China competes to boost energy investment in SA Green Business Guide South Africa's government is considering a draft agreement under which China would build new nuclear power plants in the country…

Lagos Targets 15,000 MW Energy Generation By 2020 Ventures Lagos, Nigeria´s commercial capital, has disclosed plans to increase energy output to 15,000 megawatts (MW), from a current 1000MW, by…

Growing global thirst for energy threatens water supplies Guardian.co.uk by Claire Provost Soaring energy demands will pile pressure on already strained water resources, warns the UN on eve of…

SEFA, partners launch clean energy competition BiztechAfrica Together with partners, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is co-organizing the Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing…

Ethiopia Sees Output at Africa´s Biggest Power Plant by 2015 Bloomberg by William Davison Ethiopia will begin generating electricity within 18 months from what will be Africa´s largest power plant,…

World Water Day 2014: AfDB and the water-energy nexus ReliefWeb Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Energy generation and transmission requires util ization of water…

Coal, gas or nuclear? Power-hungry South Africa must decide now Reuters by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo On paper, South Africa's long-term energy plans look solid, with coal, nuclear, gas and renewables…

African renewable energy fund targets $200m Reuters The Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) which aims to invest in projects in sub-Saharan Africa has raised $100 million and expects to double that…

Egypt signs power plant electrical operations contracts in Egypt Egypt Commercial News The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has signed three contracts for electrical operations in the 650MW steam…

La Banque mondiale suspend le financement d'un barrage hydroélectrique au Cameroun APANEWS La Banque mondiale (BM) a décidé de geler ses financements, de lordre de 66 milliards FCFA, destinés au…