GE Renewable Energy announced on 16 April 2019 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Eolien Maritime France (EMF) confirming its commitment to provide and service Haliade 150-6MW turbines to the first French EMF offshore wind farm yet to be cleared of any legal recourse.
Read MoreThe African Energy Chamber has hailed the German Government and the African-German Business Association (Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft) on the success of the 13th German-African Energy Forum that took place in Hamburg on March 27 and 28, under the theme “Realizing & Financing Africa’s Energy Revolution”.
Read MoreThe UK Government, through InfraCo Africa, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, is investing Ksh. 220 million (US$2.2m) in the development of two solar plants in rural Kenya.
Read MoreGRI Renewable Industries, a Spanish wind turbine tower maker has resumed operations at its GRI Towers South Africa factory on the west coast of South Africa.
Read MoreMultilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) a member of the World Bank Group has provided EUR 164.5 million in guarantees for the construction of the Nachtigal Hydropower Project in Cameroon.
Read MoreZesa Holdings, Zimbabwe’s power utility is seeking to raise USD128 million to finance the construction of the 30 MW Gairezi hydropower station.
Read MoreThe Abu Dhabi Development Fund (ADFD), which offers low interest loans, will meet up to half the costs of selected solar projects in Togo and Guyana with loans totalling $23 million. The two countries secured the loans at the ninth assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Read MoreMoroccan state-owned utility Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) has commenced a pre-qualification process to choose EPC contractors for some 200MW solar projects.
Read MoreThe UK government announced at the COP24 event in Poland an extra £100 million of renewable energy funding for the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) in Africa.
Read MoreGE Energy Financial Services has partnered with GE Renewable Energy to deliver a 100MW wind power project in Kenya. The two GE units have teamed up to provide technology and advisory support for GE’s flagship onshore wind project in Sub-Sahara Africa.
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