A decision expected later this year on a tender for the provision of a series of nuclear power stations in South Africa could provide a long-term solution to the country’s power shortfall.
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Garnering more investment, loans and assistance packages than had been widely expected, Egypt’s Economic Development Conference (EEDC) secured investment contracts worth $36.2bn, an additional $18.6bn in infrastructure contracts to set up power plants, and $5.2bn in loans from international financial institutions.
Economic update | Ghana tackles power crisis
26 Mar 2015
An ambitious programme to hike electricity generation has been launched in Ghana to help alleviate the frequency of blackouts, with a particular focus on expanding the role of the private sector.
Economic update | La Côte d’Ivoire met le turbo pour restructurer son secteur énergétique
24 Feb 2015
Le secteur ivoirien de l’électricité a toujours été l’un des plus importants d’Afrique de l’Ouest, le pays étant un grand exportateur d’électricité, mais il cherche désormais à accroître sa production totale en faisant appel aux énergies renouvelables afin de satisfaire une demande intérieure élevée.
Economic update | Nigeria targets gas production
18 Dec 2014
Nigeria is looking to improve and expand the supply of gas used by its power sector, as part of a comprehensive overhaul of electricity generation.
Egypt has been making impressive progress in straightening up its balance sheet in recent months. Steep cuts in energy subsidies coupled with a drop in world oil prices have given the Middle East’s most populous country some fiscal breathing space, following three years of increasing budget deficits, mounting debt and reduced foreign currency reserves.