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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is approving €340 million for water and renewable energy in Africa. The loans are for the construction of sustainable infrastructure in Mali, Chad, Guinea, Malawi and Comoros. The European Investment Bank (EIB) funding was announced in the margins of an EU-Africa forum co-organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council […]
The German companies Boreal Light and Atmosfair will work with the Kenyan companies Water Kiosk Ltd and Bilal Sustainable Development Programme to develop 40 solar-powered water desalination systems in several counties in Kenya. The project will require an investment of 435 million Kenyan shillings (over $4 million). Several arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya will […]
Officials in Tanzania have said the ongoing process to set up water allocation plan for Mara River will consider priority needs of water with involvement of all key stakeholders getting high consideration. “The major aim is to involve stakeholders to make the water allocation plan sustainable, and in so doing allocation will consider priority needs,” […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to breathe new life into the Grand Inga Dam project, which is said to be the world’s largest proposed hydroelectric scheme that could produce sufficient energy to power east, central and southern African countries. The project on the Congo River could have up to eight separate dams that […]
The governments of Angola and Namibia have signed bilateral agreements for the construction of a cross border Baynes hydroelectric dam. Angolan Minister of Energy and Water H.E. João Baptista Borges made the announcement and said the agreement will enable the launch of a public tender for the selection of a construction firm for the project, in line […]
Uganda’s electricity export receipts increased by 13 per cent in the period ending January 2020, according to data from Bank of Uganda. Uganda exports its electricity to Kenya, Tanzania and parts of eastern DR Congo. According to a Bank of Uganda report released early this month, in the period between January 2019 and January 2020, […]
Authorities in Jinja have opened spill gates to control rising water levels at Kiira and Nalubale dams. The exercise, which commenced on February 28, involves releasing water from the lake. The operations manager for Eskom Uganda Ltd (EUL), Mr Peter Tentena, on Sunday said the directorate of water resources and management in the Ministry of […]
Security fears have forced Uganda to adjust construction plans of the Isimba hydropower Dam which was commissioned on March 21, 2019. The project is expected to generate 183MW of electricity when completed. Isimba hydropower dam was meant to link Kayunga and Kamuli districts, but construction stalled leading to the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga to […]
Roads in Tanzania will need a major facelifts after heavy rainfall damaged major networks in the country. As with its other East African neighbours such as Kenya and Uganda, Tanzania has suffered heavily from flooding. The Tanzanian Government has provided a budget worth close to US$11 million to tackle damage to roads caused by the […]
Most African nations are faced with an electricity crisis where by national supply has recorded deficits in recent years. Focus is now shifting to the Inga Dam, a massive water reservoir in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that could power most of the continent’s hydro-electricity supply. Power Africa, an initiative of the United States government, […]