is funded by a German NGO called IN-Went.
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Africa-Europe Energy Partnership initiated
(16/03/2007)
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In response to an invitation extended by the German government and the European Commission, more than 220 representatives of African and European countries, international financial institutions, UN organisations, NGOs and other decision-makers met in Berlin for the Africa-Europe Energy Forum 2007.
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Maputo to host Africa energy ministers meeting
(16/03/2007)
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Twenty-two African energy Ministers and specialists from the continent and different parts of the world will meet in the capital Maputo next week to discuss petroleum and gas explorations as well as upscaling of energy access in Africa.
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Rwanda: Saving Energy "One Lamp at a Time"
(16/03/2007)
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The Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure has begun to distribute 50,000 Compact Flourescent Lamps (CFLs) as part of the World Bank’s Urgent Electricity Rehabilitation Project.
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South Africa launches solar heater project
(15/03/2007)
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South Africa, through public energy company CEF, has launched a six-month pilot project to introduce solar water heating in middle- to upper-income homes as the country seeks to exploit one of its most abundant resources - sunshine.
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Mocambique: Black & Veatch to study Lurio river potential
(15/03/2007)
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Mozambique's national power company, Electricidade de Moçambique, has awarded Black & Veatch a contract funded under a US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant to study the feasibility of using the lower Lurio river in northern Mozambique as a hydro power source.
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Angola: Power from Capanda to double
(08/03/2007)
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The Capanda hydroelectric ham in Angola's northern Malanje province is set to double its power output in July with another two 130MW units, increasing electricity supply to the capital, Luanda.
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UN launches the International Biofuels Forum
(02/03/2007)
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In launching its International Biofuels Forum the United Nations said that the forum will contribute to creating a world market for alternative fuels, resulting in economic, social and environmental benefits for developed and developing countries alike.
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Namibia: Motorola and MTC Namibia to install solar-wind hybrid system
(12/02/2007)
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Motorola has announced that it has signed an agreement with the GSM Association (GSMA) and MTC Namibia to conduct a trial for wind and solar power systems to support the African operator’s remote GSM cell sites. This is the first customer based trial globally and the trial is expected to run from April 2007 to July 2007.
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Uganda to launch the first community microhydro plant
(09/02/2007)
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The East African Energy Technology Development Network (EAETDN) - Uganda Chapter is carrying out a feasibility study to pave way for the construction of the first community based 35 - 40 kilowatt Dirigana Micro-Hydro Power Demonstration Project in Sironko
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South Africa: power output up 2.8%
(02/02/2007)
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South Africa, which generates most of its power by burning coal, increased electricity production by 2.8 percent in December from a year earlier.
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Kenya: JBIC to fund Sang'oro hydro power
(25/01/2007)
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a 5.6B yen (US$46.6M) ODA loan agreement to fund the Sang'oro hydro power plant in Nyanza province, western Kenya.
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South Africa: Biofuels strategy welcomed by industry
(10/01/2007)
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The local biofuels industry has welcomed last month’s approval and publication by Cabinet of a draft biofuels strategy, describing it as an “enormously positive step in the development of a local renewable fuel industry”.
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Zambia eyes two bidders for power project
(10/01/2007)
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Two firms are in the running to construct a new power station in Zambia as part of a $1,2-billion plan to address looming power shortages, a senior minister said on Tuesday.
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Botswana: Government to electrify 88 villages
(22/12/2006)
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Government has appointed the Botswana Power Corporation to implement the electrification of 88 villages using renewable energy, says the corporations 2006 annual report.
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Southern Africa: SADC adding generation capacity
(13/12/2006)
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Southern Africa has embarked on a number of short and long-term projects to bolster its power generation capacity by more than 42 000 megawatts as the region steps up efforts to avert a shortage of electricity in 2007.
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Kenya: interconnextion with South Africa
(01/12/2006)
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The new inter-regional power development initiatives will force Tanzania to get connected to the South African Power Pool beginning March next year. The pressure would come from Kenya which envisages to construct a power line to link Kenya and Tanzanian national grids through Arusha, so that it can buy electricity from South Africa Pool.
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South Africa: Eskom mulls ocean-current power option
(17/11/2006)
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Africa's biggest electricity supplier, Eskom was working with the UK and Norway to establish means by which it could best exploit the large-scale of ocean currents surrounding South Africa to generate electricity.
