Tanzania’s Stiegler’s Gorge Dam, due to be built on a Unesco World Heritage site, will cost more than double the government’s estimates, an independent study showed on Thursday.
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Angola’s electricity sector has been saving a total of 669,000 litres of gasoline per day since 2017, with the start-up of new hydroelectric plants, Angolan President João Lourenço said in his State of the Nation speech in Luanda on Monday.
Read MoreThe 1,600-megawatt project is expected to create 6,000 jobs, says the Zimbabwe president.
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Two energy projects in Africa that have received funding from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) have recently made progress in development.
Read MoreThe government of Tanzania revealed that its findings in the environmental impact assessment study for the Stiegler Gorge hydroelectric plant are conclusive enough to continue to move forward with the project.
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year, Ethiopia has the most hydropower capacity in Africa, according to the International Hydropower Association.
Read MoreTanzania has approached the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance a 2 100 MW hydroelectric plant in a World Heritage site renowned for its animal population, despite concerns from conservationists.
Read MoreConstruction on Stiegler’s Gorge hydropower project in Tanzania is expected to start within three months, according to Minister of Energy Medard Kalemani.
Read MoreZimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said that the Pungwe B hydropower station was expected to be fully operational in 2015. The hydropower station has the potential to generate 50 MW once completed to help make up 800 kW needed to meet demand. Current demand stands at 2,000 MW, but the country only produces 1,200 MW.
Read MoreMozambique has approved a $1.8 billion plan to build two hydropower plants to meet growing energy demand in the central province of Tete, home to some of the world’s largest untapped coal reserves, a government minister said on Wednesday.
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