Africa advances in hydroelectric expansion
Tanzania, Dodoma: African Development Bank (AfDB) aims at improving hydropower capacity across the African continent, making it a key part of its energy policy.
Tanzania, Dodoma: African Development Bank (AfDB) aims at improving hydropower capacity across the African continent, making it a key part of its energy policy.
The governments of Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso and the Niger Republic will execute a $570 M transmission line across the four countries.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded a contract of $47 M for a substation project in Benin.
Siemens arranged with Ghana to address the country’s energy and infrastructure challenges, while contributing to the overall country’s vocational development.
Cameroon: French electricity producer EDF and the World Bank will assist the government of Cameroon in West Africa to fund a $1.2 billion hydroelectric project, which is said to provide power for up to a third of the country’s electricity needs.
Togo, Lome: The Sokode electrical transformer station, situated about 350 km north of the Togo capital Lome, has been inaugurated by presidents of the West African countries Togo and Benin.