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Africa: U.S. Debating 'Historic' Support for Off-Grid Power
IPS, 21 July 2014
Pressure is building here for lawmakers to pass a bill that would funnel billions of dollars of U.S. investment into strengthening Africa's electricity production and distribution… Read more »
'Electrify Africa' Legislation Advances in U.S. Congress
Legislation to improve access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa won passage in the U.S. House of Representatives in early May with bipartisan backing. Sponsored by International Relations Committee chair Ed Royce (Republican-California) and 117 co-sponsors, the bill calls fora comprehensive U.S. government approach to electricity projects in the region, at no cost to American taxpayers. Similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate, where hearings were held in March.
Solar power panels generate energy for a local administrative building in Liberia. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have successfully established a regionally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting.
An overview of the Geregu II Power Plant which is situated in Ajaokuta in Kogi State and has a design capacity of 506 MW.
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Africa: Examining the 'Power Africa' Initiative - Senate Testimony by Tony Elumelu
TEF, 27 March 2014
Testimony of Tony O. Elumelu, CON, before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa Read more »
InFocus
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The government intends to build 10 to 12 new power generating projects. Read more »
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Africa is home to almost 600 million people without electricity but the approaches being outlined to electrify the continent may lead to large, centralised power projects, not ... Read more »
