African Energy

Join us on Wednesday 4th December for a panel-led discussion of Kenya's energy sector. The meeting will be chaired by African Energy Deputy Editor, Marc Howard with participation from a panel including: 🔹 Khilna Dodhia, Senior Investment Officer, IFC 🔹 Shaun Githuku, Director, Gridworks 🔹 Dennis Kobia, Power System Operations Engineer, Ketraco 🔹 Kim Mugo, Business Development Manager (East Africa), African Energy 🔹 Eric Mwangi, Advisor to the Climate Envoy in the Office of the President, Kenya 🔹Roland Tatnall, Director, Naimon Capital African Energy subscribers and AIX: Power & Renewables 2024 delegates have free access to this online meeting. #Kenya #energy #powergeneration #powertransmission #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #investment #finance #EastAfrica #Africa #events

The stalled Zambian component of the ZTK power #interconnector remains far behind schedule – much to the frustration of President Hakainde Hichilema. But new funding from the The World Bank Group, the UK and EU is expected to see a quick project restart, write Marc Howard and Chiwoyu Sinyangwe in Lusaka. #Africa #powertransmission #powerpool #energy #finance #EAPP #SAPP #EastAfrica #electricity

The long-delayed commissioning of the Chidobe Mizpah #solar plant’s first phase in Hwange, #Zimbabwe, will now take place in early 2025. Power Ventures director Barry Nyabonda spoke to African Energy about the project’s progress and challenges during a 20 November tour of the plant. The Covid-19 pandemic, lack of United States dollar funding and difficulties sourcing long-term #debt have delayed the #project, which was scheduled to start operating by August 2021. #Africa #powergeneration #finance #investment #solarpower #renewableenergy #projects

State-owned #Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has admitted that it does not have ownership documents for the land at its flagship Turkwel #hydroelectric power plant, leaving the site vulnerable to encroachment by other users. #Africa #energy #landrights #powergeneration #hydropower

A #manufacturing plant that will produce crucial components for #fuelcells and #electrolysers is expected to kick-start #SouthAfrica’s budding #greenhydrogen industry. But while Isondo Precious Metals is confident of making progress, many more upcoming large-scale #GH2 projects remain stuck at pre-feasibility stage, writes Tonderayi Mukeredzi. #Africa #industry #cleanenergy #energytransition #hydrogen #renewableenergy #investment

Ouagadougou has invited international bidders to submit prequalification documents for two greenfield, #solar #energystorage projects, backed by funding from The World Bank Group and the Clean Technology Fund. African Energy takes a closer look at the #projects and the impact they could have on the Société Nationale d’Electricité du Burkina Faso (Sonabel) #grid. #Africa #BurkinaFaso #batterystorage #solarpower #renewableenergy #powergeneration #WestAfrica #energy

Saudi giant ACWA Power has agreed to supply #electricity to GOTION HIGH-TECH Group’s planned Kenitra #gigafactory in what will be #Morocco's biggest ever merchant power deal. The agreement could open the door to bigger and even more transformative developments and will restore Acwa’s position in Morocco, which has been eroded in recent years, writes Our Casablanca Correspondent. #powergeneration #electricvehicles #batteries #industry #NorthAfrica #renewableenergy

'Accelerated commissioning’ has allowed Golar LNG to announce a definitive 2025 commissioning date at bp and Kosmos Energy’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim #gas project. But the floating liquefied #naturalgas (#FLNG) developer has cautioned that it expects more delays at its #Nigeria project. #Africa #Senegal #Mauritania #oilandgas

Commissioning of a fourth unit at the 2.1GW Julius Nyerere #hydroelectric power plant has prompted the Tanzanian government to move away from #gas-to-power (#GTP) capacity. The immediate consequence is that a power purchase agreement (#PPA) for Songas, the country’s first #IPP, will not be renewed. Meanwhile, two foreign #investors have launched arbitral claims of $500m and $1.2bn against the government, and progress remains static at the much-vaunted Tanzania #LNG, writes Marc Howard. #Tanzania #Africa #powergeneration #hydropower #grid #renewableenergy

A mooted new deal to purchase output from the Muhoroni thermal turbine plant could signal that cracks are appearing in the longstanding ban on new Kenyan #IPP developments. https://lnkd.in/ejjEN-Jh #Kenya #powergeneration #investment #projects #energy #IPPs