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  • European Development Bank Invests €340m in African Infrastructure

    by Kenneth Mwangi
    April 27, 2021

    April 27, 2021 By Kenneth Mwangi

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Project Updates, Water

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  • Kenya Finances Solar Desalination Systems With Carbon Offsets

    by Kevin Davids
    March 30, 2020

    March 30, 2020 By Kevin Davids

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Kenya News, Water

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  • Tanzania Officials Keen On Mara River Water Allocation Plan

    by Kevin Davids
    March 20, 2020

    March 20, 2020 By Kevin Davids

    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,” […]

    Filed Under: Tanzania News, Water

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  • DRC Moves To Revive Grand Inga Dam Project

    by Kevin Davids
    March 19, 2020

    March 19, 2020 By Kevin Davids

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Africa, Congo News, Energy, Water

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  • Angola, Namibia To Launch Tender For Baynes Dam Construction

    by Kevin Davids
    March 19, 2020

    March 19, 2020 By Kevin Davids

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Africa, Energy, Tenders, Water

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  • Uganda Increases Threshold For Electricity Export

    by Peter Orengo
    March 13, 2020

    March 13, 2020 By Peter Orengo

    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, […]

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  • Jinja Opens Spill Gates To Control Rising Water Levels

    by Peter Orengo
    March 10, 2020

    March 10, 2020 By Peter Orengo

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Africa, Public Spaces, Uganda News, Water

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  • Security Concerns Forces Uganda To Adjust Construction Plans For Isimba Dam

    by Peter Orengo
    March 5, 2020

    March 5, 2020 By Peter Orengo

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Energy, Featured, Uganda News, Water

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  • Heavy Rain Leave A Trail Of Destruction On Tanzania Roads

    by Peter Orengo
    February 28, 2020

    February 28, 2020 By Peter Orengo

    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 […]

    Filed Under: Public Spaces, Tanzania News, Water

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  • Inga Dam In DRC Could Be Africa’s Answer To Electricity Crisis

    by Peter Orengo
    February 28, 2020

    February 28, 2020 By Peter Orengo

    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, […]

    Filed Under: Congo News, Featured, Water

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