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Power Sub-Saharan Africa
Dietsmann awarded O&M contact, Congo
O&G services company Dietsmann has been awarded a 3-year contract by the African power company Central Électrique du Congo to operate and manage the Centrale Electrique du Congo S.A. gas-fired power plant in Pointe Noire
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Renewables MENA
EXCLUSIVE Egypt to launch 500MW BESS
A 500MW battery energy storage system project in Egypt is set to be announced later this month
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
Mwangaza appoints Khumalo as COO
Pan-African renewable energy company Mwangaza Power Developers has appointed Nhlanhla Lucky Khumalo as chief operations officer
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa, UK collaborate on green hydrogen
A consortium led by Ikigai Group and Nelson Mandela University has received a grant from the UK government – under the South Africa-UK PACT programme – to conduct a green hydrogen feasibility study
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Renewables MENA
Egypt announces EU funded solar projects
Egypt has announced 2 solar projects with a combined value of LE1.05 billion to be built with financial backing from the European Union’s ‘Support for Energy Policy Reform” programme
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Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo signs PSA for Banga Kayo block
The Republic of Congo has signed an amended Production Sharing Contract with China’s Wing Wah Oil Company for the Banga Kayo block, signalling the start of development for the onshore bloc
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
Botala brings in AAAS for gas & solar project, Botswana
Methane exploration and development company Botala Energy has signed an agreement with AAAS Energy – an Amsterdam-based and Africa-focused solar developer – for 250MW of solar PV capacity at Botala’s proposed Leupane Energy Hub and Industrial Park in Botswana
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
Sun JV wins SA solar-powered desal plant contract
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority has awarded Sun Water East London an R60 million contract to construct and operate a solar-powered water desalination plant in South Africa’s only river port, the Port of East London
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Telecoms MENA
EdgeConnex locks in green financing deal
EQT-owned data centre developer EdgeConnex has secured $1.9 billion in sustainability-linked financing to support its EMEA growth
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Water Sub-Saharan Africa
WaterEquity appoints Hormes to CIO
US-based impact investor WaterEquity has appointed Marlene Hormes as chief investment officer, based in Nairobi, Kenya
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
SAPP, JICA cooperate on African renewables
Japan International Cooperation Agency has signed a record of discussion with the Southern African Power Pool regarding a technical cooperation project in the works
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
PNE AG sells 240MW solar to NOA, South Africa
German renewable energy developer PNE AG has sold one of its 240MW solar PV projects in the Free State, South Africa, to energy company Net ZerO Africa Group
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo launches solar and storage tender
The Government of Togo has launched a World Bank-backed tender for a solar PV power plant and storage system as part of the Regional Emergency Solar Energy Intervention Project
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Renewables MENA
OCP, Fortescue in green hydrogen deal, Morocco
Fertiliser company OCP Group has partnered with Fortescue Energy to supply green hydrogen, ammonia and fertilisers to Morocco, Europe and international markets
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Mining Sub-Saharan Africa
Altona enters agreement for Botswana copper
Africa-focused critical mineral exploration and development company Altona has entered into an option agreement with Ignate Mining for copper and silver exploration in Botswana
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Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa
Nordex lands turbine order, South Africa
Nordex Group has received an order for wind turbines from EDF Renewables South Africa for the Korosun 2 cluster that is currently in the works in the Northern Cap
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Transport Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin Terminal seeks funding for port upgrade
Benin Terminal, the concessionaire of the container terminal of the port of Cotonou, is looking to implement a €165.5 million investment programme to upgrade its terminal and purchase new equipment
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Oil & Gas MENA
TotalEnergies, Sonatrach sign hydrocarbon MoU, Algeria
TotalEnergies and Algeria’s national state-owned oil company Sonatrach have signed an MoU to support the completion of a hydrocarbon contract in the northeast Timimoun region
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Mining Sub-Saharan Africa
Caledonia Mining takes on Mufara as COO
Gold producer Caledonia Mining – whose primary asset is the Blanket mine in Zimbabwe – has hired James Mufara as chief operating officer, effective 1 May 2024