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Uganda: EU funds US$20 million towards Bujagali
(14/11/2006)
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It has been reported that the European Union (EU) has joined the World Bank to fund the development of the 250MW Bujagali hydro-power station in Uganda, committing US$20 million for construction of the power station.
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Tunisia: wind power to reach 180 MW by 2008
(14/11/2006)
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The chronic rise in oil prices has prompted Tunisian authorities to invest in renewable energies such as wind power. 15 years ago, when the Sidi Daoud (Cap Bon area) site was set up it produced 8,7 MW worth of electricity, in 2007 with the extension of the site it is expected that it will produce some 34 MW, a small amount in comparison with that produced by petrol or gas induced power plants but not so negligible, when one is aware that it saved the state budget some 10 million dinars.
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Ghana Telecom goes solar
(10/11/2006)
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In the face of energy challenges, Ghana Telecom (GT) plans to use solar as the main source of power to drive the over 300 cell sites it operates in the country.
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South Africa: ESKOM not willing to hand over DSM fund to CEF
(03/11/2006)
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A directive from the minister of minerals and energy says the bulk of this money should go to the Central Energy Fund (CEF) where a set of new agencies are charged with moving the economy to a more green footing. But Eskom is refusing to give up the money.
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Mozambique leader hails dam deal with Portugal
(02/11/2006)
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Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday hailed Portugal's transfer of control of a huge hydroelectric plant to its former colony as the end of "the final redoubt of foreign domination".
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South Africa: European assistance for biofuels-strategy task team
(01/11/2006)
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The European Union (EU) is funding the establishment of a biofuels task team in South Africa, to draw up a strategy to take to Cabinet at its next economic cluster meeting, Department of Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said this week.
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DRC: World Bank lines up tenders for Inga study
(26/10/2006)
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The World Bank has received 25 expressions of interest, including a few from South Africa, to conduct a financial feasibility study for the third phase of the Inga hydroelectric power station in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Mozambique: Cahora Bassa deal by end of October?
(26/10/2006)
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The final agreement to hand over majority ownership of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, to the Mozambican state, may be signed in Maputo by 31 October.
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Solar power: cheap energy source for Africa
(26/10/2006)
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Electrifying rural areas poses unique challenges for African governments. Remote and scattered, rural homes, unlike homes in urban areas, are costly and often impractical to connect to the grid. Under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), countries are seeking innovative alternatives to give rural families efficient means to cook their food and light their homes.
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2007 Global Development Marketplace
(25/10/2006)
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Development Marketplace 2007 is offering US$4 Million in awards for proposals with innovative ideas to improve health, nutrition, population outcomes of poor people in developing countries.
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Uganda: First ever solar-powered airport
(25/10/2006)
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By next year, Uganda will be building an airport powered by the sun! This solar powered airport will be the first of its kind in Africa. Taking eight months for its construction starting January next year, it would worth US$40million.
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Botswana Another advance for coal-based power station
(18/10/2006)
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Toronto Stock-Exchange and Botswana Stock-Exchange-listed CIC Energy has signed a binding heads of agreement with International Power (IP) a leading independent power generation company, regarding the proposed development of a power station at the Mmamabula Energy project, in Botswana.
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South Africa: Eskom moves into the DRC
(16/10/2006)
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Peaceful presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of this month will be critical for southern Africa's plans to increase its power generation capacity and meet rising demand from new investments.
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South Africa: Rewiring Electricity
(12/10/2006)
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Government attempts to inject some efficiency and order into the way the country's electricity is distributed to homes and businesses have, once again, met with a storm of protest.
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DRC: First-half 2007 completion for Inga hydropower study
(06/10/2006)
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The World Bank-funded Inga Three feasibility study was scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2007, with implementation scheduled soon thereafter, African Union commissioner Bernard Zoba said in Johannesburg on Friday
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DRC: Roundtable on Grand Inga Ends
(06/10/2006)
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An important roundtable on the development of the hydroelectricity potential of the Inga in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wound up on Friday in Johannesburg.
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South Africa: Two time zones for peak shaving?
(01/10/2006)
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South Africa should be split into two time zones to stagger peak hour demand on Eskom. This is according to Eskom council member and electrical engineer Professor Christo Viljoen.
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Namibia: Looking to the Wind
(28/09/2006)
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Namibia’s wind regime has finally generated some serious interest, leading to developers from the Netherlands submitting a proposal for consideration to the country’s power utility, NamPower.
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