Energy consultancy SgurrEnergy is providing wind monitoring and analysis services for the first phase of the 400 MW wind farm development in Debre Birhan, which lies to the north of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation Board approved the start of construction for the first phase of the Aysha I wind farm project in the Somali Regional State, according to MoFA.
The largest solar panel distribution project in Africa is becoming even larger. An additional order of 3,700 solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels, worth 1.5 million dollars, has been made by the Ministry of Water & Energy (MoWE).
Some 24 per cent of construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been completed, according to the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo).
Lagos-based development financier, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has said it plans to invest $1 billion in sub-Saharan Africa energy projects with a separate $250 million investment in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya power sectors.
